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Candlelit sea-facing tables at Nilachal restaurant
Dining

Cooked with the coast in mind

The kitchen buys from the Penthakata boats each morning and from farms inland for mustard, poppy seed and raw turmeric. Three rooms, one sensibility.

Nilachal at Hotel Sonar Bangla
Coastal Odia fine dining

Nilachal

Dinner, 7pm – 11pm

Our flagship restaurant sits on an open arcade above the sand. The kitchen works with the morning catch from Penthakata and mustard, poppy seed and raw turmeric from farms inland.

Signature

  • Mustard pomfret
  • Chhena poda soufflé
  • Crab besara
The Verandah at Hotel Sonar Bangla
All-day dining

The Verandah

6:30am – 11pm

Breakfast under slow fans, long lunches and a late menu for guests coming back from the temple. Indian, continental and a daily Odia thali.

Signature

  • Puri-style breakfast thali
  • Wood-fired flatbreads
  • Filter coffee
Sandbar at Hotel Sonar Bangla
Sunset bar

Sandbar

4pm – midnight

Low chairs on the lawn, a short list of classics rebuilt with local botanicals, and the best seat in Puri for the last hour of light.

Signature

  • Tamarind negroni
  • Coconut daiquiri
  • Kaju-chilli small plates
Reservations

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In-house guests are always seated. Outside diners are welcome at Nilachal and the Sandbar with a reservation.

Mustard pomfret with saffron rice served on a brass thali

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