The best Sundal in Chennai
Also spelt sundakai? no, sundal beach, chana sundal and kadala sundal. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.
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Number 1.Marina Beach Sundal Sellers (Triumph of Labour statue stretch)
- Open
- Sellers on the sand about 4pm to 8pm
- Where
- Kamarajar Salai promenade and sands beside the Triumph of Labour statue, near Anna Square, Marina Beach, Chennai 600005. Itinerant sellers carrying steel containers, no fixed stall.
Order the maanga pattani sundal in a paper cone, white peas with coconut and raw mango. Sellers work the sand from about four, and the Corporation keeps clearing this stretch.
What to orderMaanga pattani sundal in a paper cone
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Number 2.Murugan & Shanthi's Sundal Cart (Pichu Pillai Street)
- Open
- From about 6pm until the sundal runs out
- Where
- Pichu Pillai Street (Pichupillan Street), off Ponnambala Vadyar Street, behind Sri Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Mylapore, Chennai 600004. A pushcart on the street, no building number.
Get the sundal parcelled in banana leaf, which is how they serve it. The queue forms by six and spills into the next street, and there is nowhere to sit.
What to orderSundal parcelled in banana leaf
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Number 3.Srivari Foods (Luz Church Road)
- Open
- 3.30pm to 8.30pm only
- Where
- Luz Church Road, next to Rangachari Cloth Stores, Mylapore, Chennai 600004
A counter, not a restaurant, so take the sundal and stand. Several varieties are made each day alongside kozhukattai and tea. Opens only at half three, and the road's west end is barricaded for Metro work.
What to orderWhichever sundal variety is on that afternoon
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