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The best Masala Dosa in Mumbai

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.Cafe Madras

    King's Circle, Matunga East Dadar, Matunga and Parel

    Open
    7am-2.30pm and 4-10.30pm, shut Mondays
    Where
    Ground Floor, Kamakshi Building, 391/B Bhaudaji Road, King's Circle, near Maheshwari Udyan, Matunga East, Mumbai 400019

    The Mysore masala dosa is the one to order, with the coarse podi on the side. Shut on Mondays, and there is a break between half two and four, so time it.

    What to orderMysore masala dosa with the house podi

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  2. Number 2.Ram Ashraya (Matunga East original)

    Matunga East Dadar, Matunga and Parel

    Open
    5am to 9pm daily, queue from about 7.30am
    Where
    Shop 3-6, Ground Floor, Jamnadas Mansion, Laxmi Narayan Lane, off Bhandarkar Road, Matunga East, Mumbai 400019

    Order the Mysore rava masala dosa with podi, and the pineapple sheera afterwards. The queue outside starts around half seven, so come at five thirty or wait past eleven for a table.

    What to orderMysore rava masala dosa with podi

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  3. Number 3.Cafe Mysore

    King's Circle, Matunga East Dadar, Matunga and Parel

    Open
    About 7am to 10pm daily
    Where
    461, Nishant Building, Bhaudaji Road, opposite King's Circle Garden, Matunga East, Mumbai 400019

    Ask for the Mysore masala dosa, its garlicky red chutney doing most of the work. They will not customise anything, so do not bother asking for onions in it.

    What to orderMysore masala dosa

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  4. Arya Bhavan (Matunga East)

    Matunga East, opposite Matunga Central station Dadar, Matunga and Parel

    Open
    7.30am to 11pm daily
    Where
    Shop 9 & 10, Bhanujyoti Building, Lakhamsi Napoo Road, opposite Matunga Central station, Matunga East, Mumbai 400019

    Paper masala dosa, or the podi version if you want heat, with as much coconut chutney as you ask for. It sits opposite Matunga station, which means noise and almost no elbow room.

    What to orderPodi masala dosa

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  5. Benne (Bandra, 16th Road)

    Bandra West, off Pali Hill Bandra, Khar and Santacruz

    Open
    7am-3.30pm and 5-11.30pm, shut Mondays
    Where
    Shop 1, Plot 85, Louis Bell Building, 16th Road, opposite Shree Sagar, Bandra West, Mumbai 400050

    Benne masala dosa, thick and buttery rather than paper thin, with two chutneys and no sambar. You stand to eat, Mondays are off, and the queue runs to forty minutes.

    What to orderBenne masala dosa with iced filter coffee

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  6. Dakshinayan (Juhu)

    Juhu, opposite ISKCON temple Andheri, Juhu and Vile Parle

    Open
    8am to 11pm daily
    Where
    Gandhigram Road, opposite ISKCON temple, Jukarwadi, Juhu, Mumbai 400049

    Nei masala dosai, the ghee one, is the order, with a plate of the idlis alongside. The room is small and always full, so book rather than turn up at eight.

    What to orderNei masala dosai, the ghee masala dosa

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  7. KTR, Karnataka Tiffin Room (Versova)

    Versova, Andheri West Andheri, Juhu and Vile Parle

    Open
    7am-3.30pm and 5-11.30pm daily
    Where
    Shop 202, Aram Nagar Part 2, JP Road, Versova, Andheri West, Mumbai 400061

    Get the Davangere benne masala dosa and an iced filter coffee. Seating is a handful of standing counters, the room heats up badly, and menu items run out without warning.

    What to orderDavangere benne masala dosa

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  8. The Rameshwaram Cafe (Churchgate)

    Churchgate South Mumbai

    Open
    Counter 5am to midnight, upstairs 7am to 11pm
    Where
    Cambata (Eros) Building, 42 Maharshi Karve Road, opposite Churchgate station, Mumbai 400020

    Benne masala dosa on the ground floor, where you take a token and eat standing. Dosas are thick and the sambar is not sweet, so leave your Udupi expectations at the door.

    What to orderBenne masala dosa with filter coffee

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  9. Anjaneyar (Govandi)

    Govandi East, near Shatabdi Hospital Kurla, Ghatkopar and Powai

    Open
    8am-3pm and 5-10pm daily
    Where
    Gargi Complex, Waman Tukaram Patil Marg, near Shatabdi Hospital, Patil Wadi, Govandi East, Mumbai 400088

    The benne masala dosa comes crisp at the edges, and the banana sheera is heavy with ghee. Unlike the queue-driven benne places, nobody rushes you, but it shuts between three and five.

    What to orderBenne masala dosa

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  10. Anand Bhavan (Matunga East)

    Matunga East, near Maheshwari Udyan Dadar, Matunga and Parel

    Open
    7.15am to 9.45pm daily
    Where
    461/A, Ram Niwas, Dr Ambedkar Road, near Maheshwari Udyan, Matunga East, Mumbai 400019

    Their special masala dosa is worth the trip, though regulars come for the ulundu dosa made only of urad dal. Sixty-six seats, all shared, and no bookings of any kind.

    What to orderSpecial masala dosa

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  11. Porvai (Kandivali West)

    Mahavir Nagar, Kandivali West Malad, Kandivali and Borivali

    Open
    8am to 11pm daily
    Where
    16/158, Pragati Society, Siddhivinayak Nagar, MHB Colony Road, Kandivali West, Mumbai 400067

    Podi masala dosa, spicier than the standard, with the sambar left unsweetened. Prices run well above a Matunga tariff, so treat it as a sit-down meal rather than a quick tiffin.

    What to orderPodi masala dosa

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