Fodor's Expert Review Madras New Woodlands Restaurant

This no-frills vegetarian restaurant is a long-running local favorite and one of the better south Indian restaurants in vibrant Little India. Opt for the thali if you're hungry: it's a large platter of dosai (pancakes) with three spiced vegetables, curd, dhal, rasam (hot and sour soup), papadam, and Indian-style condiments. Also recommended are the paper dosai, a thin, crispy rice flour crepe in an enormous roll served with two spicy coconut chutneys and rasam. Make sure you order a cup of their freshly brewed masala tea with hand pulled froth.