I know what you were thinking. You were thinking of someone who’s done a great sin in Bangkok (Dosa is Malay for sin), but this is not so. Dosa is what in Malaysia we call Tosai.
It’s a nice cosy little restaurant near the corner of Sukhumvit soi 19 in Krungthep (Bangkok)…or shall I say, was. Dosa King is now being relocated elsewhere as its lease of the current premise has run out. That is sad though. I quite like that little corner, not too far away from Robinson’s.
Whether I was staying at the Emporium Suites at soi 24, or somewhere closer to Nana, Dosa King would be my favourite eatery when I’m alone. Yes, it sounds absurd that I would go for Thai food when I’m in Malaysia, but have North/South Indian vegetarian food when I’m in Krungthep. But that was the routine. I first came across this restaurant some 4 years ago during a deployment exercise, and it immediately became my “must visit” place everytime I was in Krungthep.
I’d start off with Papad Masala or Masala Papad…a very spicy papadum and usually with some Vegetable Samosas. Absolutely love them. These would be followed by Rava Dosa Masala (mixture of semolina and rice flour with onion & potato filling, sambar and chutney), Saffron rice, Alloo Mattar (potatoes cooked with green peas in hot curry) and the Malai Kofta (vegetable dumplings cooked in onion and tomato gravy with spices & cream), and of course, Sweet or Salty Lassi to complement the food.
It was a nice experience sitting in that place…that at times you forget you are just some 10 meters away from the hustle and bustle of Thanon Sukhumvit. A newspaper in hand would make you disappear totally while you enjoy the delicious food. I just hope they don’t relocate too far away. It should still be a short hop away from a BTS station. And if I ever get the chance to go back to Krungthep, I’d go back to Dosa King.
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