Food Festivals, Food Walks & Pop-ups in Chennai

Food events in Chennai range from five-star festivals to pavement walks. Hotels on Anna Salai, in Guindy and around Nungambakkam host one- and two-week festivals with guest chefs, and restaurants in Alwarpet and on Khader Nawaz Khan Road run tasting menus and pop-ups. Home chefs and supper clubs present Tamil regional cooking, from Chettinad to Kongunadu. Guided walks cover Mylapore's Mada streets for tiffin, sweets and filter coffee, Sowcarpet's Mint Street for chaat and North Indian sweets, and Triplicane for biryani. In December the sabha canteens, run by well-known caterers during the music season, become a food circuit of their own and are open to everyone. Cafés in Adyar, Besant Nagar and Anna Nagar hold baking, coffee and cocktail workshops. This page lists food festivals, walks, pop-ups and tastings, refreshed daily.