August 14, 2010

Given below are the places I have visited. I am sure there are more places left to be explored. I shall add more to this list with contribution from others. Please add your comments below to dispute, add or recommend anything.

(Update 20/10/2010 : A lot of new suggestions given by others..Please read the comments section)

Name	Distance from E Block (Aayush)	Rating	Description
Chef's Al Cove (V & NV)	about 5 kms	9/10	Run by a former Taj Chef, provides a variety of high quality preparations.  Brilliant place for both vegetarians and Non-vegetarians
Mashaal (V & NV)	about 5 kms	6/10	Once a monopoly, now has competition. Decent quality of food. But what people like most  is that alcohol is available
Beach Cafe (Only V)	about 5 kms	7/10	Some items on the menu are very good. Personally, love the Veg.Cheese Burger and Cadby. Frequented often by IIM I guys for Hookah and fast food.
Nakhrali Dhaani	about 3 kms	8/10	Traditional Marwari fare only but very good stuff and the ambiance is a good  change.

Somewhere between campus and the city:

Name	Distance from E Block (Aayush)	Rating	Description
Celebrations (Only V)	about 12-13 kms	8/10	Fast service (self), good food and very good cakes and chocolate products. Sizzlers and limited South Indian food is available
Chlorophyll (Only V)	about 15 kms	7/10	Great place for Hookah, Pizza and sandwiches. A touch far though and off route.
Retreat (V & NV)	about 6 kms	6/10	Have experienced it only once but a lot of people do go there.  Again, Alcohol available here.
Utsav (Only V)	about 7-8 kms	NA	Have not eaten myself so can't rate. Only had a glass of Lassi with a friend. Open restaurant with indian style swings (jhulas)

Popular options in the city:

Name	Distance from E Block (Aayush)	Rating	Description
ShreeMaya ( V & NV)	20 kms +	9/10	Terrific breakfast and lunch buffet, great value for money. Very good food. Highly recommended for Indian food.
Treasure Island ( Pizza Hut, McDonalds, Little Italy,Food Court, Barista, Sports Bar  and much more)	20 kms +	9/10	The rating is for the fact that its a one stop shop for EVERYTHING! The rating is for the mall
Nafeez (NV & V)	20 kms +	9/10	I'm not a NV but all my NV friends praise it as if its some heaven on earth. Especially the Biryani
Sayaji (Kebabs, The Square) (V & NV)	22 kms +	7/10	Used to be the only big 3 star hotel before Radisson came in. Kebabs can be patchy...very good at times, okayish some other time. The buffet at ' The Square' can again be up and down. We have not been delighted every time we've been there.
Ram Babu ke Parathe (Only V)	20 kms +	7/10	Delicious Pizza paratha and even better lassi and buttermilk. Specialty place for paratha only. Lacks variety and good ambiance.
Simi's bakey	22 kms +	9/10	Only bakery items, mouth watering desserts and pastries. Recommended by our French teacher here. I love this place
Sarafa	22 kms +	9/10	The khau gali of Indore, its a superb place to go to when you want to gorge on street food. We had an awesome time at Sarafa
Lemon Tree	20 kms +	6/10	Strictly Okay according to me. Nothing really excites me about this place.
Chasers (Central Mall) (V & NV)	20 kms +	7/10	Basically a pub with ok food. Good variety. Don't think very highly of it though
Mr.Beans	20 kms +	5/10	Hookah joint with some snack items. We had quite a bad experience here. We have not gone again since then.
The Chocolate Room	22 kms+	8/10	Part of the multi-city chain, its a good place to indulge in a little chocolate madness. I think the bread items are very good too.
Radisson - The creative kitchen	22kms +	9/10	Awesome buffet and awesome food. Great variety. Service could be marginally better considering the price they charge.
Chappan (56)	20 kms +	7/10	56 shops lined up on a street serving interesting food and chaat. But I prefer Sarafa to 56. But worth going once at least.

Other places you can go to :

- Dominos at Sapna Sangeeta 

- 'Ghamandi' Lassi opposite Sapna Sangeeta is mindblowing

-  Go to MHOW near the cinema hall there is a chatwala who come after 5pm. There is a fruitwala who sells awesome fruit and opposite there are fresh fruit juice walas who churn out real good juice all the time. Its a great  bike ride to MHOW too

- Rau Poha and Pani Puri ( I don't endorse the Rau pani puri too much but a lot of people really like it)

- Sarovar Portico where I have not yet been

I think this list is good for a start. 

People! - Please help me if I am missing something by commenting below. Hopefully we shall have an exhaustive list in some time.

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