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The best Mysore Pak in Chennai

Also spelt mysore paak, mysurpa, mysore pa and ghee mysore pak. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Sri Krishna Sweets (Venkatanarayana Road

    T Nagar Adyar & Besant Nagar

    Open
    8am to 9pm daily
    Where
    No 20, Venkatnarayana Road, T Nagar, Chennai 600017

    Ask for mysurpa by weight, the soft ghee version the shop built its name on. Boxes get packed while still warm, so eat it the same day. Parking on Venkatanarayana Road is grim.

    What to orderMysurpa, quarter kilo, by weight

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  2. Number 2.The Grand Sweets & Snacks (Gandhi Nagar

    Gandhi Nagar, Adyar Adyar & Besant Nagar

    Open
    Daily, roughly 6am to 11pm
    Where
    No 24, 2nd Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai 600020

    Buy the plain ghee mysore pak, not the Horlicks one, unless curiosity wins. Weekend mornings and the fortnight before Diwali mean a token queue out to the pavement, so go on a weekday.

    What to orderGhee mysore pak, plain, by weight

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  3. Number 3.Adyar Ananda Bhavan A2B (M.G. Road

    Shastri Nagar, Adyar Adyar & Besant Nagar

    Open
    Daily 7am to 10pm
    Where
    No 9, M.G. Road, Shastri Nagar, Adyar, Chennai 600020

    Their mysore pak comes in two forms; take the ghee one and leave the malt version alone. This is a large chain outlet, so ask when the tray was cut rather than assuming.

    What to orderGhee mysore pak, not the malt one

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  4. Mansukh's Sweets & Snacks (Purasawalkam)

    Purasawalkam Purasawalkam & Kilpauk

    Open
    Daily 9am to 10.30pm
    Where
    8, Gangadeeshwar Koil Street, Purasawalkam, Chennai 600084

    A Gujarati family shop from 1947 where the mysorepak sits beside ghee jalebi and malpua. Order it by weight, and skip the kulfi if you are carrying sweets home across town.

    What to orderMysorepak, by weight

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  5. Nithya Amirtham (North Mada Street

    Mylapore Mylapore & Alwarpet

    Open
    Daily, early morning to about 11pm
    Where
    44, North Mada Street, Mylapore, Chennai 600004

    Ghee mysore pak here is cut soft and sold fast, so the morning trays are the ones to catch. North Mada Street fills up during temple hours; walk in rather than trying to park.

    What to orderGhee mysore pak, fresh morning tray

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  6. Sri Karpagambal Kapali Sweet Stall (Mylapore)

    Mylapore Mylapore & Alwarpet

    Open
    Until about 9.30pm; fresh snacks from 6pm
    Where
    No 13, Mathala Narayanan Street, Mylapore, Chennai 600004

    Mysore pak and jangri share the counter with the pakodas people actually queue for. From six in the evening the line reaches the street, so come mid afternoon instead.

    What to orderMysore pak from the sweets tray

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  7. Mylapore Ganapathy's (Chitrakulam West Street)

    Mylapore Mylapore & Alwarpet

    Open
    Daily 9.30am to 9.30pm
    Where
    No 14, Chitrakulam West Street, Mylapore, Chennai 600004

    A ghee and butter shop since 1942, which is the point: the traditional mysore pak is made with their own Uthukuli ghee. Small counter, no seating, and stock thins before festivals.

    What to orderMysore pak (traditional), by weight

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  8. Thanigaivelan Inippagam (Pycrofts Road

    Triplicane Triplicane & Marina

    Open
    10am to 9pm daily
    Where
    261/3, Pycrofts Road, Bharathi Salai, Triplicane, Chennai 600005

    Mysore pak from the sweet side of a shop most people enter for onion pakoda. Hours are not posted and the pakoda rush governs the counter, so ring ahead before crossing town.

    What to orderMysore pak, by weight

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