2020A kitchen on wheels
Dosa Dosa begins as a food truck, sharing South Indian food with Dublin.
OUR STORY · OUR ROOTSA taste of home.
A taste of home.
A story of belonging.
The flavours, traditions and hospitality that make a meal at Dosa Dosa feel like home.
IT BEGAN WITH SOMETHING WE MISSEDFood can take you
Food can take you
all the way home.
For Karthik, that home is Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.
Moving to Ireland brought a new life, new people and a new place to call home. It also brought a longing for the South Indian food he had grown up with. That longing became a wish to share those flavours with Dublin: a crisp dosa, the comfort of sambar, and the generous welcome that makes a meal feel special.
In 2020, Dosa Dosa began as a food truck. The idea was simple: cook the food we love and invite people to discover it. A dosa, made fresh on the griddle and served with its accompaniments, became a way to start a conversation about a much wider food culture.
The journey grew through Grand Canal, where our street food found a permanent place and a community. People came for familiar favourites, others tried their first dosa, and the story travelled through word of mouth, newspaper reviews and television appearances.
Our restaurant in Rialto, opened in 2025, is the next chapter. It gives us a new way to bring people together: small plates to share, curries to explore, a leisurely dinner and the pleasure of returning to a favourite table. The setting has evolved; the connection to Tamil food remains at the centre.
THE JOURNEY SO FARFrom our streets
From our streets
to your table.
2020
2021A place to gather
Grand Canal becomes a home for the food and the community growing around it.
2025A table in Rialto
Our restaurant brings Tamil roots and modern Indian dining together.
TAMIL CULTURE · LIVED AND SHAREDOur heritage.
Our heritage.
Your invitation.
Tamil heritage is more than a pattern on a wall. For us, it is in the language of welcome, the flavours we return to and the care that goes into feeding someone. வணக்கம் — vanakkam — is where that welcome begins.
The word விருந்து — virundhu, a feast — captures the pleasure of a table filled with food and people. Our weekend Tamil feast brings that spirit to Rialto, with different tastes coming together in one meal.
Across our menu, you can follow those roots through Thanjavur lamb curry, Chettinad flavours, dosa, idly and kothu parotta. They sit alongside other Indian dishes we love. There is room for the comfort of something familiar and the excitement of a first taste.
We are proud to share Tamil food and culture in Dublin, through the dishes we serve and the stories behind them. Whether you know these flavours well or are discovering them for the first time, there is a place for you at Dosa Dosa.
Discover the food behind the story
A little of Tamil heritage, at home in Rialto.
STORIES ALONG THE WAY
A journey worth sharing.
Come hungry.
Leave with a story.
Join us in RialtoOUR ROOTS RUN DEEPஅன்புANBU · LOVE
From Thanjavur.
With love.
For us, food begins with அன்பு — love. In the care that goes into a dish, the generosity of a shared table and the warmth of a welcome.
Our Tamil heritage lives in the spices we toast, the details around the room and the generous welcome at your table.
Discover our Tamil story ↗
Where our story begins.
A little of home, here in Rialto.
A welcome drawn with care.
Temple: Harishsudhan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; resized and converted to WebP. Kolam: Praveenapraviii / Wikimedia Commons, CC0.