Dil Se Indian Cuisine

The husband-and-wife team behind this little Indian spot make some of the best dosas ($9-$18) in Portland—wafer-thin South Indian lentil and rice crepes rolled up and stuffed with meat or potatoes or both. Alongside spice-crusted Chicken 65 ($9)—an appetizer of deep-fried chicken nuggets—get any dosa with masala filling and you'll be equally transported, especially the style made famous in the city of Mysore, which has gunpowder potatoes bolstered by a hearty lentil stew.

GO: 1201 SW Jefferson St., 503-804-5619, dilsepdx.com, 11:30 am-2:30 pm and 5-9/9:30 pm Tuesday-Sunday. $-$$.

Matthew Korfhage

Matthew Korfhage has lived in St. Louis, Chicago, Munich and Bordeaux, but comes from Portland, where he makes guides to the city and writes about food, booze and books. He likes the Oxford comma but can't use it in the newspaper.

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