Where to find iftar specials across Chennai

What makes Chennai’s iftar snack civilization distinctive is its inclusivity. Residents from divers backgrounds often queue up alongside those observing the fast, anxious to illustration the seasonal specialties. Historically, iftar offerings were elemental and profoundly local, sold successful humble setups adjacent mosques — bajji, masal vada, chickenhearted 65, sharbat and nombu kanji prepared successful tiny batches. Over the past decade, however, the civilization has transformed into a full-fledged culinary showcase. Restaurants present curate elaborate Ramzan menus, present rotating iftar spreads, and adjacent bring successful specializer cooks from crossed the state to recreate determination delicacies.

Abid’s

The snack antagonistic astatine Abid’s, Spurtank Road turns into a seasonal instauration each Ramzan, eagerly awaited by its loyal patrons. Proprietor Abid Zahir curates a peculiar line-up of North Malabar delights, including chickenhearted chatti pathiri, chemeen undaputtu (prawn balls), kaipola (steamed banana cake) and the accepted saccharine unnakai. For seafood lovers, the dispersed extends to calamari fritters, food and chips, and crumb-fried prawns.

Among this year’s caller launches are bun kebab, shawarma and the Turkish adana roll, adding a West Asian interaction to the menu. Abid’s continues to gully crowds for its staples — fried chicken, samosas, cutlets, rolls and kebabs — on with hearty portions of mutton haleem and nombu kanji.

To bid iftar snacks, telephone 9841284703.

Shiraz Art Cafe

At Shiraz Art Cafe, Ramzan takes connected a Persian flavour with a specially curated iftar container featuring the home-style creations of location cook Nasrin Karimi. Priced astatine ₹599, the takeaway container includes roseate sharbat, mutton kobideh kebab, mutton gilla biryani, mint dip, chickenhearted chello kebab, brinjal chutney, bulb raita and a effect truffle for dessert.

Orders indispensable beryllium pre-booked by 9am, with pick-up scheduled astatine 4.30pm from Nungambakkam. For bookings, telephone 9840572126.

Zaara Catering

Well-known wedding caterer Syed Suhail of Zaara Catering, who successfully organised the Iftar Mela past year, is expanding the conception this Ramzan with Daawat-e-Ramzan — a larger showcase of determination flavours from Hyderabad and Bengaluru. “We person 15 cooks from Hyderabad arriving successful Chennai to hole an elaborate iftar dispersed which includes a wide scope of iftar snacks, seekh kebabs, biryanis, haleem and affluent gravies. We’re besides focussing connected a assortment of mutton dishes, and authentic Hyderabadi desserts volition beryllium prepared caller and served on-site,” says Syed.

The lawsuit promises to bring the essence of Hyderabad’s Ramzan nutrient civilization to Chennai’s festive table.

Daawat-e-Ramzan is other Express Avenue, Royapettah from 4pm to 11pm. With constricted seating, instrumentality distant is recommended.

Samco

Launched successful 1962 successful Alwarpet, Hotel Samco has agelong been known for its pocket-friendly iftar offerings. This year, the edifice has expanded its Ramzan specials by introducing an iftar buffet alongside its fashionable takeaway box. Sadique Aboobacker says the container serves two. It includes fruits, sherbet, dates, shawarma, mandi, nombu kanji, parotta, chickenhearted curry, mutton samosa, mutton haleem, BBQ chickenhearted and gulab jamun.

The takeaway iftar container is priced astatine ₹649, and volition beryllium disposable astatine each six outlets from 4pm to 7pm. The iftar buffet is priced astatine ₹849 and volition beryllium unfastened from 6pm to 8pm. To pre-book telephone 9745528080.

The Kitchen by Chef Deepa

The Kitchen by Chef Deepa offers curated vegetarian iftar paper this season.  The constricted variation paper showcases flavourful dishes inspired by North Indian culinary traditions. Chef Deepa Arora specialises successful Amritsari vegetarian cuisine, and the item of her paper includes adust effect panjiri, Lawrence Road wali aloo tikki, Amritsari samosa chaat and wraps.

The paper is disposable from 11am to 3pm and from 6pm to 11 pm. For pre-booking, telephone 9363544123.

Sahibs

Known for their signature biryanis, Sahibs has introduced specially curated iftar boxes this Ramzan, disposable successful 2 sizes — serving 3 and serving five. The rotating paper features a scope of fashionable chickenhearted starters including chickenhearted cutlet, breaded chickenhearted balls, nuggets, samosas and rolls. Under the artisanal baked selection, they connection Korean pick buns, chickenhearted sliders, creamy chickenhearted sandwiches and chickenhearted stuffed buns. Each iftar container includes caller dates, nannari sharbath, a chickenhearted starter, a baked chickenhearted dish, chickenhearted murtabak, grilled chicken, nombu kanji and nacho chips with salsa.

The container serving 2 is priced astatine ₹1,300, portion the container serving 5 is priced astatine ₹2,500. For pre-bookings, telephone 8270266662.

Zaitoon

Zaitoon Restaurant offers an iftar container (₹690) with non-vegetarian snack, mutton biryani, chickenhearted kizhi parotta, mutton haleem, dates, foodstuff and nonbu kanji disposable astatine each their outlets successful the city. Their iftar buffet, Ramadan Nights, this twelvemonth has a thoroughfare nutrient theme, and they volition contiguous snacks from crossed the world. Live counters for snacks and desserts volition beryllium the highlight. Manakeesh lamb, chickenhearted shashlik with zaatar bread, unnakai, kaipol and laban desserts volition beryllium among the highlights successful their buffet spread.

The buffet is connected from 4pm to midnight, lone astatine their Nungambakkam and Injambakkam outlets. For pre-booking, telephone 7092311113.