Located at the southernmost part of India, Tamil Nadu, apart from housing one of the colonial cities, is also best known for its cuisine – both vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian. And since rice is the staple generally in south India, most of Tamil Nadu’s food is made of rice, from breakfast to dinner. Generally, people of Tamil Nadu prefer light tiffin items for both breakfast and dinner.
Most popular non-vegetarian cuisine is Chettinad foods. Traditional food in is generally served on a banana leaf. The following are some hotels and/or restaurants that produce the best breakfast in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu.
Hotel Sarvana Bhavan
As one of the most authentic and traditional cuisine centers in Chennai, Hotel Sarvana Bhavan has many branches throughout the city. To experience the most traditional south Indian breakfast, try their hot idly, three types of vadas, eight types of dosas, and . Then, wrap it up with the special Chennai filter coffee! It would be a celebration of all the traditional breakfast food in Chennai in one morning!
It is also a place for fitness freaks to have their breakfast early at 6 in the morning or late in the night.
ID
At ID, you can enjoy 7 varieties of dosa and 6 varieties of idly at the best available prices. Also, taste the new wheat dosa and fried idly. All this wrapped up with a cup of filter coffee should be enough for you to wake up early every morning.
As they claim themselves, ID is a traditional vegetarian restaurant that serves south Indian delicacies. This is the best hotel for authentic breakfast.
Murugan Idly Shop
With branches present in over 10 locations across Chennai, Murugan Idly Shop is another very popular traditional breakfast. Wake up in the morning to grab idly and some eleven varieties of dosa. You can also have their special Jiganthanda, a drink made of almond and milk with a spot of sugar.
Vishranthi
Before 9 AM, get the best filter coffee in a steel tumbler with idly, dosa, and vada at the most affordable prices to start your day on a fresh note. You can also get a taste of idiyappam and sweet Pongal, the authentic foods of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. This is one of the best places for traditional breakfast in Chennai.
Ratna Café
Open from 6 am every morning and operating for more than 12 hours, the Ratna Café has been in business since 1948. It is famous in Chennai for its most delicious sambar, idly, and filter coffee. Its food, in general, is also of very high quality. They supply to big IT companies in the city, such as Wipro, Mahendra Satyam, PayPal, and HCL.
This is a great place to get the best Chennai filter coffee.
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Have you tried any other hotels and/or restaurants that serve authentic south Indian breakfast that haven’t made the list? If so, then comment below!
