Dalma Odia Restaurant
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This affordable restaurant, known for its traditional Odia thalis, is a reliable choice for trying dalma and local fish dishes in Puri.
Near the fire station on VIP Road, this restaurant serves home-style Odia food. Its signature dishes are dalma, a lentil and vegetable stew that gives the restaurant its name, besara, a mustard-sauce preparation, and pakhala, fermented rice. The vegetarian thali costs about 253 rupees and the chicken thali about 336 rupees, while non-vegetarian thalis include snapper and prawns. Lunch is busy, and the afternoon thalis can sell out, so arrive before mealtime. The setting is simple, and no alcohol is served. Parking is easy. The food is cooked with mustard oil, so ask ahead if you are not used to it.
Opening hours
About 12:00–15:00 and 19:00–22:00 (check locally)
Nearby sights
- Narendra Pokhari
- Atharanala Bridge
- Gundicha Temple
- Puri Beach
- Jagannath Temple, Puri
- Swargadwar
- Markandeshwar Temple & Tank
- Lokanatha Temple