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Chennai’s best restaurants

The best restaurants in Chennai — every entry is rated by Culinary Culture’s Ultimate Restaurant Ratings, India’s only independent restaurant rating system, or ranked by Asia’s 50 Best, and each note shows its exact credentials. MICHELIN does not publish an India guide. Sources: Culinary Culture Ultimate Restaurant Ratings 2026 https://culinaryculture.co · Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants https://www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/asias-50-best-restaurants-2026-1-50-list.html

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  1. Avartana

    4.7(4,020)rated 4.7 out of 5 by 4020 people on GoogleSouth Indian Restaurant · ££££

    ★★★★★ Culinary Culture 2026 · Asia’s 50 Best 2024 #44
    ITC Grand Chola, Little Mount, Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600032, India
    by Rekha Chahal

  2. Southern Spice

    4.5(849)rated 4.5 out of 5 by 849 people on GoogleSouth Indian Restaurant · ££££

    ★★★★ Culinary Culture 2026
    Taj Coromandel, Uthamar Gandhi Rd, Anna Salai, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600034, India
    by Southern Spice

  3. Kappa Chakka Kandhari

    4.3(7,135)rated 4.3 out of 5 by 7135 people on GoogleSouth Indian Restaurant · ££££

    ★★★★ Culinary Culture 2026
    10, Haddows Rd, opp. Shastri Bhavan, Thousand Lights West, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600006, India
    by Kappa Chakka Kandhari

  4. The Farm

    4.2(5,052)rated 4.2 out of 5 by 5052 people on GoogleAmerican Restaurant · £££

    ★★★ Culinary Culture 2026
    1-277, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Semmancheri, Egattur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600119, India
    by Priyanka Gupta

  5. Gossip Bistro

    4.4(3,824)rated 4.4 out of 5 by 3824 people on GoogleBistro · ££

    ★★★ Culinary Culture 2026
    New No 141, Old No, 191, East Coast Rd, opp. HP Gas Station, below Macro Saloon, Uthandi, Kanathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600119, India
    by Gossip Fusion Bistro & Dessert Bar

  6. Erode Amman Mess

    4.4(7,020)rated 4.4 out of 5 by 7020 people on GoogleSouth Indian Restaurant · ££

    ★★★ Culinary Culture 2026
    No.163, SMS Building,LB Road, Police Station, Landmark:, near Adyar, behind Sony Showroom, Indira Nagar, Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600020, India
    by Erode Amman Mess

  7. Dindigul Ponram

    4.6(6,947)rated 4.6 out of 5 by 6947 people on GoogleRestaurant

    ★★★ Culinary Culture 2026
    90/35, 1st St, Ashok Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600083, India
    by Dindigul Ponram Restaurant

  8. The Ambur Canteen

    3.9(896)rated 3.9 out of 5 by 896 people on GoogleIndian Restaurant · ££

    ★★★ Culinary Culture 2026
    2, Habibullah Rd, Satyamurthy Nagar, T. Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600017, India
    by nirmal revhari

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