A Food Lover’s Guide in Bengaluru

Bengaluru is known for its weather, tech parks, startups and most importantly, it’s restaurants and pubs. From places for crispy ‘Dosas’ and frothy strong filter coffees to places for meaty ‘Shepherd’s pies’ and ‘Cheesy Lasagnas’, namma Bengaluru has it all.

If you haven’t tried the Dosa from ‘Vidhyarthi Bhavan’, the chicken wings from ‘Plan B’, the chicken steak from ‘Koshy’s’, the Donne Biryani from ‘Shivaji Military Hotel’ (the list goes on and on), then what are you even doing?!

There’s so much to explore and eat, there are so many flavours, cuisines, signature dishes, drinks and eateries to check out in our ‘Garden city’. Eating out in Bengaluru is not just about going to the trendiest or the most happening spots, it is about discovering those hidden gems, during the busy buzz of the city that 5 or even 20 years later can be called ‘our hangout spot’ while reminiscing old memories. Call is cheesy but, it is about making those memories that later will make you nostalgic and sappy.

There are various cuisines, dishes and places you can try in this colourful city, but a few of them are a must.

Looking for Iconic south Indian breakfast places? Then our city has plenty to offer. Gems like Vidhyarthi Bhavan, MTR, CTR, Airline’s Hotel, Sri Raghavendra stores, are the true heroes of any Bangalorean’s Iconic South Indian breakfast hunting stories. Their crispy buttery Dosas, soft fluffy Idlis, Vadas with its soft and crispy combination, energizing strong filter coffee and so much more have won the hearts of many Bangaloreans.

Whereas spots like 154 Breakfast club and Hole in the wall are to be visited for their scrumptious English and American breakfast choices. They fill tummies and hearts with their symbolic breakfast platters, sandwiches, omelettes, pancakes, waffles and various other dishes. Start off your day with a soulful breakfast at these iconic eateries in Namma Silicon Valley.

Desserts are everyone’s favourite, even people who don’t have a sweet tooth occasionally enjoy a sugary delight once or twice and Bengaluru has loads of options to choose from. There’s Glenns, with its lovely, spongy yet rich red velvet cupcakes. Corner house with its combination of chocolate sponge, syrup, vanilla ice cream, nuts and cherries forming the timeless Death by Chocolate (DBC).

Theobroma offers a decadent variety of freshly baked cakes and pastries, like its rich Belgian truffle cake which is layered in chocolate ganache and cake forming a heavenly truffle cake that is to die for. For Indian sweet meats, what other place to go to, other than our very classic, K.C. Das and Kanti Sweets. These OG Indian dessert places, serve a huge assortment of different kinds of Indian sweets. Research says that the human stomach makes space for dessert after a meal, so don’t hesitate to add a sweet dish to your list the next time you order.

Bengaluru is known for its night life and is known to have the highest no. of pubs in Asia. So, what better way to spend time in our city than to go out to eat, drink and party! Bengaluru provides a huge range of places catering to the preferences of all individuals.

Quiet and elegant dinners are your thing? Then you have options like Chianti, Salvador’s, Bologna, etc. Or is dining with musical chaos is what you prefer? Then Kitty Ko, Big Brewsky, Uru, Hard rock café will tailor to your preferences.

Don’t miss out on what Namma Bengaluru has to offer. Think of the crunch of a snack, the silkiness of the butter, the sweetness and spice of delicacies that are waiting to be tried by you. So, hurry up and go eat out!

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