My South Indian roots play a major role in my insistence that dosas and idlis are terrible at most restaurants. On days I can’t ignore the cravings, N and I journey to King’s Circle.
There is a long standing debate on which of the 2 restaurants in King’s Circle are better- Cafe Mysore or Madras Cafe? To me there its Cafe Mysore all the way. Eating here is as good as being home and been a favourite of my family for generations. In a rare moment we managed to convice V- a diehard Madras Cafe loyalist to join us at Cafe Mysore
N asked for her favorite – Masala Dosa, I ordered a plain dosa and V ordered a kottho idli (Idli steamed in a Jackfruit leaf) with coconut chutney and sambar. I love adding a bit of the spicy mologapudi to go with it.
The dosas were so crispy and melted in the mouth, as was the idli. Making the most of our trip there, we ordered the second course – pineapple shira and rasam vada. While the shira wasn’t very exciting (I think it was a bit too dry for my liking though N enjoyed it alot), the rasam vada was absolutely fantastic with the outside nice and crisp and the inside soft like a sponge. The slight tanginess of the rasam complimented the vada. V enjoyed it so much that he commented that he found Cafe Mysore better than Madras Cafe. Round one to Cafe Mysore!
Reasonably priced and a familiar atmosphere that transports me back to one of the small fast food joints that I grew up eating with my grandfather, Cafe Mysore is almost like home away from home!
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