Puducherry (Pondicherry) Restaurants

Restaurants in Puducherry (Pondicherry)

  1. A

    Coffee.Com

    Puducherry's cosmopolitan vibe is typified by this hip little internet hang-out. It's a meeting place where you can go online, read magazines, drink espresso coffee and there's a widescreen TV and a selection of DVDs. The café also serves up great baguettes, pasta, pastries and milkshakes.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Rendezvous

    The steaks here are superb, but then again, so is just about anything at this suitably romantic restaurant, where diners can lounge in AC comfort or pick at their coq au vin under the stars on the lush garden terrace.

    reviewed

  3. C

    La Coromandale

    Tasty South Indian thalis, rice, noodles and cold drinks and a relaxed atmosphere for meeting and chatting are the attractions of this open-fronted restaurant, situated on the promenade. Beware of eccentric opening hours.

    reviewed

  4. D

    La Terrasse

    This simple semi-open-air place near the southern end of the promenade has a wide menu but is best known for good pizzas and safe salads, as opposed to their Indian food (which is frankly wanting). No alcohol is served.

    reviewed

  5. E

    Le Club

    This club wraps three restaurants into one, with heavy French fare, a simple garden terrace and – unique to Pondy as of our writing – Vietnamese and Southeast Asian fare in the attached Indochine.

    reviewed

  6. F

    Kasha ki aasha

    You’ll get a great pancake breakfast, good lunches (try the European-style thali) and delicious cakes served on the pretty rooftop of this colonial-house-cum-craftshop-cum-cafe.

    reviewed

  7. G

    Your Daily Bread

    Neighbouring bakeries Your Daily Bread and Hot Breads are on Ambour Salai, selling terrific French bread, croissants and other baked goodies from 07:00 daily.

    reviewed

  8. H

    Hot Breads

    Neighbouring bakeries Your Daily Bread and Hot Breads are on Ambour Salai, selling terrific French bread, croissants and other baked goodies from 07:00 daily.

    reviewed

  9. I

    Surguru

    Simple South Indian served in a posh setting. Surguru is the fix for thali addicts who like their veg accompanied by the strongest AC this side of Chennai.

    reviewed

  10. J

    Au Feu de Bois

    Wood-fired pizza and only wood-fired pizza is the name of the game here, and it’s a damn decent game.

    reviewed

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  12. K

    Satsanga

    This very popular backyard spot serves excellent continental cuisine and, like most places in this genre, a full Indian menu as well. The large variety of sausages and lovely homemade bread and butter goes down a particular treat, as do any of the steaks.

    reviewed

  13. L

    Madame Shante’s

    This rooftop option, which does its stock-in-trade in French, with a focus on seafood (try the garlic squid), isn’t quiete as polished-looking as the competition, but the food is still excellent and the ambience decidedly open-air and alluring.

    reviewed

  14. M

    Le Café

    Situated near the Gandhi statue, this is a good spot for sandwiches, coffee (hot or ice) and clean views over the Bay of Bengal.

    reviewed

  15. N

    Hotel Aristo

    The rooftop restaurant at Aristo continues to be a great choice and is usually crowded in the evenings. Dishes include walnut chicken with brown rice (delicious but generally made with cashews!) and grilled prawns.

    reviewed