ROWDY RAMEN NIGHTS

Anime energy meets finely tuned culinary finesse at this new Japanese diner in Teynampet

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WALKING INTO DOUBLE Dashi feels legit like stepping into a pop-culture fever dream, with neon accents, anime posters, and a hum of chaos that's distinctly Tokyo than entering a restaurant. But if you find the walls loud, the kitchen whispers in precise, layered flavours. As Manoj Padmanabhan, restaurateur, chef, and mixologist puts it, "Everything we do balances finesse in the kitchen with fun in the dining room." The Tokyo green salad, inspired by the classic hibachistyle salads in the US, makes this clear from the start. Not the usual creamy Caesar knockoff, but a bowl that really does live up to its name, every shade of green, crisp and translucent. Lettuce and paper-thin radish arrive glossed in a carrot purée dressing, sweet enough to soften the onion rings it clings to. A scatter of