Sri Lankan restaurant · T Nagar
Authentic Sri Lankan food in Chennai
Sri Lankan plates in Besant Nagar
Sri Lankan plates in Besant Nagar
Authentic Sri Lankan dishes like sodhi and pittu
Vegetarian options including seeni sambal and egg appam
Located in Besant Nagar near Urrur Kuppam and Besant Beach
The Kandyan serves Sri Lankan, North Indian and Chinese dishes in a low-key, compact space in Besant Nagar, Chennai. The kitchen prepares authentic plates such as appam, egg appam, vegetable sodhi, chicken kothu roti, pittu, pol sambol, chicken kulambu, fish sothi, seeni sambal and white idiyappam. The chef is from Sri Lanka. The venue sits by the road on the route to Besant Beach and is easy to find. It is a good choice for vegetarians and those seeking affordable, home-style meals.
Sri Lankan plates with rice, curry and vegetables
Fermented rice pancakes served with vegetable or egg appam and spicy stew
Chopped flatbread stir-fried with chicken, egg or vegetables
Steamed rice flour cylinders served with coconut chilli salad
Chinese style fried rice and noodles with chicken, prawn or vegetables
Chicken or fish in tamarind or coconut based gravy
“A True Taste of Home! As a Sri Lankan, eating here felt exactly like being back home. The food is purely authentic. We had the pittu and pol sambol, chicken kulambu, and fish sothi everything was absolutely delicious and perfectly spiced.”
“A nice , cozy place situated by the side of the road en route bessuy beach. Very easy to spot . The ambience was good and the food options were good. My friend and I are vegetarians and we found the vegetarian options great.”
“Dishes tasted really yummy.. loved Sodhi and seeni sambal. Service was good. Ambience is like normal small scale restaurant but calm.”
The Kandyan · T Nagar