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The best Masala Dosa in Chennai

Also spelt dosa, masala dosai, masaal dosa and Mysore masala dosa. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Mylai Karpagambal Mess

    Mylapore Mylapore & Alwarpet

    Open
    8am to 10pm, all week
    Where
    20 East Mada Street, opposite Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Mylapore, Chennai 600004

    Order the ney podi masala dosai, thin and heavy with ghee and gunpowder. The room is cramped and shared, and the temple crowd fills it by nine, so come earlier or wait standing.

    What to orderNey podi masala dosai

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  2. Number 2.Seena Bhai 1977 Tiffin Centre

    Sowcarpet Sowcarpet & George Town

    Open
    About 6am to 11.30pm, all week
    Where
    51/105 NSC Bose Road, opposite Khazanchi Jewellery, Sowcarpet, Chennai 600079

    Everything here is built on ghee and podi, so take the ghee podi dosa. NSC Bose Road is chaotic and the counter stays busy all day, with standing room rather than tables.

    What to orderGhee podi dosa

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  3. Number 3.Krishna, New Woodlands Hotel

    Mylapore Mylapore & Alwarpet

    Open
    7am to 10.30pm daily
    Where
    New Woodlands Hotel, 72-75 Dr Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai 600004

    The ghee masala dosa comes with fresh chutneys in a hotel dining room, so no queue and no stools. Prices sit above the messes nearby, and the North Indian half of the menu is skippable.

    What to orderGhee masala dosa

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  4. Mami's Tiffen Stall

    Mylapore Mylapore & Alwarpet

    Open
    From 7am, shut 1pm to 4pm, then to 10.30pm
    Where
    New No. 7 (Old No. 4) Pitchupillai Street, Mylapore, Chennai 600004

    Ghee podi dosa is what to ask for here. They shut between about one and four, and the stall has almost no seating, so plan a late breakfast or an early evening visit.

    What to orderGhee podi dosa

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  5. Murugan Idli Shop

    T Nagar Adyar & Besant Nagar

    Open
    7am to 11pm daily
    Where
    46/13 North Usman Road, near the Yamaha showroom, T Nagar, Chennai 600017

    Ask for the ghee podi masala dosa, served on banana leaf with three chutneys. Usman Road parking is hopeless and the wait at weekend breakfast runs long, so walk in from Panagal Park.

    What to orderGhee podi masala dosa

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  6. Andhikkadai

    Velachery Velachery & Guindy

    Open
    7-11am, 12-2.30pm, 4-10pm
    Where
    No. 20 Dhandeeswaram Main Road, off Velachery Main Road, Velachery, Chennai 600042

    Nallennai dosai, cooked in sesame oil with homemade-style podi, is the order. The kitchen closes between eleven and noon and again after half two, and the lane off the main road is easy to miss.

    What to orderNallennai dosai

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  7. Prems Graama Bhojanam

    Adyar Adyar & Besant Nagar

    Open
    12-3pm and 7-10pm, daily
    Where
    23/10, 3rd Main Road, Kasturba Nagar, off Sardar Patel Road, Adyar, Chennai 600020

    The benne dosa, thick and buttery, is what regulars order off a millet menu. Note the closed afternoon: lunch ends at three and dinner starts at seven, and there is no parking.

    What to orderBenne dosa

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  8. Sapthagiri Thalluvandi

    T Nagar Adyar & Besant Nagar

    Open
    Evening cart, runs late into the night
    Where
    Pushcart beside Natesan Park, diagonally opposite Hotel Saravana Bhavan, T Nagar, Chennai 600017

    A pushcart by Natesan Park doing nei podi dosai for pocket change. Cash is easiest, there is nowhere to sit, and it works evenings into the night, so do not turn up hoping for breakfast.

    What to orderNei podi dosai

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  9. Sri Kanakadurga Sai Hot Snacks

    Thoraipakkam OMR & Sholinganallur

    Open
    7am to 8pm, all week
    Where
    Chandrasekhar Avenue, diagonally opposite KFC, Thoraipakkam, Chennai 600097

    Podi onion dosa here, or the upma pesarattu if you want the Andhra side. You eat standing at a counter opposite the KFC, and it shuts by eight in the evening.

    What to orderPodi onion dosa

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  10. Tiffin Shastra

    Anna Nagar West Anna Nagar

    Open
    7am to midnight daily
    Where
    995A/5, 2nd Avenue at 11th Main Road, Anna Nagar West, Chennai 600040

    Bangalore-style benne masala dosa, buttery and thick, is the reason to come. Hours are worth checking before you travel, and breakfast fills up fast around the second avenue school run.

    What to orderBenne masala dosa

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  11. Eating Circles

    Kilpauk T Nagar & Nungambakkam

    Open
    About 7am to 11pm
    Where
    Old No. 151 (New 132) Poonamallee High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 600010

    Bengaluru-style benne dosa and an open masala dosa are the picks on Poonamallee High Road. It is a self-service counter, so expect to hover for a table at breakfast and midweek lunch.

    What to orderOpen masala dosa

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