Adyar Ananda Bhavan - New York

A quality South Indian food joint serving the best of South Indian food. The menu is quite exhaustive, food is served hot and the taste is good. A bit pricey, but worth it due to quality and hygiene of the place.

Service was friendly and the food was good with very large portions. Staff was kind and the manager/owner was very kind to our kids during our experience. Space is well decorated and clean. Prices generally in line with typical South Indian in NYC.

This is my favorite restaurant in this city Ive been here over 20 times and am trying to cover their entire extensive menu its becoming an obsession. No other Indian restaurant in this price category even comes close in terms of taste, freshness, and exactness of flavors. Sometimes the service is a bit gruff but so what who cares the food is delicious. I don’t understand the negative reviews this place is a solid 5.0/5.0 but don’t mind because it leaves more table space for me!

This place has been our mainstay for south Indian food in NYC over the years. After a hiatus of several years due to the pandemic, we revisited A2B for indoor dining and greatly enjoyed ourselves. The idli vada combo, the Rasam, and the butter masala Dosa were excellent as always. The Rava Masala dosa felt a tad chewy (not as crisp as I remembered) but overall, we were very pleased with the experience. The Gulab Jamun was a nice way to round out the meal. This place is worth a visit if you're craving South Indian food in NYC! Update: Went back for more great food! The experience was great, even though they had issues with sending the food to the wrong tables, which led to longer than expected wait times. Hope they resolve this quickly! We had the Rocket Dosa, the Bullet Dosa (dosa with Pav Bhaji Masala inside it), and the South Indian Thali. All were excellent!

Great food. Great coffee. Must try mysore masala and rava onion sada. Service is sometimes slow but on point most of the days.