
Mavalli Tiffin Rooms (MTR), Lalbagh Road
The flagship of a vegetarian restaurant that began in 1924 and has run from its Art Deco building on Lalbagh Road since 1959. It is widely credited with inventing the rava idli.
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The flagship of a vegetarian restaurant that began in 1924 and has run from its Art Deco building on Lalbagh Road since 1959. It is widely credited with inventing the rava idli.

The first outlet of Toit, a brewpub running since 2010 on Indiranagar's 100 Feet Road, pouring its own beers alongside wood-fired pizzas.

A vegetarian tiffin room in Malleshwaram dating to the 1920s, also called Shri Sagar, known above all for its butter-laden benne masala dosa.

A small stand-and-eat breakfast counter on Margosa Road, running since 1977, known for soft idlis, crisp vadas and its runny chutney.

Standing-only South Indian breakfast counter running since the 1960s. The short menu is idli, vada, khara bath, kesari bath and filter coffee, served with green coconut chutney and no sambar.

Vegetarian eatery in Gandhi Bazaar, open since 1943 and originally set up to feed students. Its signature is a crisp, butter-topped masala dosa from a short South Indian menu.

Family-run café-restaurant that began as a bakery in 1940; the restaurant opened in 1952. It keeps its colonial-era wooden furniture, fans and mirrors and is known for its breakfasts.