Format × City
Open a Casual Dining in Chennai
Sit-down dine-in with full menu, alcohol optional, 40-100 seats.
The Casual Dining × Chennai numbers
Total capex
₹68.36 L
Monthly fixed OPEX
₹5.2 L
Total funding needed
₹84 L
QSR prime rent
₹90–280/sqft
Working capital
₹7.73 L
Based on Forkcast capex dataset (200+ Indian restaurant openings 2023-2026), with T1-tier rent and labour adjustments.
Capex breakdown
| Line | Range (₹ L) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen equipment | 12.8 | Ranges, refrigeration, exhaust, dishwasher, prep, dry storage. |
| Interiors & furniture | 19.6 | Fit-out, false ceiling, lighting, seating, signage. |
| Property deposit | 21.76 | Typically 4–12 months of rent depending on format and location. |
| Licences & approvals | 1.97 | FSSAI, GST, fire NOC, trade licence, signage — state-specific. |
| POS & tech | 0.6 | Petpooja / UrbanPiper hardware + first-year software. |
| Branding & pre-launch marketing | 2.75 | Logo, menu design, soft-launch ads, influencer seeding. |
| Pre-opening inventory | 1.15 | Dry storage, proteins, and opening-week ingredient stock. |
| Working capital (30–45 days) | 7.73 | Bridge aggregator T+7–14 settlement vs vendor cash terms. |
Next steps
Use the free tools to go deeper on the Casual Dining × Chennai setup:
- Full capital estimator for Chennai - toggle formats, edit size
- Chennai cuisine demand heatmap - pick the cuisine before the format
- Viability score - Casual Dining × your cuisine × Chennai
- Licence checklist for tamil nadu
- 90-day survival playbook
FAQ
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