Mini MADRAS

You'll find Mini Madras tucked away on Montague Place, where the lunch crowd spills out onto the pavement and the smell of coconut, curry leaves and hot oil hits you before you've opened the door. This is straightforward South Indian food done properly—crispy dosas with proper sambar, uttapam that's thick and charred at the edges, and curries that don't mess about. The place itself is compact and unpretentious, exactly what you want from a neighbourhood spot that's clearly been built on word-of-mouth and regulars who know their stuff. Whether you're after vegetarian comfort food or something with bite, it's the kind of place where you eat well without ceremony.