9 editor picks in Delhi.
9 south indian places in Delhi we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Delhi | South Indian across every city.
Saravana Bhavan on Atul Grove Road off Janpath in Delhi serves South Indian vegetarian food from 07:00: ghee roast dosas, idli, vada and filter coffee.
OrderThe ghee paper roast masala dosa with a pot of filter coffee.
TipIt opens at 07:00 for dosa breakfasts; at lunch the thalis are the way to try several dishes in one order.
Naivedyam in Connaught Place, Delhi, is a South Indian vegetarian room for dosas, uttapam, dahi vada and vegetable korma with Malabar parotta from 09:00.
OrderA masala dosa, or vegetable korma with flaky Malabar parotta.
TipIt opens at 09:00, so it works for a South Indian breakfast before a day in Connaught Place and Janpath.
Sagar Ratna, the South Indian vegetarian chain Jayaram Banan founded in Delhi in 1986, runs this Outer Circle branch in Connaught Place from 08:00 daily.
OrderThe ghee roast masala dosa, with idli chaat to share.
TipGroups can order the four-foot dosa from the menu; it opens at 08:00, early enough for a South Indian breakfast in Connaught Place.
Indian Coffee House on the second floor of Mohan Singh Place in Delhi is a cooperative-run canteen with fading hand-painted signs, filter coffee and pakoras.
OrderFilter coffee with a plate of pakoras or an omelette.
TipDo not expect speed: the waiters take their time, which is the point; it closes at 20:30, so come for coffee rather than dinner.
Andhra Canteen in M Block of Connaught Place, Delhi, serves Andhra-style biryani, dosas and masala uttapam, the biryani plated thali-style with salan.
OrderThe masala uttapam, a thick lentil-and-rice pancake topped with onion and chilli.
TipOrder the biryani, which comes on a thali with salan, raita and salad; a short wait at peak lunch is normal.
Swagath has served South Indian and coastal seafood dishes in Delhi's Defence Colony Market since 2001, built around Chettinad chicken and fish curry.
OrderThe Chettinad chicken with a Malabar parotta.
TipWeekday lunch is quieter than the dinner rush that starts around 20:00.
Carnatic Cafe plates dosa, idli and filter coffee from a Meherchand Market corner, a South Indian breakfast counter in Delhi's Lodhi Colony.
TipThe Malleshwaram 18th Cross and ghee roast dosas draw the biggest crowd, so expect a wait of about thirty minutes.
Andhra Bhavan runs a canteen near India Gate in Delhi, serving an unlimited Andhra thali of rice, sambar, rasam and curries to any walk-in visitor.
OrderThe unlimited vegetarian thali with a side of chicken fry.
TipParking is scarce around Ashoka Road, so come by cab or two-wheeler; try the tamarind pickle kept on the tables.
Naivedyam serves crisp dosas and filter coffee from a temple-themed room in Hauz Khas Village, Delhi, the vegetarian chain's original branch, since 1994.
OrderMysore masala dosa with a filter coffee.
TipLook for Shop 1; weekend mornings open an hour earlier than weekdays, at 09:00.
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