Meenakshi Bhavan Shimoga

The joy of discovering simple, hygienic and delicious food while travelling is unparalleled. Meenakshi Bhavan, a quaint wood log restaurant has been serving delicious vegetarian south-Indian breakfast and lunch for over 80 years.

Started by Mr. Srinivas Iyer in the 1930s – now run by his son, Meenakshi Bhavan has turned into a household name in Shimoga for dosas, paddu (a dish made by steaming batter similar to idli or dosa in a hollow-mould) and kadabu idly.

Masala Dosa

Their most popular item on the menu –crispy masala dosa and the stuffed potato bhaji with chutney are lip-smacking.

Delicious Dosa !!

Kadabu Idly

Soft and delicious steamed idly complemented by traditional south-Canara chutney and sambar.

Kadabu Idly – As soft as they get 🙂

Paddu

A common breakfast item across Karnataka, made with the dosa batter with spices, veggies – paddu is also know by different names such as  paniyaram, appe, guliappa, gulittu, gundponglu etc

Paddu aka Guliappa aka Paniyaram

Chilled Horlicks

Horlicks + milk + sugar all come together and served chilled – fantastic way to beat the summer with nourishment 😀 (Note to all the moms who have a tough time feeding healthy drinks to their kids :P)

Meenakshi Bhavan

Useful Information:

• Timings: 7 am to 8 pm (All days of the week)
• Breakfast : 7 am to 12 pm and 430 pm to 8 pm (Meals are served only during the noon)
• Cash only
• Parking – Yes (lot of by lanes to park the cars)
• Location (Google maps link) –  Meenakshi Bhavan, BH Road, Tank Mohalla, Shivamogga