Here are a few of the favorite dining places frequented by yoga students.
Anu’s Internet Café
367, 2nd Main, 3rd Stage
Gokulam, Mysore
Karnataka, India 570 002
anugan@gmail.com or ganeshmysore@gmail.com
Phone: 0821 4288120
Anu is a lovely woman who prepares delicious home-cooked meals in a cozy bamboo hut on her rooftop. It’s one of the top favorite dining spots among yogis. A wonderful breakfast is served on Sundays but she is best known for her incredible lunch and dinner buffet served at 1 pm and 5 pm respectively, every day except Thursdays. The buffet usually includes a soup, 2 or 3 salads, 2 cooked vegetable dishes, dal, rice, chapatis and an Indian dessert. In addition to the buffet, you can order grape juice, ginger tea and the very popular, vegan chocolate banana cake! Anu also teaches cooking classes, which can include printed recipes with advance notice. Beware of the dog!
Aunty’s
377 (Outhouse) Cheluvamba
Agrahara, Mysore 570 024
Located across the street from the Kaveri Hotel and within walking distance to Mysore Mandala in Lakshmipuram, Aunty has been feeding yoga students home-cooked meals for years. Look for a little sign that reads “Aunty” above
the door.
Café Coffee Day
Kalidasa Road
Vani Vilas Puram, Mysore 570 002
India’s answer to Starbucks. Coffee Day’s most unique aspect is that it grows the coffee it serves in its cafés, so the coffee is fresh from the plantations of India. This is a popular, air-conditioned hangout conveniently located within walking distance to Gokulam and right next door to Reliance Webworld and Green Leaf Restaurant.
Green Hotel Restaurant
Chittaranjan Palace
Jayalakshmipuram, Mysore 570 012
Website: www.greenhotelindia.com
Email: thegreenhotel@airtelbroadband.in
There is a lovely outdoor restaurant on the hotel grounds, serving a range of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. All food is prepared from fresh ingredients produced locally where appropriate. The hotel is also licensed and offers an eclectic range of Indian beers, and even Indian champagne. Meals cost approximately US$ 3.00 – 5.00 for a full lunch or dinner.
Green Leaf Restaurant
Kalidasa Road
Vani Vilas Puram, Mysore 570 002
Often visited by students residing in nearby Gokulam, the Green Leaf has a large menu with lots of choices.
Gokul Chats
Contour Road at KRS Road
Gokulam, Mysore 570 002
Right next door to Gokulam Woodlands Hotel and a short walk from AYRI, this restaurant serves yummy idlis.
Janaki’s Yogic Foods
132 8th Cross, 1st Stage
Gokulam, Mysore
Delicious lunches are served on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 – 2 pm but you must call a day in advance to let her know how many people to expect. Otherwise, there may not be enough food to go around. You can call her to book a private party on another day as well. Janaki’s is located on the same block as Yoga India.
Mysore Mandala
581 Dewans Road
Lakshmipuram, Mysore 570 004
Website: http://mandala.ashtanga.org
Mysore Mandala Shala has a beautiful sheltered garden where breakfast, lunch and dinner is served daily. The food is fresh and delicious and includes breakfast eggs, toast, fruit salad, muesli, a great raw vegetable plate, stir-fried veggies and weekly soup and curry specials. Mysore Mandala typically hosts musical events or movie screenings on Friday evenings and also offers Internet access and a student bulletin board.
Nagarathna’s Yogic Supplies
884 K.V.V. Press (near Siddappa Square)
Lakshmipuram, Mysore 570 004
E-mail: mrvinay@vsnl.com
Web site: www.mrvinay.com
Telephone: 821-233-3969/3876; 984-511-6350 (mobile)
Nagarathna serves a Western-style breakfast from 6 am to 12 pm, then switches to South Indian food for lunch between 1 – 4 pm and dinner from 5 – 9 pm. They also offer home delivery.
Sri Chakra House
104, 7th Cross
Gokulam, Mysore 570 002
Just down and around the block from AYRI, the Sri Chakra House serves breakfast, lunch and dinner in a shaded structure behind the house. Typical menu items include omelettes, tofu scramble with spinach, tomato and potatoes, a raw vegetable plate and weekly specials. The menu is similar to Mysore Mandala in Lakshmipuram. There is also a bulletin board with student interests, rooms for rent and the occasional Friday night entertainment.
Three Sisters
364 Cheluvamba
Agrahara, Mysore 570 024
When facing the Kaveri Hotel just a few doors to the right, the three sisters reside in the home with the lilac door. Freshly prepared meals and delicious lassis are served in the front room.
Tina Sasson – Home Cooked Meals
438 Contour Road, 3rd Stage
Gokulam, Mysore 570 002
Mobile: 9449818668
Home: 08212416668
Open for breakfast from 8:00am-12:00pm, a lovely garden café where trees shade the low tables, sits in the back of Tina’s house where she serves breakfast and dinner every day except Sundays. Highlights of the breakfast menu includes omelettes, fenugreek rotis with tomato chutney, fruit salad, almond badam and lassis, just to name a few items. On Monday-Saturday from 1:00pm-10:30pm, Tina serves up fresh North Indian cuisine on Gokulam Main Road beside Vijay Driving School. Tina is also well known for her cooking lessons by appointment.
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Hi Lilla, checking out your new site and love it! Looks like a great guide for travels to India.
This was the wrong post to read before lunch.
Guess I should be thankful it’s not and ESE day! LOL
Oh these places sound so quaint and yummy. Makes me want to call my travel agent straight away.
This is a great blog, Lilla!!!
Hi Lilla, what an awesome blog! One day I’ll get back into yoga and when I do this will be for first place I go to!
Adam
Thanks a lot guys for visiting my site and for your support (and clicks!)
hi, there is one more small but homely food for nice break fast 3 houses to the left of kaveri lodge whan facing it.BABU’s hotel i suppose is moderate in price and taste.and also friendly treat too.Diagonally opposite to ‘aunty’s’.
shekar
wonderful site, thanks for all the info, would like to recommend Indus Valley Ayurvedic Centre, near Lalitha Mahal for wonderful Ayurvedic Organic meals.
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