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Where to eat Filter Coffee in NYC and New Jersey

Strong South Indian coffee with frothy hot milk. We found Filter Coffee on 41 NYC and NJ menus, and 9 more places usually serve it.

South Indian filter coffee in a steel tumbler and dabarah — A typical Filter Coffee. Each restaurant makes its own version.

About Filter Coffee

Filter coffee is strong South Indian coffee, brewed slowly in a metal filter and mixed with hot, frothy milk and sugar. It is usually made with a blend of coffee and chicory.

Regional versions

It is served in a small steel tumbler set inside a wide bowl called a dabarah. The coffee is poured between the two to cool it and build froth.

What to order with it

Have it after a dosa or idli breakfast. Many South Indian restaurants keep it going all day.

On the menu: 41 places

Manhattan, NY

Mercer County, NJ

Dish photo: Chicken Tikka Masala♡ SaveVatan Indian Vegeterian Cuisine & Bakery761 NJ Route 33, East Windsor, NJSweets and bakerySouth IndianIndo-ChineseOn their menu: Madras coffeeFull menu

Middlesex County, NJ

Dish photo: Chicken Biryani♡ SaveMoghul Express3122 NJ 27, Kendall Park, NJRestaurantSouth IndianIndo-ChineseOn their menu: Madras CoffeeFull menu Dish photo: Veg Biryani♡ SaveMughal Express1670 Oak Tree Road, Edison, NJRestaurantSouth IndianNorth Indian and PunjabiOn their menu: Madras CoffeeFull menu Dish photo: Filter Coffee♡ SaveA2B Indian Veg3817 US 1, Princeton, NJRestaurantSouth IndianVegetarianListed on their menu as filter coffeeFull menu Dish photo: Filter Coffee♡ SaveA2B Indian Veg RestaurantSouth Plainfield, NJRestaurantSouth IndianVegetarianListed on their menu as filter coffeeFull menu Dish photo: Saag Paneer♡ SaveSri Dosa Palace271 State Route 27, Iselin, NJRestaurantSouth IndianOn their menu: Filter CoffeeFull menu Dish photo: Masala Dosa♡ SaveSukhadia's Indian Vegetarian Gourmet1507 Oak Tree Rd, Iselin, NJRestaurantVegetarianOn their menu: Madras CoffeeFull menu Dish photo: Chana Masala♡ SaveSaravanaa Bhavan1629 Oak Tree Rd, Edison, NJRestaurantSouth IndianVegetarianOn their menu: Special Madras CoffeeFull menu Dish photo: Masala Dosa♡ SaveAACHIS INDIAN RESTAURANT128 Talmadge Rd, Edison, NJRestaurantSouth IndianOn their menu: Madras Filter CoffeeFull menu Dish photo: Idli♡ SaveMalabar1665 Stelton Rd, Piscataway, NJRestaurantSouth IndianOn their menu: Madras CoffeeFull menu Dish photo: Goat Biryani♡ SaveParivaar1626 Us 130, North Brunswick, NJRestaurantSouth IndianIndo-ChineseOn their menu: Madras CoffeeFull menu

Morris County, NJ

Dish photo: Paneer Tikka♡ SaveRajni Indian Cuisine296 Us-46, Parsippany, NJRestaurantSouth IndianIndo-ChineseListed on their menu as filter coffeeFull menu

Nassau County, NY

Dish photo: Idli♡ SaveNew Hot Breads243 S Broadway, Hicksville, NYRestaurantSouth IndianIndo-ChineseOn their menu: Filter CoffeeFull menu Dish photo: Goat Biryani♡ SaveDiwan Indian Restaurant & Bar405 S Broadway, Hicksville, NYRestaurantSouth IndianOn their menu: Madras CoffeeFull menu Dish photo: Veg Biryani♡ SaveHouse Of Dosas416 S Broadway, Hicksville, NYRestaurantSouth IndianOn their menu: Madras Coffee or masala Tea or Green TeaFull menu

Queens, NY

Dish photo: Pani Puri♡ SaveDosa Delight35-66 73rd Street, Queens, NYRestaurantSouth IndianOn their menu: Madras CoffeeFull menu Dish photo: Idli♡ SaveTemple Canteen45-57 Bowne St, Flushing, NYRestaurantSouth IndianOn their menu: Madras CoffeeFull menu Dish photo: Pani Puri♡ SaveMaharaja73-10 37th Ave, Jackson Heights, NYRestaurantOn their menu: Madras CoffeeFull menu

Staten Island, NY

Dish photo: Chicken Biryani♡ SaveNew Dosa Garden323 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NYRestaurantSouth IndianOn their menu: 136) Madras CoffeeFull menu

Sussex County, NJ

Dish photo: Lamb Rogan Josh♡ SaveIndian Masala214 Spring Street, Newton, NJRestaurantOn their menu: Madras CoffeeFull menu

Usually served: 9 more

We have not seen these menus yet, but places like these normally make Filter Coffee. Call to check.

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How this list is made

We started from public records, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps, searched town by town for places those records miss, and read each restaurant's menu from its website or online ordering page. Places whose opening hours we could not confirm recently say so, and we check them again every month. Dishes marked "on the menu" come from the restaurant's own website or ordering page. "Usually served" is our best guess from the style of the place, so call ahead if you have your heart set on it.

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