Where to Eat
New College House has a cheap veg thali type restaurant.
Hotel Vasantham, West Perumal Maistry St, is a cheap thali place. Main dishes are around Rs 15.
Jam Jam Sweets, West Perumal Maistry St, is a famous sweet shop with the locals.
Priya Restaurant at the Hotel Prem Nivas, 102 W Perumal Maistry St, is a good, A/C place with Indian and Chinese food.
Arya Bhavan, 241 West Masi St, a few blocks west of the temple, is a very good, popular veg place. It has good snacks and Indian sweets. They serve South and North Indian food in the garden.
Ruby Restaurant, West Perumal Maistry St, is a popular non-veg place. It is in a garden.
Surya Restaurant at the Hotel Supreme is one of the best places in town and is recommended. It has an A/C restaurant on the ground floor. Good lunch thalis are Rs 75. There is also a rooftop restaurant that has a good view of the Meenakshi Temple gopurams. It is very popular with foreigners. They serve Indian, Continental and Chinese food. The rooftop restaurant is open from 5 pm to midnight. Main dishes Rs 45.
Temple View, Hotel Park Plaza, 114-115 W Perumal Maistry St, is a rooftop restaurant that has a great view of the temple.
The Park, inside the Hotel Park Plaza, serves Continental and South Indian food. Main dishes are around Rs 35.
Pandiyan Hotel has a good lunchtime buffet, which is a good value, and Indian and Chinese food in the evening.
Madurai Ashok has a very good restaurant, but it isn’t cheap.
Taj Garden Retreat, Pasumalai Hill, has a good dinner buffet for Rs 200 on Sat and Sun. It is a very good place with live music on the weekends.

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