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Le Cafe

Goubert Avenue, Pondicherry, India
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Ranked #30 of 88 restaurants in Pondicherry
Cuisines: Café
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Late Night
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Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Late Night
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Mumbai (Bombay), India
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64 reviews 64 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2013 NEW

This place has the best location. There is an an open view of the ocean. It's located on promenade and best place to take a break during the walk on promenade. The coffee is good and the staff is friendly. When you go there, the place will speak to itself. Enjoy Pondi!

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Delhi
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2013

Attentive servers. Wide enough menu choice with coffee, shakes and the like. Beautiful view - right on the promenade. Open 24/7! The promenade is restricted to pedestrians from evening to morning so accessibility is also good.

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Kathmandu, Nepal
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3 restaurant reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2013

Love the coffee, the people and the fresh food, just sit there read, draw, eat, lay lazy, just love the place.

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Mumbai (Bombay), India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 1, 2013

if you are in pondicherry this is the place to go for breakfast with a view. Wake up and head there for a filling combo breakfest with fresh juices and hot coffee. you also might want to carry a travel book and just sit there to pen down your thoughts

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Bangalore, India
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 29, 2013

its a 24-hr cafe, nice place to spend the evening... you can also pick-up a few souvenirs also... but dont expect much from the staff there...it seems like you are interfering with their relaxed life there... the food is decent and reasonably priced...if the staff were a bit more responsive and efficient it would have been a terrific place

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Mumbai (Bombay), India
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 26, 2013

This is a typical Indian Government run coffee shop. Slow service, uninspired food, wholesome portions and slightly overpriced as compared to similar private offerings. The good part about Le Cafe is not the food or the service, it is the location. The structure itself is the authentic old Pondicherry Port building, which has a wonderful sea-facing view. You can sit... More

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Bangalore
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 19, 2013

Been to Pondicherry multiple times and each visit, we planned to go here but couldn't. This time, we did manage to visit Le Cafe on the beachside. The place is simply over-hyped and definitely not worth visiting. The staff are not bothered to take an order. We found them moving around the foreigners only. Once we placed the order, it... More

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Bangalore, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 16, 2013

Ahhhh....awesome awesome awesome.....must try, Caffe latte and Cappucinno ofcourse!!! This place had lots of Coffee, Tea, COld coffee options as well. Even bakery items are good.

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Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 15, 2013

It is wonderful to sit in the porch of Le Cafe and watch the Sea. The lasagne was great, and so was the Iced tea. We liked it for the location, but the food does not live up the expectations of a Cafe in the French Quarter. It is built around the Port office of Pondicherry, or so a photograph... More

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Bangalore, India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 13, 2013

Le Cafe located on promenade in Pondicherry was a customs office during colonial time, which was in neglected and dilapidated condition for long time. This heritage structure was restored some 5-6 years ago by INTACH, an organization working in field of heritage conservation in India. The restoration is done very sensitively and the structure has been adopted for reuse as... More

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