Thattu Review: Avondale's Kerala Kitchen and Chicago's Most Personal Indian Restaurant
Kappa bonda, kadala curry with appam and pork chop peralan. Why Thattu is the Kerala restaurant the New York Times and Eater couldn't stop talking about.
Mayura Review: Culver City's Family-Run Kerala Kitchen and Its Fish Curry
Kerala fish curry with appam, ghee roast dosa and avial in a Venice Boulevard strip mall. Why Mayura is LA's best taste of South India's spice coast.
Semma Review: The Michelin-Starred West Village Restaurant That Put South Indian Cooking on Center Stage
Gunpowder dosa, ghee roast lamb chops and a Dungeness crab for two. Why Semma remains NYC's essential South Indian table.
Lungi Review: The Upper East Side's Sri Lankan and South Indian Gem
Hoppers, black short rib curry, kothu roti and a Sunday banana-leaf feast. Why Lungi is NYC's best place for Sri Lankan food.
Quilon Review: Westminster's Michelin-Starred Love Letter to India's Southwest Coast
Baked black cod, lobster butter pepper garlic and a Michelin star held since 2008. Quilon is London's deepest dive into Kerala and Mangalorean cooking.