pla - they serve awesome chinese food and their starters also pretty good.
Midrange
$$
Raja's curry
Court road
+91-4362270007
Rs. 40 for the thali
Very good veg, non-veg and halal restaurant. Inidan and Chinese food.
Midrange
$$
Sathars
Gandhiji road
Rs. 50-100 for a curry
They are good at Mughal dishes. Very rich gravies.'Best North Indian food in town' . Try this out if you are not too worried about your waist line!
Midrange
$$
Dheen garden
The only place where you can get grilled chicken. the food is decent. tandoori chicken is delicious and the portion they serve is very good. check out their murthapa.
Midrange
$$
Thevars
The best biriyani in town
Midrange
$$
Popular
This is the cheapest among the lot and the chinese dishes are nice.
Top end
Top end
$$$
Marutham
Srinivasam Pillai Road
07:00-23:00
Vegeterian South Indian cuisine.
Top end
$$$
Mullai
Srinivasam Pillai Road
12:00-15:00 and 19:00-23:00
Multicuisine, one of the few places place here where you get continental food but the food is overpriced.
Budget
$
Sree Aariya Bhavan
Mylapore
+91-9042026277
Rs. 45 for the thali
Old bus stand
Very good traditionnal, Authentic vegetarian restaurant. Morning delicious dosas & idly are served, for lunch, the thali is served on a banana leaf.