If you are a student looking for tasty food on a budget, these restaurants will satisfy your tastebuds without burning a hole in your pocket. So bookmark this and thank us later.
When In Viman Nagar, Eat At These Places For As Low As INR 150
Misal Ani Barach Kahi
For a taste of Maharashtrian food, this is the best budget friendly restaurant in Viman Nagar. Not only that, but they also offer dishes like Indori poha (INR 40), sprout chat which is a mixture of many pulses and other ingredients as well. Their specialty is matki missal and vada missal which will cost you INR 70 and INR 80 respectively. With good seating arrangement and walls full of graffiti, it is a must try restaurant.
PiQuant
Once you have any of their salads, you will fall in love with this eatery. For each day, they have different salads made with the mixture of various ingredients. E.g. honey roasted winter veg salad: veggies include potatoes, sweet potatoes, beetroot, and carrot, served with charred corn, homemade jalapeƱos, and butter milk ranch dressing. If you like healthy food that is also yum, go here.
Tamil Nadu Mess
This restaurant caters to exquisite South Indian taste at an economical price. From pongal and medu wada to sambar and tamarind rice, they offer breakfast and dinner. With a conventional seating arrangement, this restaurant offers very tasty food at reasonable rates. A meal for two would cost you no more than INR 200.
Yo Kakke
All Punjabi food lovers, this one's for you. Their specialty is the thali which has three subjis, two rotis, dal, rice, raita, papad, salad and dessert, sufficient for a very hungry person. They are also known for their Amritsari kulcha, which go brilliantly with any gravy-based dish. Their ambience is also very cool. If you are looking for delicious authentic North Indian food on a budget, this is the place you should head to.
Tawa Street
Tawa Street in Viman Nagar is one of the best places in Pune for North Indian and Awadhi Cuisine. Go here if you are also sick and tired of having tasteless butter chicken and get the feel of what this iconic dish exactly tastes like. Their Dilli ka butter chicken costs just INR 190 and we suggest you go for the hot naans. If you are with someone, a wholesome meal will not cost you more than INR 250 per head.
Tandoori Chai Cafe
The popularity of tandoori chai led many vendors to open up their own places. Near Nico Garden Socityy in Viman Nagar, Tandoor Chai Cafe is a small breakfast cafe-cum-eatery that serves piping hot kulhads to every chai enthusiast for just INR 20. If you wish to try something else along with the chai, you must try their bun maska or turmeric milk.
Chopsticks Spice Malabar
This is one eatery where you can enjoy the ultimate comfort food: Kerala meals on banana leaves. While they also serve amazing Chinese food (must-try dishes include chilli chicken, noodles and satays), the meals are worth giving a try. For just INR 160, you can enjoy an elaborate authentic banana leaf meal which comes in veg, chicken and fish options. Other than that, try the Suleimani chai and Onam Sadhya during Onam.