A place in Chennai where you can find almost everything that you want.
You can find commercial and institutional houses on one side and coffee
shops and malls on the other. If you can witness all these, then you have
come to the right spot - Nungambakkam High Road.
Mahatma Gandhi Road or the Nungambakkam High Road as it is popularly
known, is an extremely busy and highly commercialised stretch of Chennai.
From commercial establishments to shopping malls, educational
institutions to coffee shops and from the road-side tea stalls to Five-Star
Hotels, N.H. Road cater to every single individual. The road stretches from
Village Road on one end and meeting the arterial Anna Salai at the Anna
Flyover. The road continues on till the Marina Beach but is renamed as Dr.
Radhakrishna Salai past the Gemini Circle.
This long stretch of road can definitely make heads spin. It's not just
the traffic here that will give you with this effect but also the umpteen
shops and establishments that this road houses. If you want to look at it
from the point of view of a youngster, then this road can be a sure way to
heaven. Ispahani Center is one such shopping mall which is every student's
hangout. This mall has the ever-famous Cafe Coffee Day which always sees a
constant crowd. There is also Marry brown for burgers, Sweet Chariot if you
have a sweet tooth and Cool Nature to quench your thirst.
Apart from these eateries, there is also something to soothe a girl's
frazzled nerves - shopping! Jealous Jeans and Titanic will cater to your
fashion senses. And Casablanca, Anmol, Hide Sign and Florsheim will add on
to your list of accessories and footwear. If you want designer wear, then
you have a Ritu Kumar showroom to help you out. Also present in Ispahani
Center is a gym, a crystal shop and a Singapore Education Center. If you
have a sudden problem in your mobile, then the Mobile Store is there to help
you out. And of course, if you're in need for some cash, you have an HDFC
Bank cum ATM.
Opposite Ispahani Center is Barista, a coffee shop. If you're looking for
some good coffee and a place to kill time, then that is where you should
head. In fact, there is yet another Barista further ahead on Khadar Nawaz
Khan Road as well. This road also houses the so-popular Mocha and Casa
Picola. And if you're looking to shop some more, you have Man Mandir for
saris and United Colors of Benetton as well. And in case you're looking to
have a proper meal, you'll find Cascade to your liking as also Subway
further ahead.
There is also Marks and Spencers and a bowling alley as well for the
young crowd. Other restaurants include Anjappar and Sangeetha further down
the road.
And not to
forget, the Taj
Coromandel Hotel
as well as The
Park whose
presence there
cannot be
missed. And then
there are the
number of
cobblers ever
present on the
pavements and
the 'ellaneer'
supplier to
quench our
summer thirst.
Be it
cobblers, the
tea stalls, the
malls and the
shopping, the
coffees and the
fun times, the
college and the
other
institutions or
the five-star
hotels and the
number of
eateries,
Nungambakkam
High Road is the
place to turn
to!
N H Road on Google Map
Rashmi
Kumar