The East Coast Road Is Where We Go Roadtripping

The East Coast Road is our version of Marine Drive, albeit a lot less crowded, except on Friday and Sunday evenings when everyone’s rushing back and forth from the standing booze cruise we call Pondicherry. If you’re new to the city, there’s a bunch of things for you to check out on ECR. You have the Covelong surfing scene, a bunch of Go-Karting places, Prarthana drive-in theater that screens Tamil Movies. There’s amazing seafood to be had at a restaurant called Moonrakers in Mahabalipuram (30-minute drive from Thiruvanmaiyur). There’s the one-of-a-kind Madras Crocodile Bank and much much more. All you need to do is get in a car and drive, or if you want to enjoy the local experience, board any bus going down ECR from the Thiruvanmaiyur Bus Depot (it’s a good way to see what’s around). Here are 10 things we love about the place.