Fruit Shop on Greams Road. (Sweet without a strong sugary flavor. Excellent. Average per person- Rs 35-75/ $0.8 to 1.6)
Standalone Desserts Entrees are really hard to find in Chennai. Most of them are glorified ice cream shops with loud music and, even louder paint patterns. The few good one's are simple affairs, without any decor, and carry traditional south Indian treats like badushahs, jilabi, or Bengali Sweets, like srikandh and rasmalai.
One of the first dessert-only places that showed up in Chennai (Madras) India is the Fruit Shop on Greams Road. Not only is the name extremely attractive and captures your imagination, so too is the decor. After dinner at my parent's place and leaving my daughter with the grandparents, we sneaked over to the one in Besant Nagar. I have always passed by it but never ventured in.
This place is in an un-modified home built in the late 70's. When you walk it, you get the feeling of warmth and openness. The color are simple. There are bold messages about the health benefits of fruits and nuts. The menu size is probably the only negative at this place. There are over a 100 items. Many of them have exotic names that mean absolutely nothing. For example, there is one called Jughead. Most of them say exactly what they are, like banana milk shake.
I ordered the Chikku milk shake and my wife got the Falooda. First off the bat. The Falooda had a great collection of fruits. They looked and tasted really fresh. It is impossible to find mangoes in the city and they had an abundance in the drink. The noodles were soft in the Falooda. Towards the bottom, it got a little too sweet. On the Chikku side, you could taste the chikku in the milk shake. There was no extra sugar added or any syrups. So, the mouth felt really refreshed and fluffy.
All-in-all, it was a great hangout and a great feel-good dessert. I would highly recommend a visit. The place has a Website: http://www.fruitshopongreamsroad.in/.
Standalone Desserts Entrees are really hard to find in Chennai. Most of them are glorified ice cream shops with loud music and, even louder paint patterns. The few good one's are simple affairs, without any decor, and carry traditional south Indian treats like badushahs, jilabi, or Bengali Sweets, like srikandh and rasmalai.
One of the first dessert-only places that showed up in Chennai (Madras) India is the Fruit Shop on Greams Road. Not only is the name extremely attractive and captures your imagination, so too is the decor. After dinner at my parent's place and leaving my daughter with the grandparents, we sneaked over to the one in Besant Nagar. I have always passed by it but never ventured in.
This place is in an un-modified home built in the late 70's. When you walk it, you get the feeling of warmth and openness. The color are simple. There are bold messages about the health benefits of fruits and nuts. The menu size is probably the only negative at this place. There are over a 100 items. Many of them have exotic names that mean absolutely nothing. For example, there is one called Jughead. Most of them say exactly what they are, like banana milk shake.
I ordered the Chikku milk shake and my wife got the Falooda. First off the bat. The Falooda had a great collection of fruits. They looked and tasted really fresh. It is impossible to find mangoes in the city and they had an abundance in the drink. The noodles were soft in the Falooda. Towards the bottom, it got a little too sweet. On the Chikku side, you could taste the chikku in the milk shake. There was no extra sugar added or any syrups. So, the mouth felt really refreshed and fluffy.
All-in-all, it was a great hangout and a great feel-good dessert. I would highly recommend a visit. The place has a Website: http://www.fruitshopongreamsroad.in/.
damn that looks great. can i get one in soy?
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