Mangaluru (Mangalore)
This high-rise restaurant has wonderful city views and elegant, warmly lit interiors. Try the fish thali. Prices are moderate for the quality and…
Must-see restaurants in South India
Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram)
Though it looks like a beach shack, the Wharf is actually the Radisson's gourmet multicuisine seaside restaurant, with a strong emphasis on fresh seafood.
Palolem
A thoroughly local lunch joint on the parallel beach road, Shiv Sai serves tasty thalis of the veggie, fish and Gujarati kinds, as well as Goan dishes.
Panaji
This little place is renowned locally for seafood, serving up simple but tasty fish curries, as well as veg and nonveg thalis for lunch and dinner.
Mumbai (Bombay)
An eco-leaning well-to-do supermarket chain with fresh produce, a deli counter, loads of international items as well as a sizeable organic section.
Kodaikanal (Kodai)
Pick up oven-fresh muffins, croissants, cakes, cinnamon swirls and sandwiches at this popular bakery, or squeeze on to the benches with a cuppa.
Karnataka
Scores highly for Indian staples at very affordable rates – a dhal fry is just ₹68. It's busy through the day. There's an AC room upstairs.
Hampi
Atmospheric rooftop restaurant with cushion seating and lantern lighting, and a menu of curries and Western favourites, including good pizza.
Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
Pure-veg food in a bright, clean, busy environment, with dosa and other South Indian breakfast items available all day. Good ice cream too!
Karnataka
This inviting air-conditioned all-veg hotel restaurant makes a relaxed place for a meal, serving tasty North and South Indian classics.
Karnataka
This bustling place serves up Indian veg fare, including thalis and dosas, plus some North Indian dishes. It's opposite the bus stand.
Hyderabad
Popular for breakfast, Kamat does good South and North Indian food, including many dosa varieties as well as Jain and Punjabi dishes.
Hyderabad
Offers filling meat and veg curries, delicious tandoor roti (which is baked on the street in front of you) and a mean mutton korma.
Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
Offers a wide choice of flavoursome dishes including a good chicken biryani, fish dishes and lots of well-spiced vegetable curries.
Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
Great veg meals in the basement of the Bhimas Deluxe, near the train station. Don't confuse it with the Bhimas Hotel next door.
Karnataka
The restaurant here serves affordable South Indian staples and a decent veg or chicken biryani. Basic rooms are available, too.
Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
A 'fine dining bar', with besuited waiters, serving Indian and Chinese veg and non-veg dishes, as well as alcoholic drinks.
Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
Beside Sri Parvata Arama, with tasty curries, biryanis, fish dishes and lots of snacks served in a pleasant, airy pavilion.
Mumbai (Bombay)
Fantastically cool logo aside, Status does a bustling Gujarati thali business amid the corporate confines of Nariman Point.
Hampi
A social hang-out, with a good selection of dosa and thalis, but most folks are here for the, erm, special lassis (cough).
Karnataka
Attached to a hall that can seat up to 3000, this place offers simple free meals. It's very efficiently managed.
Hyderabad
This large, modern Paradise branch does kebabs and curries as well as the celebrated Paradise biryani.
Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
Very tasty lunch thalis, which have a real Andhra flavour. Some North Indian dishes are also offered.
Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
Well-priced and tasty veg meals in the Oyo Hotel Ashoka 3420 compound.
Mumbai (Bombay)
Run by the Chinese Tham family, who also run swanky nightlife venues such as Triology and Henry Tham’s, this gastropub has an impressive food menu, along…
Chennai (Madras)
Dependably delish, Chennai's famous vegetarian chain doles out epically good South Indian thalis and breakfasts (idli and vada ₹45 to ₹70, dosa ₹70 to…
Mumbai (Bombay)
Crispy potatoes and toothsome milkshakes lure Mumbai’s college kids and youngsters to this small joint, tucked away in the city’s western suburbs. It…
Chennai (Madras)
An immensely popular Asian and Southeast-Asian street-food-style spot that's usually packed with fashionable foodies and waiters in cheeky-sloganed T…
Kerala
A favourite Kottayam spot to fill up on Indian and Chinese fare, hidden in a tidy modern upstairs restaurant in the heart of town. There's a friendly,…
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
A busy family favourite serving authentic Keralan seafood dishes such as molee (fish pieces in coconut sauce) and prawn masala, and excellent biryanis and…
Kerala
The combination of Indian, Chinese and Thai cuisines turns out some delectable dishes at modern, well-kept Wok & Grill, just west of central Kollam…
South Goa
Just back from Majorda’s southern ‘Cabana Beach’ you’ll find cute long-running Greenland, with a faux garden and a couple of horses. It serves up some…
Alappuzha (Alleppey)
Designed to resemble a kettuvallam (rice barge), Dreamers stands across the road from Alleppey Beach, where it's unfortunately being blighted by a massive…
Kozhikode (Calicut)
From the team behind Calicut's famous Paragon Restaurant, frills-free Salkara fuels hungry rail travellers with Malabari biryanis, steaming filter coffee,…
Chennai (Madras)
Cycle-mad decor includes wheels on lamps, chandeliers made from chains and bikes dangling in the window. But this place is more than just a gimmick: there…
Havelock Island (Swaraj Dweep)
Usually packed with visiting Indians, this back-to-basics, fast-and-furious thatched shack stars such pure-veg delights as tandoori mushrooms, vegetable…
Chennai (Madras)
Upscale Dakshin specialises in the cuisines of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. Traditional sculptures, mirrored pillars and…
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