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Express Avenue Garden
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(Express Avenue Shopping Centre, White's Rd, Royapettah; dishes ?100-300; 10am-11pm) This food court
on the top floor of Chennai's newest shopping mall has about 30 Indian and international
outlets. With picture windows and trees in pots it's quite a pleasant place for a bite.
MULTICUISINE $$
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5 Nungambakkam & Around
Kumarakom
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( www.kumarakomrestaurant.com ; 9 Kodambakkam High Rd; mains ?75-300; noon-4pm & 6.30-11pm) You
may have to queue for a table at this popular Keralan restaurant with dark-wood furniture,
cool AC and busy waiters. The seafood is the standout - try the prawns masala or
karimeen pollichatthu (pearl-spot fish marinated and steamed in a banana leaf) - but
everything's fresh and tasty.
KERALAN $$
Tuscana Pizzeria
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ITALIAN $$$
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( 45038008; www.tuscana.in ; 19, 3rd St, Wallace Garden; pizzas & pasta ?315-690; noon-11.30pm) This,
my pizza-loving friends, is the real deal, and Chennai has embraced it enthusiastically.
Tuscana serves authentic thin-crust pizzas with toppings such as prosciutto, as well as in-
teresting takes such as hoison chicken pizza. Pasta and desserts are also top-notch. There's
another branch, Tuscana on Chamiers
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45000008; www.tuscanaonchamiers.in ; 89
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12.30-3.15pm & 6.30-11.15pm) , in Alwarpet. Reservations are a good idea
Chamiers Rd, Alwarpet;
at both.
Kryptos by Willi
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GREEK $$$
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( 45038001; www.kryptosbywilli.com ; Basement, Yafa Tower, Khader Nawaz Khan Rd; mains ?380-690;
12.30-3.30pm & 6.30-11.30pm) From the same stable as the nearby Tuscana Pizzeria comes an-
other successfully authentic Mediterranean restaurant. There's good seafood as well as
Greek favourites such as spanakopita (spinach and cheese pastries), souvlaki and baklava.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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