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Tava
MAP
(PT Rd; mains ?40-90; 11am-9pm)
A clean, fast and cheap veg option, Tava has a wide menu;
try the spicy, cauliflower-stuffed
gobi paratha
or
sev puri
(crisp, puffy fried bread with
potato and chutney).
INDIAN
$
Altaf's Cafe
( 9488569632; Vattakanal; dishes ?50-150; 7.30am-8pm; )
This open-air cafe does Indian and
Middle Eastern dishes including
sabich
(Israeli aubergine-and-egg pita sandwiches) and
assorted breakfasts, for the hungry travellers at Vattakanal.
MULTICUISINE
$
Pot Luck
MAP
(PT Rd; snacks & light meals ?30-130; 11am-7pm Wed-Mon)
Sandwiches, pancakes, coffee, om-
elettes and quesadillas (!) served up on a pretty, tiny terrace attached to a pottery shop.
CAFE
$
MULTICUISINE
$$
Cloud Street
MAP
(PT Rd; mains ?175-300; 8.30am-10.30pm)
Why yes, that is a real Italian-style wood-fire pizza
oven. And yes, that's hummus, felafel and nachos on the menu, alongside pasta, Spanish
omelette and pepper steak - it's all great food in a simple, relaxed setting.
Hotel Astoria
MAP
(Anna Salai; mains ?85-135; 7am-10pm)
This veg restaurant is always packed with locals and
tourists, especially at lunchtime when it serves excellent all-you-can-eat thalis.
INDIAN
$$
Carlton Hotel
(buffet lunch/dinner ?720/810; 7-10am, 1-3pm, 7.30-10.30pm)
The buffet meals here provide a big
variety of excellent Indian and Continental dishes in limitless quantity. Definitely the
place to come for a splash-out fill-up.
MULTICUISINE
$$$
Self-Catering
Pastry Corner
MAP
BAKERY
$
