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The Best Dosa in Toronto

The best dosa in Toronto is light and savoury, crisp, slightly sour and endlessly adaptable. A vessel for fiery chutneys or satisfying curries, it's a food that can also be filled with a number of zesty, creamy, comforting ingredients to stand stunningly on its own.

Here is the best dosa in Toronto.


Minerva Tiffins
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Minerva Tiffins

This simple Scarborough spot saves the fanfare for its extensive menu — which includes multiple versions of dosa, from traditional to modern. Though it's hard to tire of masala dosa and fragrant hara bhara dosa, there's also pizza dosa and s'mores dosa, for days when your cravings are hard to pin down.

South Indian Dosa Mahal
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South Indian Dosa Mahal

This warm Roncesvalles Village spot tempts with a vegetarian menu that also includes vegan and gluten-free options. Whether stuffed with potato masala curry, ordered plain, with sambar and chutney, or crispy paper style, the kitchen's dosas are as satisfying as they are large.


Dosa Twist
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Dosa Twist

Etobicoke is home to this dosa-centric spot, where fermented rice and lentil batter transforms into a bevy of aromatic, savoury dishes and shareable snacks. Seven days a week, the team's spicy karala dosa, gunpowder dosa, cheese bomb dosa and more find their way into hungry diners' hands.

Saravanaa Bhavan Scarborough
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Saravanaa Bhavan Scarborough

At the Scarborough location of this international chain, vegetarians delight in a menu that caters to their every need. Served with coconut, tomato and special chutneys, for dipping, dosas are available dressed with nothing more than a dollop of ghee or wrapped around hearty fillings, from spiced potatoes to dried fruit and nuts.


Karaikudi
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Karaikudi

Toddler-sized dosas are understandable social media stars at this sizeable Scarborough space. Happily, the team's culinary chops match its flair for drama, and families pack in for a wealth of fragrant South Indian staples. Devote some time to surveying the menu, and find a number of dosas cooked with ghee, extra spices, eggs, potatoes, onions and more.


Dosa Kitchen
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Dosa Kitchen

An Indian fusion restaurant, this casual Scarborough spot doles out dosas, pizzas and pastas in equal measure. With more than 50 dosa options, it can be hard to decide which one to sample. Just know that each — from pasta dosa and coriander masala onion dosa, to American chop suey dosa and aloo chili dosa — is thin, crisp, softly sour, and one heck of a meal.

Anjappar Chettinad
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Anjappar Chettinad

Traditional recipes lead to satisfied diners at this family-friendly Scarborough restaurant. Eat with a crowd and pair a tableful of tasty finds with delicate dosas that are big enough to share. From spicy and buttery to cheese-filled and plain, the menu covers all the must-haves.


Charminar
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Charminar

Fresh and flavourful, the food at this chain, with locations in Scarborough and Brampton, is a beacon to its legions of admirers. Among the highlights? Chicken 65 dosa, bursting with the spicy, crunchy fan-favourite dish, and the appetite-quashing, double-sized 70 MM dosa, served with chutneys and sambar.

Udupi Palace
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Udupi Palace

Little India’s go-to for vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free South Indian food, this spot sates cravings for pakoras, thali, curries and dosas of every ilk. The range includes feathery-light paper dosas, hearty stuffed dosas and myriad dosas that fill the gaps in between.

Lead photo by

Fareen Karim at Dosa Kitchen. Additional photos by @letsfuckingeat of Anjappar Chettinad


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