Punjabi dhaba in west masi street
The parotta we have in south is distinctly different from north Indian. And if you go for ‘Roti’ & ‘Naan’, even upscale restaurants doesn’t come half as close as in north India.
Here is a place to taste the real ‘Roti, naan & paratha‘ varieties in Madurai. It is more of a dhaba style than a restaurant, so if you look of ambience and mood this may not be the right place.
But in keeping with the Madurai style, where finding good food at roadside idli shops is the norm, the real ‘roti’ is also available in a cheap, utilitarian style ‘Punjabi restaurant’.
It is less than 2 years old, but have quite a good following among the resident & visiting north Indians. Sometimes we were the only locals amid a mix of people from north, mumbai & kolkata in this restaurant.
It has a tiny entrance on West Masi Street facing Town hall road. Between Meenakshi Amman temple and Madurai Railway Junction, there are quite a few north Indian food joints catering to the visiting pilgrims. But they are primarily serving ‘thali‘ meals.
All the north Indian eateries in Madurai were characterized by tiny entrance, dark dining hall & cramped seating arrangements. This one is (comparatively) better.
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