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Best biryani near Ambur Star Briyani 1890 in 2026?
Go before noon, 12:30 queue is real
Agreed on the timing, though weekends the crowd starts closer to 11:30 so plan earlier than you would on a Tuesday.
even 11:45 fills up on fridays, the office crowd from the nearby tech parks hits earlier than u'd think
Noon works but if you land at 12:45 just expect to hover near the door a while.
Mutton biryani there's solid but imo the seeraga samba rice at the spot on Peters Road beats it. Weekday lunch queues move ok if u go solo, they seat singles fast.
Seeraga samba's the right call for that style but ask for extra brinjal on the side, they skimp by default
ask for the shoulder cut, less bone
Yeah ambur's original branch on GST Road is the benchmark, the city outlets run a notch below on consistency ngl
the chicken 65 there too, honestly
Best way to pay at Chennai bars in 2026?
upi one-time setup needs an aadhaar, no way around it
tbh even with aadhaar the otp goes to an Indian number, so a tourist sim is the other wall u hit.
only with an aadhaar linked to an Indian phone
Passport works for the tourist sim though
Cards work at most sit-down bars but smaller places near Hoooli will push UPI. As a visitor you can't easily get UPI without an Indian bank account, so plan on cash from ATMs (usually around 20 to 25 rupees per withdrawal fee).
Some places only take cash after 11pm.
Makes sense, last orders kick in around then and the till guy switches to cash only so he can close out faster.
yeah the ATM fee is small but your own bank back home will likely slap a foreign transaction charge on top, so check that first. Also many ATMs in Chennai run out of cash on weekends, so pull during the week if u can.
good point on the withdrawal fee but the bigger hit is the DCC prompt at the machine, always decline the conversion and let ur home bank do it. also keep small notes handy since bars rarely have change for a 2000
Carry a card too, many bars add a 3% surcharge on it.