Komala Vilas

Franchise or not, we like the simple but ever-reliable Komala Vilas, which has been around since 1947 and serves up all manner of thali meals, thosais, and South Indian coffee. The food comes in hearty sets on metal trays – go for the whopping vegetable biryani set ($10.50) with saffron rice, chapati, and an assortment of curries, pickles and sauces. Craving something less hefty? Opt for the thosai meal ($10) where you get a choice between paper thosai for a thin, crispy consistency; or masala thosai which is packed with more flavour and spice. The thosai sets are served with three vegetables, vegetable curry, dhal, raita, payasam, appalam and pickles.