Chandra Villas - Ahmedabad

Heard do much about this place! Soo many famous visitors and so much history. Tried a whooole bunch of gujrati snacks from here. Was all good.

The historic restaurant lives up to its reputation. The Fafda Jalebi are amazing to taste with a awesomely prepared Papaya Chutney. The prices are reasonable to the quality offered.

For all jalebi cravings, the place to go to. The perfect crispy yummy jalebis. We also tried the puri sabji, which was delicious cute little puris with the perfectly spiced sabji. There's so much more to try, so waiting for another trip to this little outlet to experiment more from their menu.

Chandra Vilas is a heritage restaurant wherein they have two different shops, one for thali and second for snacks and Puri shak.We tried Fafda jalebi, gota, sev usal, chai. In these dishes gota was very oily and you can feel it. Apart from gota, all dishes were up to the mark in taste. A recommended heritage joint for snacks craving.

Special Gujarati Dish!<br/ <br/ In the frame Gota served with kadhi Chandravilas Restaurant, Ahmedabad.<br/ <br/ Taste 4.5/5.<br/ Value for money 4.5/5.<br/ Ambience 4.5/5.<br/ <br/ Price ₹25/plate.<br/ <br/ Chandravilas and its thali has been luring foodies for eons and hence, holds a significant place in Amdavad’s history. Owner Chimanlal Joshi created the first thali which comprised an assortment of green vegetable curries, rotli, bhakhri, parathaand poori, besides potatoes, lentils, rice, dal, farsan and sweets — all of this for Re 1.<br/ <br/ The eatery’s repertoire of customers included personalities like Mahatma Gandhi, Indulal Yagnik, Sardar Patel and Bollywood showman Raj Kapoor. But what makes this place significant is the history it holds. Chandravilas stood as a symbol of communal harmony until 2002, when the entire market was turned to ashes in the Godhra riots. The fire destroyed both Hindus and Muslims and it seemed that everything was sloshed out, the place, the food, and friendliness that lasted over generations.<br/ Pavan Joshi, fifth generation of the Joshi family, now handles the restaurant, said, “For generations, Chandravilas stood next to a shop of pens owned by Zahir Maniar. It was a symbol of communal harmony. One day, the Maniar pen shop was attacked, we also became victim of 2002 communal riots.” A symbol of communal harmony It took a decade for Chandravilas to be ‘reborn’, the restaurant opening its doors to customers again in February 2012.<br/ <br/ The famed thali is now priced at Rs 100. Besides the thali, foodies also enjoy the farsan and hot jalebis. Chef Motibhai, who has been cooking here for over a decade now, said, “Over 500 people from the city and nearby villages come here every day for lunch and snacks. The menu changes every day as well as according to season.<br/ <br/ Must try Sev usal, kadhi, fafda, jalebi, farsan, Gujarati thali.<br/ <br/