A beloved South Indian vegetarian restaurant that has been quietly excellent for years. Annpurna does dosas, idli, sambar, and thali meals with a purity and consistency that dedicated regulars swear by.
Neighbourhood: Roncesvalles · Address: 1085 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto, ON · Hours: Mon–Thu 11:30AM–9:30PM | Fri–Sat 11:30AM–10PM | Sun 11:30AM–9PM · Price Range: $ · Phone: (416) 537-4201 · Website: https://annpurna.ca · Editorial status: Not yet verified
You don’t see South Indian vegetarian done this well in the west end, especially at prices that haven’t gone off the deep end. If you want to eat hundreds of excellent dosas over the years, this is where you’d do it.
Annpurna isn’t about glossy plating or Insta moments—it’s about honest-to-goodness South Indian veg recipes cooked for locals, by people who know and care. There’s no butter chicken or tikka here, just a tight menu of regional staples at prices that let you come back every week. Many regulars literally have a usual.
Annpurna has been anchoring the Roncesvalles strip with South Indian vegetarian cooking for over a decade. Their menu is all-veg and leans hard into classics like paper-thin dosas, fluffy idli, and deeply savoury sambar. The narrow dining room is unfancy but neat, run by a friendly team who take genuine pride in their food but let the dosa and thali do the talking. Regulars tend to order without glancing at the menu.
No, walk-ins are the norm—there's almost always a table.
Definitely the masala dosa, with its crispy shell and proper coconut chutney.
Small groups (up to 6) are comfortable, but the space fills up and isn’t set up for big parties.
Most mains $10–$15; you can eat well for under $20 per person.
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