Anna Nagar, a quaint, planned neighbourhood, was gradually going commercial for two decades; but after the Metro chugged in, business suffered. However, after COVID-19, it has become a heaven for foodies. The Second Avenue, the arterial road that runs through this once residential colony, has become the food street visited by lakhs of people every month. Till a decade ago, the locality, developed during the 1970s by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board and named after former Chief Minister C.N. Anna Durai, was known for its broad arterial roads and extensive green cover in its interior lanes.
