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BANGALOREKatpadi Janction
Speciality: Mudaliar food, Garuda Mall, Ph: 080-5772-2016
Recommendations: Chatti fish curry, mutton keema vada and Mudaliar pakoda kurma.
Price for two: Rs 400
Unicorn
Speciality: Coastal/ Konkani, Infantry Road, Ph: 080-25591670
Recommendations: Konkani fish curry, kane, belnejor fry; kurla sukka (fried crab)
Price for two: Rs 500
Halli Mane
Speciality: Old Mysore delicacies, Malleswaram, Ph: 080-51279754
Recommended: Ragi Balls with Mysore sambar and green leaves curry; ragi dosa; Jaggery-based kajjaya and sukkina unde.
Price for two: Rs 200
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CHENNAI
Tharavad
Speciality: Kottayam Syrian Christian cuisine, Besant Nagar and Anna Nagar Ph: 044-2491 9171, 55410909
Recommended: Kallummakaya (roasted mussels), Syrian Beef Fry, Karimeen Polichadu (pearl-spot fish steamed in banana leaf)
Price for two: Rs 400