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mention London, Paris and New York! The Thousand Lights branch is more upscale than
most, with silver cutlery.
Annalakshmi
MAP
INDIAN
$$
GOOGLE MAP
( 28525109;
www.annalakshmichennai.co.in
;
1st fl, Sigapi Achi Bldg, 18/3 Rukmani Lakshmipathy Rd; mains
?180-240, set/buffet lunch ?575/400; noon-3pm & 7-9pm)
Very fine South and North Indian veget-
arian fare in a beautiful dining room adorned with carvings and paintings, inside a high-
rise behind the Air India building. The buffet option is served in another part of the same
premises. Annalakshmi is run by devotees of Swami Shanthanand Saraswathi; proceeds
support medical programs for the poor.
Basil
(Fortel, 3 Gandhi Irwin Rd; mains ?150-250; 7am-11pm)
This restaurant at the Fortel hotel has an
impressive Western breakfast range, if you're really after hash browns, as well as tasty
North Indian and Continental dishes in a pleasant setting.
MULTICUISINE
$$
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5
Triplicane & Around
Ratna Café
(255 Triplicane High Rd; dishes ?25-70; 6am-10.30pm)
Though often crowded and cramped, Ratna
is renowned for its scrumptious
idlis
and the hearty doses of
sambar
that go with it -
people sit down to this ?26.50 dish at all times of day.
SOUTH INDIAN
$
A2B
(47/23 Bharathi Salai; mains ?75-110; 6am-11.30pm)
Sit down to South Indian classics or veg biry-
ani in the clean AC hall upstairs, or get a big choice of sweets downstairs. If you've got
any room left, head to nearby
Natural Fresh
SOUTH INDIAN
$
GOOGLE MAP
(35 Bharathi Salai; scoop ?50-60;
MAP
11am-11pm)
for excellent ice cream.
