Karai Chettinad Restaurant

Our restaurant is right on 100 Feet Road in Pondicherry. Most people use the Indira Gandhi Statue as a landmark to find us since we are quite close to it in Nellithope. Chettinad food is what we do, and we’ve been doing it this way for quite some time now. The kitchen gets hot and busy, especially during lunch hours when the office crowd comes in. We don't have a big corporate team; it’s just the cooks and the staff who have been with us for years. We buy our spices and vegetables locally because that’s what makes sense for the taste we want. The dining room has plenty of tables, but they fill up fast on Sundays. You’ll hear the clatter of plates and the smell of spices as soon as you step inside. We don’t go for fancy decorations or anything like that. We think the food should be the main thing people notice. Sometimes the wait can be a little long when it’s crowded, but we work as fast as we can. Living and working in Pondy is nice, and being near Nellithope means we get a good mix of travelers and locals. We just focus on getting the recipes right every single time. It’s hard work, standing on your feet all day, but seeing someone finish their plate makes it worth it. We hope you find us easily when you are walking down 100 Feet Road.