| Courtyard Restaurant at Le Dupleix | White Town, Pondicherry | Set in a French colonial heritage bungalow, this restaurant has a picturesque stone courtyard with a large old mango tree providing shade. The ambience is intimate, calm, tropical, and elegant. |
| Villa Shanti | White Town | A boutique-hotel’s restaurant with seating spilling into a patio / courtyard, surrounded by vertical garden touches. Combines European + Indian design sensibilities, foliage, open air feel. |
| Coromandel Cafe | White Town (inside La Maison Rose) | Laid-out with an indoor-outdoor tropical garden setting; palm trees, greenery, relaxed seating; heritage building with vibrant walls. Good for brunch or relaxed meals. |
| Chez Francis (at Dune de L’Orient) | White Town | The restaurant’s courtyard was previously overrun with trees and has been restored, retaining foliage, red oxide / brick-floored courtyard, heritage walls. Very romantic, lush. |
| Cherrypond café | White Town | Housed in a >100-year-old heritage bungalow; features a charming indoor courtyard, stone walls, lots of greenery, pastel coloured walls and doors that open up to the courtyard. |
