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The best restaurants in Chennai in 2019

Chennai's best foodies put together a list of Chennai's best eateries

An infographic, part of the series on India's Best Restaurants 2019 | Syam Krishnan, Sreemanikandan S.

Methodology

THE WEEK correspondents held panel discussions with food experts to rate the best restaurants in seven cities—Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kochi.

The best restaurants for several categories, such as fine dining, north Indian, south Indian, global and regional food, were selected and ranked by the experts comprising chefs, restaurateurs, food critics, food entrepreneurs, food writers and bloggers, and food enthusiasts

Street food is not ranked because the cuisine is vastly different, even within a city. THE WEEK’s Culine Scale was applied to all other categories—five stars for the top 30 per cent, four stars for the next 30 per cent and three stars for the last 40 per cent.

For Chennai, the panel comprised Priya Subramani, Aarti Krishnakumar, Saravanan and Dr. Wasim Mohideen.

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Radio Room, Somerset – 5 stars

365 AS, Hyatt Regency – 5 stars

On The Rock, Crowne Plaza – 5 stars

Brasa, Radisson Blu, Egmore – 4 stars

Leather Bar, The Park – 4 stars

Off The Record – 4 stars

Watson’s – 3 stars

Sera – The Tapas Bar – 3 stars

Studio, Slate Hotels – 3 stars

Q Bar, Hilton – 3 stars

Best Fine Dining restaurants in Chennai

File photo of fine dining

Avartana, ITC Grand Chola – 5 stars

Peshawri, ITC Grand Chola – 5 stars

The Flying Elephant, Park Hyatt – 5 stars

Focaccia, Hyatt Regency – 4 stars

China XO, The Leela Palace – 4 stars

Pan Asian, ITC Grand Chola – 4 stars

On The Rocks, Crowne Plaza – 3 stars

Tao of Peng, InterContinental – 3 stars

J. Hind, Grand Hotel – 3 stars

Ayna, Hilton – 3 stars

Best Fine Dining Standalone restaurants in Chennai

File photo of a fine dining restaurant in India | Reuters

Bombay Brasserie, Nungambakkam – 5 stars

Chamiers Café – 5 stars

Savya Rasa – 5 stars

Spice Klub – 4 stars

Pumpkin Tales – 4 stars

Gossip Fusion Bistro – 4 stars

Nasi and Mee – 3 stars

Soy Soi – 3 stars

The Marine – 3 stars

Hamsa – 3 stars

Best North Indian restaurants in Chennai

Representative image of North Indian cuisine

Peshawri, ITC Grand Chola – 5 stars

Up North, The Raintree – 5 stars

Bombay Brasserie, Nungambakkam – 5 stars

SALT – 4 stars

Beyond Indus, Taj Club House – 4 stars

The Great Kabab Factory, Radisson Blu – 4 stars

Hatimy’s – 3 stars

Dhaba By Claridges – 3 stars

Copper Chimney – 3 stars

Kailash Parbat – 3 stars

Best South Indian restaurants in Chennai

A plate of dosa

Avartana, ITC Grand Chola – 5 stars

Southern Spice, Taj Coromandel – 5 stars

Annalakshmi – 5 stars

Dakshin, Crowne Plaza – 4 stars

Prem’s Graama Bhojanam – 4 stars

Raintree, Taj Connemara – 4 stars

Amma Chettinadu Restaurant – 3 stars

Isha Life – Mahamudra – 3 stars

ID, Sathyam Cinemas – 3 stars

Courtallam Border Rahmat Kadai – 3 stars

Best Regional restaurants in Chennai

Kappa Chakka Khandari – 5 stars

Sea Salt – 5 stars

Kovai Alankar Vilas – 4 stars

Mana Andhra – 4 stars

Malgudi, The Savera – 3 stars

Bayleaf – 3 stars

Amdavadi – 3 stars

Best Street Food in Chennai

Bayleaf, On The Go

Janal Kadai, Mylapore

Kabab Corner, Egmore

Kalathi Rose Milk Shop

Kulfi Thatha

Links Sandwich Shop

Burma Atho Shops, Mannadi

Nungambakkam Chaat Corner

Alsa Mall sandwich Shop

Kakada Rampra

Here is the full infographic of the Best Restaurants in Chennai in 2019