Kerala Bhavan is a Typically designed South Indian,Kerala-style restaurant in Nerima ku, Tokyo. They serve authentic South Indian dishes. Their filter coffee is the best. Owner of the restaurant Mr. Shashi himself takes care of guests and serves them with patience and kindness. Ambience gives a vibe of south India,you will forget you are Japan , until you see plenty of Japanese customers. They have a clean rest room.

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I recently visited this restaurant as had heard very good reviews about it and my experience was almost as good. The owner was really warm and sweet and the service was very nice and quick. The restaurant had really nice ambience and it felt like you are in an authentic south indian restaurant in India. Combined with the warm fragrance of dosa aloo filling was enough to make my hunger doubled. I ordered Kerala bhavan special masala dosa and it was hands down one of the best dosa I've had in Japan, the sambar and chutneys provided along with were nice except the classic white coconut chutney. Very shockingly, the white chutney did not live up to the expectation. The dosa potion size was good and it was filling as well. I also ordered rasam which was tasty as well. The idlis may be needed a bit more time as they were quite undercooked. We also took a mutton biryani order which was more like a delicious pulao as the taste of rice was very good and would have been perfect if the meat wasn't as chewy. All the above costed around 6k yen which was definitely quite above average costs at usual indian restaurants. But it's definitely a place to give a try once if you're a vegetarian as it has a lot of really nice options. Another surprising thing was the owner enquiring about dishes and taking the feedback positively which was quite refreshing and gives me hope that the experience might be better next time! Definitely recommend this place for Kerala bhavan special veg masala dosa to everyone, it's every yen well spent!

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Kerala Bhavan is different from other Indian curry places in Nerima because of a few minor differences. But that may not be enough to convince you to choose them over the others. I ordered the two-curry special lunch set. Comparing it with similar lunch sets, I find their curries to be also good but have a slightly distinct taste. The naan is thinner and more toasted and buttery. On the other hand, the set includes not only naan but also rice, which I think they can do away with considering the small serving size of the curries. The drink options don’t include the popular mango lassi. What’s more, the price is around 20 percent more. Considering all these, I am more inclined to visit the other Indian curry restaurants in Nerima.

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While in Tokyo, I decided to meet up with a friend in Nerima. While searching online for some Indian food, I saw good reviews of Kerala Bhavan. Thus, we decided to try it out. I had their C Set (which includes 2 curries, nan, malai tikka, nan, rice, salad, and dessert). It was absolutely delicious. I don’t even recall the two types of curries I had, which is unfortunate, but I did like it. What surprised me the most was the dessert: it was an Indian tapioca. I’m not big on desserts, however, the Indian tapioca is one to be remembered. The Malai Tikka tasted well, but it’s a little spicy, so keep that in mind. I enjoyed the food and was curious about the owner’s (Sashi) story, such as why he came to Japan and began his own business. So a few days later, I went back and had an interview with him and his story was great. Before leaving, I asked Sashi what his recommendation was, and he said Masala Dosa. I’ve never heard of the dish, but didn't think I would like it since it consisted of potato and I’m not the biggest fan of potato. So I ordered lentils and papadum (a lentil bread or cracker) along with it. However, I was surprised to actually really enjoy the masala dosa with the lentils and papadum. I haven't had many fulfilling and delicious meals that didn't consist of any meat. The Masala Dosa is the second meal that has proved that you can have a large meal, without meat, and be full/satisfied. The first meal which proved that to me? The bibimbap. Anyways, I enjoyed the South Indian food and would love to try out more Indian food.

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I have tried several dishes here. Kerala dinner set seems the best choice. It is included wada, papadam, sambar, coconut chutney and fish curry. I like the sambar here. This is the only place where I can find a sambar a little closer to South Indian sambar. There was an orange colour chutney here. It is made out of coriender. This is the only place where I found that dish. Seafood briyani is not also bad. It is included 🦀, 🦐, 🐟, scallop, shellfish, clams, squids etc. The manager seems a tuff guy. lol. May be only to South Asians. I enjoyed the place.

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