Restaurant

Chai Pani

Decatur · Casual Dine In · $$

James Beard Outstanding Restaurant serving Indian street food chaat, okra fries, and lunch buffet in Decatur.

Family FriendlyCasualChill

Closed· Opens 11:30 AM tomorrow

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Restaurant

Chai Pani

Decatur · Casual Dine In · $$

James Beard Outstanding Restaurant serving Indian street food chaat, okra fries, and lunch buffet in Decatur.

Family FriendlyCasualChill

Closed· Opens 11:30 AM tomorrow

Reserve Menu Directions Call

Dining Details

Reservations

Walk-in

Service Style

Casual Dine In

About

Chai Pani is Chef Meherwan Irani's James Beard Outstanding Restaurant (2022) serving Indian street food across locations in Asheville, Decatur, and Washington DC. The Decatur dinner menu features chaat staples like Disco Bhel with pomegranate and the signature Matchstick Okra Fries, alongside the Kashmiri Fried Chicken sandwich and Parsi-spiced Sloppy Jai. A lunch buffet runs daily with prices starting at $16.99 on weekdays, and the Asheville location offers a full thali-style buffet with butter chicken, saag paneer, and gulab jamun.

Good For

Date NightFamily FriendlyQuick BiteBrunch

Featured In

Eater AtlantaAtlanta's 38 Best RestaurantsThis Michelin-recommended Indian restaurant in Decatur is owned by chef Meherwan Irani, and led by chef de cuisine and James Beard Best Chef: Southeast finalist, Sahar Siddiqi. Expect creative riffs on Indian street food, including corn or the seasonal peach bhel chaat, pani puri, and okra fries. The paneer or chicken kathi rolls are flavorful, hearty meals on their own, but do end with gulab jamun and chai. The restaurant launched a lunch buffet in 2022 that features its most popular dishes, in

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