GopalKrishna South Indian Cafe

quite a humble place. had bisi bele bhath which was good and authentic. want to try other options too.

Must try samosa and masala dosa , Authentic taste delicious 😋 and good ambience.

So for all the foodies who are aware about “cafe madras” in matunga must be surprised to know that “Gopal Krishna” is the main branch which was started in 1936 by late. Shri. Gopalkrishna which was one of the iconic restaurants back then during British era and later in 1940 “cafe madras” was started. So now that you know the history of this place, let’s get back to food😀
This restaurant is situated at a walkable distance from Malad West station, easily accessible.
Small, clean, comfy ambience and extremely humble and courteous staff who guide you through their menu and specials available for that particular day which keeps on changing.
Traditional dishes served piping hot, fresh and that too at affordable rates.

We tried:
🔹Butter Podi Idli - Supremely delicious, hot idli’s topped with podi and dollops of ghee/butter, flooded with cocconut chutney is definitely a must try over here. Highly recommended 👍
🔹Neer Masala Dosa - We all must have tried plain neer dosa but the combination of soft neer dosa along with masala aloo sabji is truly amazing. If you are like me who loves her dosa to be soft and with masala sabji then this one’s for you.
🔹Bun Poori - Very famous breakfast dish from udupi (mangalore) which I had at Udupi some 5 years back and was surprised to see this being served in their special menu. You cannot miss this specific dish it’s that good. Highly recommended 👍. Though it is served with sambhar chutney but I would suggest you to try it with filter coffee, bliss😍
🔹Pineapple Sheera - Loaded with ghee, perfectly sweet with generous amount of pineapple chunks in every bite. Highly recommended 👍
🔹Filter coffee - Coming to a South Indian restaurant and not having filter coffee is next to impossible. Definitely recommend 👍
🔹Special mention for the sambar as it’s not the sweet variant which you usually get in an Udupi restaurant, infact it’s less tangy, refreshing and very tasty.

I visit this place whenever I get chance. It has authentic south Indian food. I love sambhar 'without sugar'. Some unique dishes like 'ullund dhosa' (i may have spelt it wrong), rasam bhath, bissibely bhat etc. are some of the authentic south Indian dishes are must try. And not to forget normal Idly, Dhosa are very good. No parking, except some paid parking in shopping complexes around. Must visit if you want to experience genuine south Indian test.

If you are looking for an authentic south indian food, this is the place to go!
The nariyal chatni tastes like it has come straight from South. It has a really good hygiene standards and it is nearby the mall and the station. This makes it a busy place. The staff behaviour is also really good.
Now for the food:
1. Masala Dosa: It was very yummy and they put the masala very generously in dosa.
2. Tupa dosa: It was just like uttapa without the vegetables. I felt it was decent but masala dosa is way better.
3. Gajar ka halwa: This again was amazing and they put a lot of ghee in it!
4. Filter coffee: I like the coffee and the taste is good
5. Pineapple mosambi juice: This was definitely the highlight of a visit.juice was so refreshing and fresh that we ordered some again after we were done shopping.

A suppeeer experience!

It was an authentic + rich + homely taste, normally what we expect from south Indian dishes.
Today we had few breakfast items as below:

1- Filter Coffee (aroma of coffee was 💞)
2- Butter Idli Podi. - A good amount of butter in it - It just gets melts in your mouth and explodes all the three tastes one by one (Idli, Coconut chutney, and Podi) - But it might get a little heavy for one person for opting whole plate in one go, If further you are planning to order more few dishes as well (plate has two idlis in it.)
3- Onion uttapam (I specifically requested to make it spicy, so they add little extra chilies init which I love it.
4- Even I feel so tomato-onion uttapam will taste more good.

If you guys are going for lunch, you can order as above mentioned or else you can relly on the below list:
1- Tuppa Masala Dosa
2- Pulav Kurma
3- Puri Bhaji

Dessert:
1- Pineapple Sheera (All time favourite)
2- Payassm (if it's available)

Notes:
Opening time is from 08:30 a.m onwards
No Parking facility but you can park at the nearby Mall - which is exactly in front of the Hotel .
If you are a social distance freak - Morning time is for you !!!

This hotel is located at 4 mins walking distance from malad west station. It was started in year 1936 it is main branch after this cafe madras was started in year 1940. Coming to the food ldli ghee podi is their signature dish must try, masala dosa is very good, bun poori 😘😘 Which was something new and very tasty must try and at the end their cofee is superb.Each and every dish is full paisa wasool.
Definitely going to visit again to try their veg thali.
Food 5/5
Ambience 5/5
Value for money 5/5

A nice south indian delight restaurant very close to the malad station🤘🏻

The food was amazing, specially the veg cheese grill sandwich.
South Indian dishes are good with amazing white chutney 😍

The restaurant is non a/c but good to if u looking out for some quick bite🙌🏻🙌🏻

South Indian food is good for breakfast and snacks. They also serves lunch and dinner too

🍵 Upma: Quite oily but good in taste.

🍋 Mosambi Juice: Natural mosambi Juice you will enjoy a glass with chat masala.

🍵 Butter Malasa Dosa: Very good in taste, kadak dosa with Allo masala stuffed. Good taste of Dosa

🍵 Moong Sada Dosa: Unique Dosa made with Moong Kheera, good taste and you will enjoy it

🍵 Uttapa: Normal Uttapa served with Chatni n Sambhar.

Gopal Krishna Cafe is located near Malad West station, at a walking distance from MM Mithaiwala shop.

This place is well-known for its South Indian food. Came here and got to know that their management is the same as Madras Cafe.

Tried Idli Butter Pudi, and loved the taste of this Idli with the gunpowder. Also had this with drinks like Ginger Lemon and Kokam Sharbat.

Ragi Masala Dosa, Tuppa Onion Masala Dosa and Pulao Kurma were equally nice.

For the dessert, tried Sevai Payasam, which we also know as Kheer.

A traditional South Indian Cafe located near the station Road. Offers typical udupi cuisine. The menu is limited and certain items are only available for lunch or breakfast. The quality is great!

Rassam vada, Ullundoo Dosa and Filter coffee is awesome. Other variety of Dosas and Kadi vada is also good. 5th star is for Rassam Vada

All items are best except Mysore as it is kf south style not like mumbai one and issue is of parking

Yummy food# don't miss rava dosa and start your meal by having Idli Butter Pudi it's one of the best they have
And end your meal with rasam and pineapple Sera
The once coming on wheels will get parking at the mall opposite to this hotel
Quick service and most important don't go on Sundays

It's one of the good restaurants to visit nearby malad stations in West. Filter coffee is must try in the list

Nice authentic south indian food place. Tasty food. Always crowed. Only drawback is no AC rooms and it's very hot .

Best place to have south indian breakfast. Kind and humble staff.

The hotel is very nice. The food takes a bit longer to arrive. That old uncle in the restaurant is very angry. He always gets irritated with his work.Some staff are very nice.The staff does very much fast work to move the customer out of the hotel. They don't let you to sit and relax for some time. 😐

Gopalkrishna or popularly called Gopal is bang at the Malad (West) station it in front of The Mall.

It is one of those oldest udipis of Mumbai. If you have been to Matunga Madras Cafe it is the same. In fact Gopal is run by the related families that run the Matunga cafe.

The cleanliness is top notch though not fancy at all. It is all functional. The waiters can be better, but that has become the way with them.

Authentic south indian breakfast of all varieties are available here. There are items such as the different types of Bhaat which are unique. The sambar and the white chutney is to die for plus many sweat by their podi. The filter coffee is the best and even the chay. Lemon-ginger one should just try as it is different.

They do serve south indian lunch and dinner thali, with options of Puri or chapati. It is a wholesome meal. Some people may find it 10-20% pricy looking at the ambiance but the quality of food and ingredients are top notch.

I am frequent this place since last 20 years. My kids just love to be here. Any shopping visit to Malad station is a chance to have dinner of South Indian items. I recommend it to all. Please do come specially to Malad and enjoy the authentic south indian. Considering the jain population in Malad they do a jain sambar and chutney alongside many other items that are Jain way of preparation.

If South Indian food, quality and test is important for you than mere aesthetics then you must come to Gopal or Gopalkrishna & Enjoy

Super soft idli,Neer Masala Dosa, Ginger Lemon drink is a must try.