Local businesses in Madurai
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 112
- Namma Biryani; AMMAN VEG RESTAURANT; Hotel New Sri Sabareesh; Krishnan Mess; CK's Bakery; Sri Sapthagiri Tiffin Park; SRI RAM COFFEE CORNER; Gowri Krishna; Hotel Sree Sabarees; Shanmuga Multi Cuisine Restaurant
- Hotels and lodges: 73
- The Lost Hostels, Madurai; Hotel Sree Devi; Avea Accommodation; Hotel The Metropole; Padmam; Adyar Ananda Bhavan A2B Veg Restaurant - Vilakuthoon Madurai; Hotel Royal Court; Hotel Senthil Residency; JC Residency Hotel; Nithyaa Grand
- Attractions and museums: 8
- Gandhi Memorial Museum; Tirumalai Nayak Palace; Vaishnavi Guhana; Government Museum - Madurai; Gallery Kutir Asthi Peedam; Madurai Maqbara; Temple Holy Car Shelter
- Cinemas and theatres: 16
- Annamalai Theatre; Shanmuga Cinemas; Sakthi Cinemas; Ambiga Cinemas; Gopuram Cinemas; JAZZ & ARSH CINEMAS; Priya Complex; Vetri Cinemas Madurai; Tamil Jaya; Abirami Ambigai theatre
- Places of worship: 83
- Kazimar Big Mosque; Saint Mary's Cathedral Church; Karuppana Sami Temple; Murugan Temple; Arulmigu Vandiyur Mariamman Temple; Sri Meenakshi Amman Temple complex; Yogi Ramsuratkumar Gurukshethram; Arulmigu Prasanna Venkatachalapathy Temple; Pudhu Mandapam; Ayyapan Temple
- Parks and stadiums: 29
- MGR Race Course Stadium; SDAT - Swimming Pool; Madurai International Hockey Stadium; Meenakshi Park; Badminton; Barathi Park; Parade ground of Armed Reserve Police Force; Peraringar Anna Eco Park; Rajaji Park; Walker's Club
- Clothing shops: 31
- Aala garments; Rajmahal Silks; ZUDIO - MR Shopping, Madurai; Zudio - Iyyapan Square, Madurai; Westside - Lakshmi Sundaram, Madurai; Madurai Ganapathy Silks Emporium; Sri Vaari Silks; Tamilnadu State Handloom Emporium; Autographs Boutique; Madurai Khadi Bhavan
- Jewellers: 7
- Bhima Jewellery Madurai; Sri Abinaya Jewellers; Chemmanur International Jewellers; Lalitha jewelry; Sree Thangam Jewellery; Thangamayil jewelry; Joyalukkas
- Salons and beauty shops: 7
- Siva Saloon and Beauty Parlour; Outline Saloon & Tattoos; Right Choice; Karthikeyan Saloon; Look7 saloon; Style Supream Men' Salon & Spa
- Bakeries and sweet shops: 16
- Manimaran Bakery and Sweets; Naveen Bakery; Raja Barley; Amiratham Sweet Home; BG Naidu Sweets Shop K.Pudur Madurai; Thank U Bakery & Cafe - Goripalayam, Madurai; Shri Krishna Coffee Sweets & Bakery; Jayaram Bakery and Sweets; Bread n brown; Great idly (5 ruppe) perfect chutny
Madurai facts
- District
- Madurai district
- Area
- about 147.97 sq km, about 101 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 625001 (Madurai West), 625104 (Madurai Agricultural College), 625002 (Madurai Corporation Building), 625020 (Madurai Courts)
- Places nearby
- Meenakshi Temple (historic Hindu temple, 1 km), Albert Victor Overbridge (bridge, 1 km), Goripalayam Mosque (mosque, 1 km), Koodal Azhagar Temple (perumal temple, 1 km)
- Culture and food
- Madurai is called Thoonga Nagaram, the city that never sleeps, for its active night life, and it draws many tourists from India and abroad. Thirumalai Nayak Palace was built in the Indo-Saracenic style.
- History
- Madurai is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities of Tamil Nadu, dating to the 3rd century BCE, and the Sangam-era site of Keeladi lies about 12 km south-east of the city.
- Local economy
- Madurai was traditionally an agrarian society with paddy as the main crop, and cotton was introduced on the black soils of the district during Nayaka rule in the 16th century.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.