Mangaluru: Giri Manjas, a name that tickles the taste buds of foodies has been listed in top 5 tiny restaurants of India by BBC.
The restaurant became one of the top five tiny eateries of India for one signature dish.
BBC’s Vikas Pandey writes the following:
Giri Manjas has established itself as an institution in the southern coastal city of Mangaluru. It’s a small eatery and people have to often wait patiently for their turn to eat its signature fish fry.
Seating only 25 people at a time, Giri Manjas serves around 200-300 portions of fried fish to its customers every day from 11am to 9pm.
The restaurant’s owner, Nandini M Pai, says the secret of the popularity of her famous dish is “freshness and love”.
“We always use fresh fish and spices and we still have the same cooks who started this journey with us 40 years ago. And we serve the dish with a lot of love,” she says.
Ms Pai adds that she has no ambition of opening more branches of her famous restaurant because “it’s a tiny place for Mangalureans and we are happy with that”.
Why only Giri Manjas?
Anyone who visits Mangaluru will never miss visiting Giri Manjas. It’s a small place like a house. The sea food is prepared in GSB style.
Anjal fry, White pomfret fry, Prawns fry, Squid fry, Bangude fry are few of the mouth-watering dishes which lure food lovers to Giri Manjas.
