Ayyar's Cafe

Varanasi


Excellent, no-nonsense choice off the tourist path for South Indian masala dosa, and its spicier cousin, the Mysore dosa. Also one of the few cheapies to serve filtered coffee. The set meals are a great deal. It's tucked away at the end of a short covered alley signed 'New Keshari Readymade' off Dashashwamedh Rd.


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