Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Indian
Fast food
Take-out
Sri Lankan

Sri Lankan and South Indian vegetarian food restaurant with several outlets in Kandy. Specializes in dosa. Open Mon-Sun 7:00am-9:30pm.


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64 Reviews

First Review by LobkeBrasseur

dairyfreesweetie

Points +94

Vegan
10 Nov 2024

Busy for good reason!

Enjoyed by locals and tourists alike, this place is v busy at dinner time but the dosas are quick and delicious with really good service. Everything is cheap and fresh. The juices take longer to arrive than the food!

Pros: Masala dosa, String hoppers, Clearly labelled vegan options

DonaldPump

Points +208

Vegan
03 Nov 2024

Cheap and authentic

The restaurant convinced us with its excellent value for money and tasty dosas. Minus 1 star because the number of fully vegan options is limited.

It's very busy and waiting times can be long.

Pros: Clearly labeled vegan options , Cheap

scareglow

Points +342

Vegan
26 Sep 2024

Came back every day

So glad I discovered this place thanks to HappyCow. Delicious and cheap South Indian food. Vegan options are clearly label in this outlet - there is another one down the street with exactly the same menu but no detailed info. I guess it's more for locals while this one was 80% tourists every time I went. I personally loved the onion dosa and papaya juice but I tried to sample most of the vegan options and they were all delicious. Highly recommended.

Pros: clearly labelled vegan options , fast, cheap

kenyanhippie

Points +81

Vegetarian
20 Aug 2024

Good food. Decent prices.

It's pretty popular so food might take a while to get to you. The food is good. I ordered a Masala dosa but the curry bowl was a room temp instead of hot. They were probably dealing with a lot more customers than usual.

Pros: Great price, Tasted good, Great location - Near the Sacred Tooth Temple

Cons: Food took longer than expected to come out, Curry was lukewarm

GeorgieGilmer

Points +273

Vegan
20 Aug 2024

Delicious and flavourful food

We loved our food here. A lot of vegan options on the menu, clearly labelled. Food had lots of flavour and not too spicy, lovely service. Highly recommend. We had masala dosa, poori set, ulundu vada, bonda.

Pros: Lots of options, Flavourful, Clearly labelled menu

ScherylHay

Points +535

Vegan
02 Aug 2024

Delicious 😋

The food was freshly cooked and served really fast. Good service and great variety of dishes

Pros: Flavours were amazing , Friendly fast service , Good price

Cons: Don’t use napkins only paper

LakenSemmens

Points +110

Vegan
26 Jun 2024

So yum!

Amazing vegan food we had been in Sri Lanka 4 days and this has been the best food so far! Dosa meals are big and so cheap ! Flavourful curries !
Ended up ordering for dinner delivered on Uber eats as well!

Pros: Flavourful, So cheap, Super quick and nice staff

Cons: None !!

greta.b8

Points +1090

Vegan
01 Apr 2024

Nothing Special

Felt like a fast food place. Food was decent, but definitely had better. Staff were superb! Okay for when hungry and in the area, but no need to come specifically for the food.

heather6thsense

Points +495

Vegan
11 Feb 2024

Great find in Candy

This is a wonderful place. There is an area where you can wash your hands and everyone wears a hat keeping their hair tidy. The food is delicious and lots of local people eat there. I love this place.

Pros: Clean, Friendly service , Cheap

Suzieg

Points +677

Vegan
05 Jan 2024

Vegan thali

The menu is clearly labelled with vegan drinks and options, everything is veggie. Going off the reviews we opted for the vegan thali, all of it was very tasty but some of the curries were a little cold.

We loved the coconut cake and even got some to take away.

Incredible value for money.

thechickpeas

Points +935

Vegan
29 Dec 2023

Best dosa and coconut chutney

I’ve had SO MANY dosas and this one absolutely takes the cake (or takes the dosa?).

The mushroom dosa was so incredibly delicious: spicy, coconuty, fresh, and so umami! Coconut chutney was also fantastic and I could have easily slurped bowls of that stuff…

MerikWesterveld

Points +817

Vegan
17 Dec 2023

Decent food and super cheap

The food is decent, fast and super cheap. Not the most tasteful Indian food that I have ever had but it was good. Would recommend for a quick lunch or dinner.

pichapraew

Points +198

Vegetarian
22 Nov 2023

Nice place for Dosa

We made a stop here because of the rain and it turned out to be very good.

We had mushroom dosa and kara dosa extra with chapathi set. Good portion for a reasonable price.

The whole place smells like hot oil. It kind of sticks to our clothes and hair.

Waitress is very kind.

Pros: Good food, Cheap, All veggie

Cons: The whole place smells like hot oil

nfreitas23

Points +18

Vegan
03 Mar 2023

Nice stop

The dosa itself is very good, however the chutney were not amazing. The service is fast. In comparation to other local services is a bit expensive. Very clean. The lime juice was a bit disappointing for me

Updated from previous review on 2023-03-03

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Clean, Good service

Cons: Chutney are not amazing, Lime juice also disappointing

JunkyardOtter

Points +490

Vegan
18 Feb 2023

Good fast dosa and short eats at a good price

Busy vegetarian spot across from the temple. Lots of seating. Nothing is explicitly marked as vegan, but some of the dosa options are vegan (plain, onion, masala) as well as the bonda and vadai. Prices are pretty low for all of it.

I ate breakfast here most days when I was in Kandy. No major complaints; they messed my order up a few times but it was easily resolved. The dosa are tasty and big, but a little oily. Long opening hours. Would recommend it for breakfast or after a visit to the temple for the end of day ceremony.

There's a quieter branch a few minutes walk up the road if this one is too busy.

GuruYoga

Points +438

Vegan
12 Nov 2022

All in all amazing

Quick and friendly service, tasty and cheap

Pros: Tasty, Filling, Cheap

Nieve

Points +4247

Vegan
15 May 2022

Cheap, quick, and big portions

There are quite a few choices on the menu, probably half are vegan. I tried the onion uttapam which is a thicker pancake made with the dosa batter - I'd recommend sticking to the thinner/normal dosa. It came with three curies and a gent working there would refill our curries if he saw we had finished them. It was very cheap and you'll definitely leave full. The place can be quite busy, there's another location just down the road if you want a quieter spot

GabiBlue

Points +761

Vegan
18 Mar 2022

really tasty dosas

came here after a long day of travelling which maybe wasn’t the best idea as it was very hectic and busy and had to wait a while to find a table. have to order at the counter and then they bring over your food which is pretty efficient. cutlery on the side and a sink to wash your hands if you eat the dosa the proper way ! very tasty and full of locals which is always a good sign as you know you are about to have a really authentic tasty meal. also so cheap.

lokalvegan

Points +1643

Vegan
10 Jan 2022

Tasty but the place looks dirty :(

I must admit that the food tastes good. I went there three times and each time I had a masala dosa (with potatoes). They also give three sides with the dosa. But the place looks really dirty and not hygienic. I think it does need some renovation, though it is always crowded. The staff is friendly.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Tasty, Accept cards

Cons: Dirty

aviganlife

Points +65

Vegan
06 Jan 2022

Vegan dosas!

Great spot with a good selection of vegan dosas. I got the onion dosa but would probably get the masala dosa next time!

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Cheap , Tasty snacks

Cons: Unclear which dosas are vegan

MichaelRobinson

Points +3368

Vegan
03 Mar 2020

Double Dose Of Dosa

We were staying less than 5 minutes from this place, I saw it from across the street and then went in the wrong place as there is another vegetarian dosa place 2 doors down. So instead of lunch we came here for dinner, the guy who took our order told us which ones were vegan so I had the onion dosa and my girlfriend had the masala dosa, both were fresh and delicious.

Pros: Vegan options, Inexpensive

MikaelaMagnusson

Points +26

Vegan
05 Feb 2020

Loved the food!

The dosas were amazing! And big! Many different vegan options and really cheap as well. Really recommend it!

valepaz

Points +283

Vegan
29 Jan 2020

Huge portions

The dosas were great yet huge, we couldn’t finish them but they were delicious

Pros: Good local vibe

HarlieRush

Points +180

Vegan
28 Jan 2020

The best breakfast, lunch, dinner, whenever!

We are here for multiple meals, and everything was amazing. We tried dosa at a different place and immediately regretted it, theres nothing like this place. Favorites are the various dosas, and the ginger tea.

Pros: Opens early, Huge variety of cheap, delicious food , Friendly helpful staff

Cons: None! This place is perfect

RockvilleVeg

Points +88

Vegan
19 Jan 2020

So good!

When we visited Kandy, my wife and I went here multiple times and even got food to go during our trip back to Colombo. The prices were amazing and the food was great as well. I highly recommend it!

JenAinsworth

Points +19

Vegetarian
05 Dec 2019

So happy I found this place

I was in Kandy for 3 nights and I ate here every single day. The Masala Dosa is to die for, the masala chai tea (not vegan) is amazing, there’s a great selection of juices, and the staff are lovely. Oh, and it’s SO cheap. You must eat here!

Pros: Delicious , Friendly , Cheap

PatiLamour

Points +1196

Vegan
02 Dec 2019

Delicious!

We went there for breakfast and had a masala dosa and an onion dosa. Both were very tasty and delicious.




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