Explore the quintessential Tamilian breakfast staple, dosa, also a sought-after South Indian snack for all

A disc of crispness, plain otherwise filled with a spicy onion-potato masala, dipped in piping hot flavoursome sambar or freshly ground coconut chutney is a national crowd pleaser. Benne or butter-drenched dosa happens to be the current top-pick. Explore dosa stops that go beyond sada dosa.

Benne in Girgaon Chowpatty, Bandra & Juhu

Akhil Iyer and Shriya Narayan launched Benne in Bandra as Bangalore’s darshini-style (QSR) eatery with a filter coffee kiosk. Benne or white butter-oozing dosas and hot podi idlis became soul satisfying markers. Spurred by its success, it expanded from Bandra with stand-and-eat facility to limited seating capacity in Juhu, and today has a third bigger outlet in Chowpatty with standing and seating sections serving Thatte idlis, Filter coffee soft serve, Iced filter coffee, and Mysorepak for dessert.

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