Travel Reference
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Kasha Ki Aasha
(23 Rue Surcouf; mains ?165-295; 8am-7pm)
You'll get a great pancake breakfast, good lunches
and delicious cakes on the pretty rooftop of this colonial-house-cum-craftshop-cum-cafe.
Fusion food includes chips with chutney, 'European-style thali' and 'Indian enchilada'.
The heat in some dishes has been dialled back for Western tastes, but it's all tasty.
CAFE
$$
Le Café
(Goubert Ave; dishes ?30-210; 24hr)
This seafront spot is good for baguettes, croissants, salads,
cake and organic South Indian coffee (hot or iced), plus welcome fresh breezes from the
Bay of Bengal. It's popular, so sometimes you have to wait for, or share, a table.
CAFE
$$
ITALIAN
$$
La Pasta
(
http://lapastapondy.blogspot.com
; 55 Vysial St; mains ?125-350; noon-2pm & 6-9.30pm Tue-Sun)
Pasta afi-
cionados, make a little pilgrimage to this spot with just three check-cloth tables, where a
real Italian whips up her own yummy sauces and concocts her own perfect pasta in an
open kitchen as big as the dining area. No alcohol: it's all about the food, and she even has
wholemeal options.
Le Club
(38 Dumas St; mains ?330-440; 8.30am-10.30pm)
The steaks (with sauces such as Béarnaise or
blue cheese), pizzas and crepes are all top-class at this romantically lit garden restaurant.
Tempting local options include creole prawn curry and Malabar-style fish, and there are
plenty of cocktails and even wine to go with your meal.
CONTINENTAL, INDIAN
$$$
Self-Catering
Nilgiri's
(23 Rangapillai St;
SUPERMARKET
9.30am-9pm)
A well-stocked place to shop for groceries (and toiletries) in
AC comfort.
Drinking & Nightlife
