Palolem
This friendly streetside cafe is a good place for strong morning coffee or a lunchtime thali – the Goan fish thali is ₹250.
Palolem
This friendly streetside cafe is a good place for strong morning coffee or a lunchtime thali – the Goan fish thali is ₹250.
North Goa
This bakery opposite the market is a cool respite from the shopping chaos. Offers cakes, pastries, mini pizzas and sandwiches.
Tamil Nadu
Easily the smartest place in Rameswaram for a feed, the Daiwik's vegetarian restaurant offers an excellent multicuisine menu.
Konkan Coast
Sarja Restaurant, adjoining the Raigad Fort ropeway’s base terminal, is a good place for lunch or snacks. No English menu.
Maharashtra
Dirt cheap, tasty thalis, efficiently served. It's near the clock tower, easily walkable from the railway station.
Trichy (Tiruchirappalli)
Within turquoise-toned walls, Meridian dishes up excellent multicuisine fare in a smart hotel-restaurant setting.
Auroville
Open to all, the visitor centre's main cafe serves good Indian and Continental food, including wood-oven pizzas.
Ooty (Udhagamandalam)
Good South Indian food in a clean setting behind the Nahar Nilgiris Hotel, plus juices, milkshakes and OK pizza.
Tamil Nadu
An always-reliable air-conditioned hotel restaurant that does tasty veg and nonveg fare in clean surroundings.
Thanjavur (Tanjore)
A friendly, popular, veg-only place near the centre of everything, that does afternoon dosas and a nice thali.
Periyar Tiger Reserve
A local favourite in the bazaar, serving spicy pure-veg meals including several takes on the lunchtime thali.
Auroville
An open-air cafe featuring delicious pastries, sandwiches and other quick bites, along with top-notch coffee.
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
A classic, cheap pure-veg place opposite the Secretariat specialising in tiffin snacks, thalis and dosas.
Mumbai (Bombay)
Renowned for excellent Mughlai, tandoori, Chinese and Middle Eastern fare. Located near the Regal Cinema.
Thanjavur (Tanjore)
Cool off here with the best ice cream in town – it's 'homemade in a factory', according to the workers.
Hyderabad
A reliable choice for South Indian veg fare with moderate prices, though little in the way of ambience.
Alappuzha (Alleppey)
Central full-service supermarket stocking everything from fresh fruit to pans and toiletries.
MTDC Ellora Restaurant & Beer Bar
Maharashtra
Located within the temple complex, this is an easy place for lunch or a cold Kingfisher.
Tamil Nadu
Good fresh veg food and an air-con hall; very popular with locals. The coffee is great!
Mumbai (Bombay)
This supermarket will do for quick self-catering needs and general-store items.
Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
Huge dining halls on the hill at Tirupati feed thousands of pilgrims daily.
Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
Hotel restaurant with good fresh juices and well-regarded vegetarian food.
Mumbai (Bombay)
One of the iconic eateries of Mumbai, Mocambo Cafe and Beer Bar has recently undergone a revamp, bringing in new customers with its blissful air…
Panaji & Central Goa
This all-vegetarian restaurant, on the right-hand side of the main road when entering town from the south, makes a good lunch stop, whipping out high…
Arambol (Harmal)
Among the many little clifftop restaurants, Outback is consistently good for seafood and is always a great place for a sundowner, preferably right after…
Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram)
A long-time Mamallapuram fixture with a menu leaning towards Indian and seafood. The food won't win any prizes but the three floors of tables keep busy…
Trichy (Tiruchirappalli)
Offers one of the least inspiring buffets we've seen, in the Breeze Residency Hotel.
Munnar
Next to a small playground, the DTPC's outdoor food court includes a New York Chicken outlet, a dosa stand and a juice bar.
Tamil Nadu
An inexpensive vegetarian joint serving all-veg thali lunches (₹90), plus evening dosas and uttapams.