Food scene spices up in Anna Nagar
On Friday morning, the beats of chenda melam echoed on the 12th Main Road, signalling the arrival of a new, yet established name to the neighbourhood; Nandhana Palace, an Andhra-style restaurant chain that has an exclusive following across two major states of the South — Bengaluru and Chennai. This marks the Nandhana Palace's 27th branch overall and its fifth in Chennai. 'The customers kept asking when we'd open a branch in Anna Nagar, and their questions have finally found answers,' said R Ravichandar, chairman and managing director of Nandhana Group.
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