Sri Lankan cuisine: the best places to taste it in Chennai (Madras)

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"Awesome food.... great quality and quantity.... Home style.... good ambience... value for money and very important no scam like tax, vat..."

Karthikeyan Devarajan

"Awesome food..... Great quality..... Good prices.... Chicken 65 kaati roll is a must..."

Vikram Kumaresan

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Vishvan Sivanandan

"Tasty food .. By kumo..."

Abhinandhan Satish

"Let me began the review with the words of my mother who is a sri Lankan. “ after 25 years i had the original taste of my country’s famous..."

Infant Richard (infy)

"I love the Sodhi here, never disappoints me. It goes well with puttu and idiyappam.The prawns and fishes were top notch. There are absolutely..."

Vignesh

"I am going to this place since it used to be called Ycook. They have really nice sea food, srilankan cuisine and vegetarian dishes and more. For a..."

Sanjukta Roy

"This hidden gem was a delight to discover.Go there if you love thalis at a reasonable rate and are craving for srilankan food..very few..."

Chennaifoodie

"Endless surfing in Zomato brought me to this place. No clue about what the food will be like. I just went for it. Gotta say, never been..."

The Food Ninja

"The Kandyan is always the choice when you want light on tummy! Choose from the wide varieties of typical rice hoppers and parrotos of course the..."

Karthikeyan

"This a cosy place in Besant Nagar, right above CCD. The staff are extremely friendly, kind and accomodating.We had:Potato..."

Chethana Venkataraghavan

"Very nice to placeGood authentic srilankan Food which will be enjoyed by non srilankans as well. 😋What we ordered..."

BorderLine Foodaholic

"Was here for dinner once during one of my visits to Chennai. Accessed through a long flight of stairs with barely any advertisement, it could easily..."

Hungry Indian Tourist

"I wanna give these guys a 4.5/5One good Srilankan place that is easily missed because there are no bright boards advertising them, though..."

Swathy Parameswaran

"You could almost miss The Kandyan as there is no obvious board leading you to it. It is on top of the Cafe Coffee Day building, with a staircase on..."

Mayuri Nidigallu

"I have been to Bessy a thousand times but I did not know this place existed until a friend took me there. It's a hidden treasure! Finger licking Sri..."

Manoj Sharath

"Was absolutely stoked to visit this place and it didn't disappoint. A big big fan of the Devilled varieties. Had a great lunch but it's a big higher..."

Vidya Lal

"Excellent food, friendly staff, good ambience where you can relish the yummy cuisine.. Decent seating, see thru kitchen which was really clean,...."

Rojo John

"Last night had Dinner @ The Kandyan .. It's a small place in Besant nagar serving excellent & yummy Srilankan food 😋😋😍😍😍Had..."

Manikanten Np

"First things first, they have really an awesome line up of Sri Lankan dishes that are just a feast to taste buds.It is One of the finest places..."

Karthik Ram

"Ordered multiple times from this outlet.Fish meals is really tasty but the price is a bit high. Ambience is also simple and lively.Good job..."

Vikram

"Super food! Absolutely nothing to complain about. Happy with the way they've responded to the request. Food was still hot when it arrived. Satisfied...."

Vedesh Rajan

"A classic hole in the wall. With the most bare bones essentials, but a view of the street from the large window, the food is the best draw here. If..."

Thriyambak J. Kannan

"After a long time.. most amazing place I have been to.. good ambience, good food 🥘 clean and neat maintenance.. a big thumbs up from me 👍🏻..."

Raji Mano

"Great sea food..."

Avinash Shanbhag

"We called the Restaurant and ordered the food via phone. Quick delivery and the food was piping hot when delivered.My Srilankan friend said that..."

Foodoholic Pooja

"Its a individual bungalow turned into a restaurant, with bedrooms as it's dining placed. There were many wall arts which were quite impressive to..."

Goutham Arul

"After finishing some work in Besant Nagar, myself and wifey wanted to have lunch and we decided to have something simple and not very elaborate. As..."

Muralidhar Shreedhaaran

"3 of us went for lunch. Ordered idiyappam, mutton gravy, chicken pepper fry, egg thokku, prawn fries, fulka, white rice, ghee rice and chicken gravy...."

Arun Sridhar K

"The only place in besant were I would go with full confidence about the food and the ambience. It's always on point. Talking about food, they make..."

Mohammed Hadi

"A very small restaurant.. doesn't give you a restaurant feeling. Dishes tasted good, the quantity was great, but they took too much time to serve...."

Subashini Ganesan

"Visited this place for a quick dinner. This place is situated about CCD Lounge and finding a parking space if not difficult.The food here..."

Jude Jegan

"Restaurant: Y Cook - Besant NagarRenamed to: The Kandyan (Zomato still shows as Y Cook, but it’s officially changed as The Kandyan)..."

Kuyil J. Ram

"Great food as..."

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Apurbo

"My food was completely spilt. I had to speak to the restraunt and get a replacement. Customer service via chat was about as good as your delivery..."

Viper

"Since the day I arrived in Chennai, hubby wanted me to try this place. Small, cozy, not at all noisy (which I adore) happy place with very limited..."

Pritu Patel

"Food was good but packaging was not good. Some of the items like rasam and curries were leaking...."

Vikram

"Good!!..."

Vikram

"great food...."

Akilesh Chakkaravarthy

"Good food, good..."

James Carroll

"malai paneer was good but malai chicken tikka was too sweet..."

Sharmishta Narayan

"Wish there were more chicken pieces, just had 3 pieces !!!..."

Vipin Gopan

"Amazing food as usual. ordered paneer tikka with green chutney, wheat parantha and phulka. Delicious. one suggestion: could you please use something..."

Megha D

"Delicious as usual. keep up the good..."

Megha D

"Really good food for very fair price. Keep up the good..."

Megha D

"Food was excellent and quantity and quality wise it’s awesome. Region able rates and peace full location and beautiful view for parties it’s a..."

Sai Charan

"Very good!!..."

Vikram

"O discovered this places exploring Besant Nagar. I believe it's only known to Zomato users as there is no visible billboards. I assure you that the..."

Shiv Ashish

"Love Srilankan cuisine or want to try SL food ? This is the go to place ❤️ loved their red puttu fish curry and red idiyappam with chicken curry...."

Sangeeta Priyadarshini

"If you want good appam, puttu and idiyappam with chicken and fish curry at a nominal price, this is the best. If you like Kerala food, you will like..."

Nandini Krishnan

"Just about everything I have eaten from this place is lovely. Especially love their red idiyappam and the slightly sweet/tangy brinjal curry...."

Medha

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Geethalakshmi Santhanakrishnan

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JC Vishwanath

"Good things first . The ambience is good . it's like your bedroom with tables in it . the walls are full of wall art . coming to food , it's good and..."

Whysoserious Hakuna Matata

"Tasty and real value for money ! As a vegetarian, was really worried while entering ! But had a sumptuous dinner including red puttu,..."

Venkitesh Hariharan

"we are regular to Y COOK we love all..."

Tamil

"one of the reasonable place you can find in Bessy. they have Sri Lankan food items and indian too. I love the rolls, rajma so many items but their..."

Sujoy Pradhan

"Egg items are the best. The ambiance is very good and a nice place to eat and spend time with buddies.Putty and idiyappam are must-try items...."

Ganesh Prasad

"great food..."

Gowniyan Sivakumar

"Went on a sunday night...Tables were empty at 7.30 when we went..Ordered red idyappam, pol sambal with maasi, prawn sodhi, egg aapam and..."

Sri Vidya KM

"Been here for dinner ordered ghee rice, (Sankara)fish masala,egg thoku,iddiyapam with kelangu sodhi finally tried chilli chicken dry and kitchen..."

Raja

"A restaurant to worth for dine in.Restaurant located in the street of Besant nagar and it's a calm place easy to find. Mostly srilankan dishes..."

Gauthaman Panacea

"A simple eatery where one can head for a pleasant and calm dining experience.....food here is just fab .. The srilankan idiyappam is a must try and..."

Pnn5640

"After some searches with google maps, found this place. The curiosity comes as they are serving Srilankan Dishes. Despite less Veg dishes, i went for..."

Baalki Murali

"Went to the restaurant admist heavy downpour. The food was very tasty and very soothing to the climate. The soup that was served was too much that we..."

Ajay Kumar

"The quality and taste is good. The food was delivered in good..."

Nithya

"Ambience was good. Satisfied foodWorth for money!! Pleasant service from each staff. Will be good if you increase seating to..."

Balamurugan

"We were a group of 6 people and had gone for an early dinner.We had ordered schezwan fried rice, red rice Puttu, red rice idiyappam,..."

Alwin

"One of the underrated places. Quick review - value for money, pocket friendly, great taste.Indian main dishes - bread varieties, idyappam, appam..."

Rishi Kumar

"Being an Indo-lankan citizen I searched for srilankan Cuisine in chennai and found this hidden gem. Their flavour was authentic and original Ceylon..."

sai lakshmi

"Kandyan is the most closest experience to Sri Lankan cuisine in Chennai A very unassuming place with staff who more than make up for any..."

John Jacob

"The Kothu Idiyapam was so tasty , we tried pol roti ,kathrika curry and seeni sambal all was very good tasted like authentic Sri Lankan food..."

Mathu S

"Why cook when you can get your comfort food delivered at your doorstep from Y Cook in Besant Nagar? Formerly known as Y Cook and presently as The..."

Nirmala Nandagopal

"You can get some authentic tastes of Srilanka. Though the dishes are similar or same as South Indian dishes they were able to maintain the srilankan..."

Ajith Va

"It's a very simple place with a pleasant atmosphere. Food tastes very good and the pricing is in the mediocre range. The surroundings are maintained..."

omkar muralidharan

"You can hardly make out that there is a restaurant functioning here. No prominent name boards, no indication of a restaurant, while the CCD lounge is..."

KARTHI KEYAN

"Their food can never disappoint you.Service takes time but Completely worth for your money. ❤️ Try all their dishes. My favorites include their..."

Abi S

"Our go to place since they opened. Idiyappam, appam, stew, sambal and prawn kathrikai are our favourites. Love their clean kitchens, simple ambience..."

Ran Takayama

"We wanted Appam and Cocout milk , it was already late we were not able to find any restaurant that serves Appam and coconut milk and finally around ..."

Sanjay S

"Home cooked food in a tasteful ambiance is Kandyan for you. In the offering are South and North Indian as well as Sri Lankan cuisines. Must..."

Deepa Jayaram

"fish curry is the best ive ever had. pol sambal for fishy flavours. must try. ignore that fool with you in the car who wants to go somewhere..."

jagadeesh sekar

"A quaint little restaurant that serves srilankan food. This fulfilled my srilankan cravings. Must try are Pol sambal, crispy appams, red idiyyapams..."

Rasika Vijay

"The best restaurant to try srilankan foods. The tastes are simply amazing. The authentic dishes are idiyaappam thengapal aapam sodhi and Motta..."

Shwetha Sivakumar

"One of the best places for Srilankan cuisine in Chennai. They have amazing varieties of sodhi. Also, usual South and North Indian cuisines are also..."

Ganesh Sankararaman

"As a fan of local and traditional food, I loved this restaurant along with my friends.. Been there thrice till date and every time they amazed with..."

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"It was a great experience to be there.. you guys did a fair good job . I was little worried if the food will be not , like the typical Srilankan one..."

Lovsica Valentine

"For Authentic Sri Lankan cuisine please try this place! Delicious food and beautiful..."

Sabir Ishfaq

"Best place for srilankan food. Totally loved the ambience and..."

George Mathew

"Great, Different, delicious!!!!..."

Shivaanth Vasanthakumar

"Tastes exactly the original Srilankan food. Rates are reasonable and quantity is perfect. Nice place to visit to have some good flavours of..."

Dushan Babu

"Foodwalk is a Srilankan restaurant located at West Mogappair, Chennai. I found this restaurant after spending almost a month in Chennai. I visited..."

Abdul Baais

"Ordered Mutton kothu Rotti from foodwalk and it was very yummy 😊 always a fan of srilankan food Thank you for the yummy food..Keep..."

Vinu Vivek

"reached before the expected time . I'm happy that they hadn't compromised on the taste which is usual in parcel foods.. ..enjoyed the mixed noodles..."

Benita Francis

"A great place to have authentic srilankan food in chennai. I had the dolphin kothu and the Maalu miris with ginger fantasy for my drink. This kothu..."

Varshaniyah Ravishankar

"Srilankan food and hospitality in Chennai. Good food. Will explore more! It was great to have wattalappam after long! Will recommend this place...."

Sabarinath

"I have already tasted srilanka food, in srilanka. taught of having a try here in flavours of lanka.Had Iddiyappam kotthu 4.4/5,egg curry3...."

Ragu

"I had not done justice to the food by ordering it to home and eating it without heating it. I don't know if it's authentic or not, but I just loved..."

Shoma Ann Mathew

"Wanted to try....new cuisne..so went to flavours of lanka...food was very differtent...great.....menu was fresh from usual ones... bored with regular..."

Priya Dharshiny Jayachandran

"First of all I should say that this is one of the best restaurants I have been to. A no nonsense and simple place with authentic lankan flavours. We..."

Sriram Narayanan

"This is one restaurant which I have travelled the furthest just for the sake of food. It was Sri Lankan food which took me so far as you seldom have..."

Rajiv Shankar

"Ordered home delivery through zomato.We ordered cheese chicken kothu, mutton rolls and devil prawn. Total bill was Rs. 745/- (incl. of..."

Jeyapriya.rajendran

"The food was so delicious I felt I was sitting in a quaint house among the tea gardens of Srilanka and relishing authentic food of Lanka. Though the..."

Geetha Poduval

"Yesterday I went there with my sister and my friend.We go for buffet quality of food was okay but we feel like a too spicy and..."

PooBalan Natraj

"I had been unfamiliar with the Sri lankan cuisine entirely, but Foodwalk definetely intrigued me to explore this cuisine more!Firstly, they have..."

Vijayalakshmi R

"Authentic Sri Lankan Cuisine, Food walk located in Moggapair West above KFC has some authentic Sri Lankan food. So it's a bit similar to..."

Aamir Khan

"food walk !! one of first fully authentic lankan restaurant i knew ! loved the whole concept and dishes , starting from mushroom devil -..."

Fitfoodiechennai (jiiva Kennedy)

"craving for authentic srilankan food? Then this is the place for you!! We started with Squid devil, mushroom devil, chicken fried,..."

Avanthika

"Very calm and quiet ambience. True to its name, serves authentic srilankan flavours. Prices are reasonable. Staff were very courteous. Vatillappam is..."

Jacinth Preethi

"Newly opened restaurant in Jeswant Nagar (Ambattur Industrial Estate) above KFC, boasts authentic Sri Lankan cuisine.Selection on the menu is..."

Aman Ghori

"The food does justice to the name of the restaurant. Menu covers many of the authentic Sri Lankan dishes. Recommend their fish cutlet, yellow rice..."

Teenu

"Authentic Lankan Food.Too good and if you want to try some new cuisine then must visit place at a very affordable pricing and great customer..."

A.deepak Srinivasan

"Tired 99 lunch buffet Which turned out to be meals,Worth the cash ,friends enjoyed their meal,taste was good, overall satisfiedVignesh Shiva..."

Amritpal Singh

"Great place to go with your family and friends ,the menu is widespread and the best past is they stick on to their theme i.e authentic srilankan..."

Niranjan Ganesh

"The best place to feel the taste of flavours of lanka. Delicious foods and healthy too. Best non-veg foods that will fill the apetite and gives the..."

Manesa Srinivasan

"After long time I had the authentic flavor of Sri Lankan food and it was awesome......The ambience is good and it's a quick service..."

Abishek

" Nice restaurant. Everyone must have a try. The people over here really treats us well. Good ambience and a peaceful place to dine overall. I love..."

Praveen Kumar

"It was a great experience @ the restaurant. I loved the ambience and food taste. I wish everyone should go and have a Dining experience for sure...."

Reuben Jerrald

"Excellent restaurant with great taste. The food was absolutely wonderful, from preparation to presentation, very pleasing. Especially Devil chicken..."

Hemanth Rockzz

"During our stay at Colombo, we had tasted the Sri Lankan cuisines, which we missed on return to Chennai. We were overjoyed once we knew about the..."

Subhasree Kumar

"Kothu rotti was absolutely excellent. Still my tongue is watering... and chicken biriyani was brilliant as well..desperately started liking the..."

Sharmila Rajathi

"Good food and great taste. We had the buffet meals. Waiting to try the rest of other Srilankan dishes too in the coming week. Good ambient and great..."

Justin Vijesh

"Initially thought of going to KFC but found this restaurant on top floor of KFC. The food and ambience is descent(hope they maintain the taste and..."

Nisanth

"Delicious srilankan food for an affordable price. Lots of vegetarian dishes too. The decor is mild and pleasant and let's in lot of natural light...."

Subashree Panneerselvam

"Awesome food.. Great Taste.. Friendly service.. Food taste and spice level was perfect.. Will recommend this place for all the food..."

Arun Venkatesh Sundararaj

"Good , Delivering the flavours of Sri Lanka food at its best. THE place to visit for foodies. The best initiative . Wanna feel like visiting the..."

Ar Harihararaj Balasubramanian

"Wonderful taste... Foods are all in very good quality, once went to Chennai we want to go to foodwalk to taste it.. Am i really love the taste......"

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"Very tasty. Must visit place for chennaities! Great ambience, lovely mouthwatering food. If ur bored of having monotonous food, go here for a..."

Vasanthakumar Shivaanth

"Simply the best. Don't miss them. As a hotelier To elaborate : just admired their charges!. It's highly competitive! No one could charge less than..."

Jayachandran Aravamuthan

"Decent fare but could be a bit better with some fresh meat. Wouldn't complain much though. The service waiters attitude could probably had been a bit..."

Robin Stephen

"I tried chicken briyani, it was like homemade but initially I was satisfied with the chicken they gave me, so I asked them and I was given a proper..."

Sriidhar

"Hi there.. accidental visit to this restaurant for lunch! Before detailing the experience, I ll run through the standard inventory: Parking: limited..."

Godwin Frank

"Walk in and it has a little bit of the Sri Lankan vibe!! The food was absolutely delicious, great Sri Lankan flavour. Would recommend this place if..."

kiran varghese

"Srilankan Devil SPL. Rice was very tasty with a platter of Sea foods such as Fish, Crab, Squid and then Chicken. Half portion will do for two..."

Saba At Entercon

"The dishes are well made. The rice items, porotta and the crab masala was well made. The squid item was too sweet with too much sauce. Also too much..."

Deepu Kurian

"Neat restaurant, worth for money, Srilankan style foods... Especially biriyani tastes..."

Siva Bailu

"Buffet lunch menu is different but tastes Good. Starters also Nice &..."

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"It was a little hard finding the spot and had to take a number of small streets to get there using Google maps. The parking is in the basement. The..."

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"Nice food and a completely different taste. Very good..."

Sunil Kumar A

"We ordered mutton biriyani and pepper chicken, timely delivered and service is descent. Biriyani is very spicy and flavoured and for me it's ok,..."

subin ramanathan

"A refreshing change to the normal cuisines available in Chennai, one of those few places in Chennai that can boast of offering an unique flavour..."

Machamada Ponnana

"Spacious and very good ambience. Pricing is reasonable and service is also very good. You can avail free WiFi while you dining. Have a great variety..."

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