Crepe in Touch was the first eatery we to in Puducherry. An easy 8 min walk from our hotel and with the help of Maps.Me mobile android Apps, we found this little french outlet easily.

SURGURU in Pondicherry
the local food here are delicious.... we had idli with sambar, parotta, tosai.... all yummy...
you can see so many cafes and eateries, all very artistically painted colorful and creative ideas and designed
we came across this Cafe Les Arts, which is only the the side of our Le Dupleix hotel. The murals and collectible art pieces they have are very attractive....foodwise hmmm so so only.
and another must-go cafe is Bakers Street . A very much mentioned and reviewed online, it is a 5 out of 5 rating ! Eveything looks so yummy. The Lasagna , croissant, quiche are amazing... we went back twice .

Bakers Street


Kamatchi - local South Indian food

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its super duper delicious |
Zuka Chocolate in Pondicherry
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those butterflies are chocolate...can eat |
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these hot chocolate drinks comes with a chocolate spoon ! and as you stir it melts |
and of course, a MUST GO to the street coffee bar.
Its SRI SAI RAM COFFEE BAR, near Chetty Street. Walked about 30 min from our hotel , thru lanes with interesting traders stalls ...
finally, reached our coffeebar. Coffee is 20 rp and tea is 15 rp.


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the bar tender did a "pulling" show for us ! |
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a roadside idli stall |
and another attractive cafe in the evening is this neon lighted cafe....

BREAD and CHOCOLATE in Auroville
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Bread and Chocolate cafe |
Bread and Chocolate cafe is ok only. Its a vegetarian menu. a bit over rated.
Ganesh Bakery in Auroville village
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all other eateries in Auroville |
Just opposite our Greens Guesthouse is Bro PlanB cafe ... local Indian place with only 4 to 5 tables. Husband serve and wife chief chef. Local food is very good,actually.... we had 3 meals at this place.
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so yummy, butter chicken , palak paneer, etc etc all good |
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and in CHENNAI, nearest to our Sameera Hotel is Bukari Restaurant.
The food is pretty good. Service is fantastic. We realised that it is not an ordinary local Indian eatery but actually a sort of "fine dining" for the locals.
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from the outside |
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inside Bukari |
and next day we were recommended this SARAVANA BAHWAN ( Tiffin style Menu ). Turned out to be very very good. A local buffet style for only 220rp or 185 rp ( smaller tiffin).
highly recommended

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thats the building |