The sea-facing terrace at Mirabilis in afternoon light, the white angular wing overhead and the Bay of Bengal beyond

Where the road endsand the seabegins.

Akkarai East Coast Road, ChennaiOpen daily 12:00 — 23:00Thirty metres of sand to the water

01 — The place

A building with its back to the road and its face to the water.

Four things worth knowing before you make the drive out along the East Coast Road.

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Two white wings on the sand

Mirabilis sits directly on Akkarai beach — a pale, angular pavilion whose upswept roof opens toward the Bay of Bengal. Nothing stands between the terrace and the water.

A pool between you and the sea

The lawn steps down through a free-form pool to the sand. By day it is a swimming club; by evening it becomes the room where the light happens.

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Rooms that follow the sun

Open decks for lunch, a shaded gallery of rattan and stone for the afternoon, and an emerald-and-brass bar indoors for everything that comes after.

And then the lights come up

After dark the wings are lit from beneath, the bar wall glows, and the building reads from the beach as a lantern.

02 — What is Mirabilis

Mirabilis is Latin for wondrous. It is also the name of a flower that opens at four in the afternoon and stays open all night.

Ours does much the same. The doors open at noon for people who want lunch with their feet almost in the sand. By late afternoon the terrace fills for the light. By nine the bar is the loudest room on this stretch of coast.

One address, three quite different places to be — which is the whole idea.

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Two guests with drinks on the terrace, above the gold Mirabilis crest set into the parapet

03 — One day, three rooms · 12:00

Lunch, with your feet almost in the sand.

Long tables under the wing, the sea filling the whole window, and a kitchen that leans Mediterranean in the morning and Asian by the afternoon.

03 — One day, three rooms · 17:30

Sundowners. The reason people drive out here.

The sun goes down behind you and lands in the palms; the sea turns the colour of the glass in your hand. Nobody minds if you turn around to watch it.

03 — One day, three rooms · 21:00

Then the lights come up on the bar wall.

Emerald tile, brass fans overhead, and the monogram lit behind the bottles. Late kitchen, long list, and a room that stays loud until close.

23:00

05 — The signatures

What people come back for.

Six-spice beef

The dish that shows up in almost every review of this place. Charred hard, spiced dark, and served without ceremony.

Katafi prawns

Wrapped in shredded kataifi pastry and fried until the whole thing shatters. Order them before the sun goes down.

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Anything, at that table by the rail

There are four seats on the north edge of the deck where the sea fills your entire field of view. Ask for them when you book.

A cocktail by the pool

The bar list runs six pages. The short version: something long and citric before sundown, something brown and stirred after it.

06 — The spaces

Four rooms, one horizon.

The Rooftop Deck
Open to the sky and the sea on three sides. Best table in the building between five and seven.
Seats 60

The Poolside Lawn
Grass, palms and a free-form pool that runs almost to the sand. Our largest event space.
Standing 250

The Sea Gallery
Shaded rattan seating along the full sea-facing edge — the room for a long lunch.
Seats 80

The Emerald Bar
Indoors, jade tile and brass, with the whisky wall behind the monogram. Where the night ends up.
Standing 120

07 — Private & events

A pool, a lawn, a rooftop and 180° of horizon.

Birthdays, receptions, brand launches, sundowner sessions and corporate offsites. Tell us the date and the headcount — we will come back with a plan and a number.

Largest space: 250 standing
Seated dining: up to 140
Spaces: 4 + full buyout
Notice: from 72 hours

Enquire about an event or call +91 91181 23450

08 — What guests say

Four-point-something, everywhere it counts.

4.0

District

302 ratings

4.1

magicpin

262 ratings

4.4

EazyDiner

139 ratings

“Ambience 4.1, service 4.2 — the terrace at sunset is the whole reason to make the drive.”District, aggregated guest scores

“Notable for the six-spice beef and the katafi prawns; praised for ambience and hospitality.”District venue summary

“A beachfront spot with rooftop, poolside and sea-view seating.”Listed features across platforms

Third-party ratings read on 10 September 2026 — re-check before launch.

09 — Gallery

A year on this stretch of coast.

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10 — Visit

Akkarai. Twenty minutes past Thiruvanmiyur, on the sea side.

Address: 5, T.V.S. Avenue, Akkarai
Injambakkam, East Coast Road
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600115
Every day: 12:00 — 23:00
Kitchen: Kitchen last orders 22:30. Sundowners begin around 17:30.
Telephone: +91 91181 23450
Parking: Valet and self-parking on site. Coming from the city, the turn is on your right just after the TVS Avenue signal — take it slowly, it arrives quickly.

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Mirabilis seen from directly overhead, between East Coast Road and Akkarai beach

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Where the road endsand the seabegins.

A building with its back to the road and its face to the water.

Two white wings on the sand

A pool between you and the sea

Rooms that follow the sun

And then the lights come up

Lunch, with your feet almost in the sand.

Sundowners. The reason people drive out here.

Then the lights come up on the bar wall.

Twelve pages of food, six of bar.

Soups & Salads

Seafood Special

Small Plates

Tandoor

Asian Woks

Indian Mains

Pizza & Burger

Quiet Sweets

What people come back for.

Six-spice beef

Katafi prawns

Anything, at that table by the rail

A cocktail by the pool

Four rooms, one horizon.

The Rooftop Deck

The Poolside Lawn

The Sea Gallery

The Emerald Bar

A pool, a lawn, a rooftop and 180° of horizon.

Four-point-something, everywhere it counts.

A year on this stretch of coast.

Akkarai. Twenty minutes past Thiruvanmiyur, on the sea side.

Call us to book a table.