Must-see restaurants in Bengaluru (Bangalore)

  • Food Street

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    For a local eating experience, head to VV Puram, aka Food Street, with its strip of hole-in-the-wall eateries cooking up classic street-food dishes from…

  • Mavalli Tiffin Rooms

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    A legendary name in South Indian comfort food, this eatery has had Bengaluru eating out of its hand since 1924. Head to the dining room upstairs, queue…

  • Olive Bar & Kitchen

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    A whitewashed villa straight from the coast of Santorini, Olive Beach has a menu that evokes wistful memories of sunny Mediterranean getaways. Things…

  • SodaBottleOpenerWala

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    This terrific new place, with its brilliant comfort-food menu of Persian soups and Parsi specials like salli boti (mutton served with matchstick potatoes)…

  • Karavalli

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    Superior seafood restaurant with a wonderfully atmospheric interior that takes in a traditional thatched roof, vintage woodwork and beaten brassware –…

  • Fatty Bao

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    This hip rooftop restaurant serves up Asian hawker food to a crowd of fashionable young foodies in a vibrant setting with colourful chairs and wooden…

  • Sly Granny

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    Sly Granny is a fresh breath of flavours, serving up European-meets-Asian cuisine. Tables are on two levels, with a formal restaurant zone and a more…

  • Anna Kuteera

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    For a quick bite that's easy on the pocket, join the throngs at this pure-veg eatery; it's very busy indeed at lunchtimes, when there's usually standing…

  • SlimSins Cafe

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    SlimSins lives up to its name, with an interesting menu of sinful-looking food actually made with wholesome ingredients. The open kitchen offers a peek…

  • Koshy’s Bar & Restaurant

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    This decidedly old-school resto-pub is an institution for the city's chattering classes: here you can put away tasty North Indian dishes in between mugs…

  • Gramin

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    Gramin offers an affordable, wide choice of flavourful, rural, all-veg North Indian fare in cosy surrounds. Try the excellent range of lentils and curries…

  • Bombay Brasserie

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    A beautifully designed place on a quietish side street, with an open-air front terrace and a spacious interior. The mod-Indian menu features an array of…

  • Chinita Real Mexican Food

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    For authentic Mexican flavours in South India, look no further. The tempting menu features tasty tostadas (crispy tortillas with toppings), braised-pork…

  • Smoor Chocolates Signature Lounge

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    The city's finest chocolaterie has a lovely, air-conditioned and spacious interior where you can indulge in exquisite gateaux and cakes, and of course a…

  • Fava

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    Dine alfresco on Fava’s canopy-covered decking, feasting on large plates of delectable dishes like Middle Eastern meze, minced-lamb kebabs or black-sesame…

  • Samosa Party

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    This inexpensive samosa hotspot is perfect for a quick bite on the southwestern side of the Indiranagar area. There's a wide range of trad (and twisted)…

  • Lady Baga

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    Hot out of the oven, Lady Baga brings its seafood specialities, Goan delicacies and chilled-out vibe to Bengaluru. The food is divine (try the mud crab in…

  • Church Street Social

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    This warehouse-style bar-resto, drawing a cool urban crowd, serves cocktails in beakers and offers napkins toilet-paper style (on a roll). The menu takes…

  • Khan Saheb

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    Famous for its terrific rolls (wholewheat chapatis), filled with anything from charcoal-grilled meats and tandoori prawns to paneer and sweetcorn tikka.

  • Empire

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    Empire is all about authentic, inexpensive tandoori and meat dishes in unpretentious surrounds (plastic banquette seating and fake wood); try the butter…

  • Enerjuvate Studio & Café

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    How do you appeal to Bengaluru's young and hip? Healthy food plus a healthy dose of fast wi-fi is the winning formula at Enerjuvate. The bright dining…

  • Tippler – On the Roof

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    Thinking of a big night out? Now there’s more than just vodka in Bengaluru. Tippler dishes up a full menu of Russian-inspired food and drinks. Order the…

  • Smoke Co.

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    Obsessively committed to the food as well as the vibe, the Smoke Co. makes quite a statement thanks to its soaring triple-storey glass-and-steel frontage…

  • Funjabi

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    Accessed via a side alley and a dingy rear staircase, this simple place doesn't have a great location or much atmosphere, but the tasty North Indian dhaba…

  • Ebony

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    While there’s a delectable menu of Indian, Thai and European dishes, here it’s all about the romantic views from the 13th-floor rooftop. Specials include…

  • Carrots

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    This 100% vegan restaurant offers organic, gluten-free, largely sugar-free dishes cooked with minimal oil. Savour the veg enchiladas (₹220), lentil…

  • Open Box

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    For a place to unwind, good food and unlimited-drinks deals, look no further than Open Box. (The special that includes three hours of unlimited sangria…

  • Ciclo Cafe

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    This cycle shop and cafe offers a great pit stop in the throbbing Indiranagar area. With food, alcohol, vintage cycles to ogle, and cycle parts and…

  • Siam Trading Company

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    An extension of the popular One Night in Bangkok pub, the pub-like Siam Trading Company has deliberately dingy lighting but fresh and excellent Thai food…

  • Sunny’s

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    A fixture on Bengaluru’s restaurant scene, classy Sunny’s has a lovely terrace for alfresco dining. On the menu you'll find authentic thin-crust pizza,…

  • Moto Store & Cafe

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    Love food, motorcycles and travel? Indulge all three passions at the rugged Moto Store & Cafe. Simple snacks like nachos and momos and more elaborate…

  • Plan B Loaded

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    Industrial-chic gastropub that's great for Indian-style pub-grub classics like Coorg pork, really meaty burgers and spinach-and-corn bake, as well as all…

  • Cafe Felix

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    Burgers, pizzas and sandwiches dominate the American-style menu here, but it’s the imaginative salad bowls that fly fastest from the kitchen; regulars are…

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