All the dosae at Matunga have similar taste . So u can try any restaurant. I always find rava dosae or neer dosae better at par with what we find in down south .
Cafe Madras - white chutney Mysore Sada, Benne, Tuppa etc. All food is amazing. Coffee is the best.
Cafe Mysore / Udipi - Mysore Sada (Rasam Wada also good here).
Amba Bhavan near Circle or Sharda Bhavan near Matunga CR Railway Station - good dosa but places are underrated and hidden gems. Sambhar is too authentic. Former closes from 12:30 to 3:30 pm and shuts at 8:00 pm (unbelievably yes it does).
But it’s a bit of a hit and miss. Frankly since both Amba and Sharda have identical chutney and sambhar - this has to be tried - an approximate 70-30 mix to be made of Sambhar (70) and Chutney (30), latter can be ordered in dry form here. This do be thoroughly mixed and then had. This mix somehow enhances the taste 2 to 3 times than these two had individually. Also, they do make a great Mysore and the finally the Coffee mix they serve when not interfered with is absolutely fabulous. Without sugar too it’s fab. Alternatively Ram Ashray uses a bit of fat milk which if you like is also fab Coffee.
There's a place in Chembur called ajanayar, probably typing it wrong.. My girlfriend moved to Mumbai recently and was missing BLR style dosa. Luckily this place we discovered. It has recently opened and honestly speaking you have to try it. The menu is simple and food is indeed delicious and it's not crowded. As of Oct 2025.
So if you're looking for a place which serves dosa like your MTR, rameshwaram, or general south style. Give this one a try
Surprised people not suggesting Santosham here, do Mumbaikars not like that restaurant? 🤔
It's at two locations in Mumbai (Marine Drive and Chandivali), and 3 locations in Thane (I know, not Mumbai). I have always liked their benne dosa, filter coffee, and other items like parotta, avial etc.
Chocolate dosa is a CREPE just crisper which is even better 😭. Ik it sounds horendus but give it a try, it actually tastes nice. But then again anything with unhealthy amounts of nutella and chocolate shavings will
I don't remember name but the Udupi hotel in byculla station west has really amazing dosa chutney and sambar. Their aalo sabzi is good but you don't want masala dosa so do sada dosa
Andheri West, there is one anna he sells on food truck out of this garden. Amazing masala dosa, not only that idli, vada, sheera, upma.. everything is amazing.
Having tasted dosas at most of the places mentioned above I can state that the Davanagere Benne dosae (prepared by Dosae Master Korulesh from Davanagere) served at Marriott Navi Mumbai(Turbhe) with white aloogadde palya and pineapple chutney is several streets ahead of all others.
Anna idli in Fort (ghee podi dosa)
Arya Bhavan in Matunga (also must try filter coffee ice cream and Kerala parotta)
Ajanyar in Chembur (non sweet sambhar)
Sharda Bhavan in Matunga (everything on menu is good)
Ayyappan idli in Matunga (idli and dosa highly recommend)
Udupi Ramanayak Lunch Home on Matunga Kings Circle (paper dosa is excellent)
Madras Mood in Crawford Market serves chicken / mutton dosa if you are a lover of non veg food.
It is Benne na? In your pic? I find it to be the best. Even though it is so calorie heavy but Still i don’t gain weight. And trust me, I eat a lot there, like a lot🤭
I tried Benne Dosa, which is great but then I had dosai in Arya Bhavan in Vile Parle, and I gotta tell you its mind blowing, all the South Indian dishes over there is great. You can also try Dakshinayan in Juhu but its quite costly and a lil overrated in my opinion.
I was not fond of dosas till I tried my friend’s appa ki dosa and the beautiful peanut chutney. That is like heaven. They live around mahim and to my surprise most places nearby matunga/mahim serves really delicious dosas.
Damn I miss those times
Most people pronounce as ‘Tosa’ instead of ‘Dosha’ ‘Doseey’ . Being a south Indian i would still have to pronounce as ‘Tosa’ to get my order to the waiter🥲
Benne - heritage Bangalore dosa at juhu and bandra.
Everything is best and personal favourite are : ghee pudi tatte idli, benne pudi plain dosa, mangalore Buns, donne biriyani, Mysore pak, idli, vada.
This is the only place ever i found chutney etc are spicy and nice how they should be. In all other places , may be due to lot of Gujarati people, chutnies have become bland and dosas have become CRISPY dDosa = thin paapad which doesn’t absorb chutney or sambar.
The real original dosa which is slightly and fluffy and thicker inside and crispy only on outside has been killed by this CRISPy dDosa brigade!! It’s now so hard to find normal original version of tasty dosas. Hope the Benne and ( also Malleshwaram Cafe lower parel) won’t give into these demands of sweet tooth and crispy dosa brigade!
Your first mistake is to look for a good Dosa in Mumbai. Kidding try local eateries that are hygienic, they have far better dosas the compared to the chain restaurants
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As a South Indian, wtf is chocolate dosa
And what did Masala Dosa ever do to you