Restaurants
Restaurants
Bangalore literally has hundreds of fast food joints serving south Indian vegetarian food. They usually are identified with small round steel tables and diners standing around them having food. Dosas, idlis, vada's, curd rice, Vegetable Pulao, rice with sambar, lemon rice are usually standard fare. Quality widely varies, since most of them cater to working people.
This guide uses the following price ranges for a typical meal for one, including soft drink:
Budget Under Rs 150
Mid-Range Rs 150-500
Splurge Over Rs 500
Budget:
Non-Vegetarian
· Fanoos, Adjoining Johnson Market, off Brigade Road. One of the best joints for getting Sheekh (beef) Rolls in Bangalore. They come in various sizes - sheekh roll, sheekh jumbo, sheekh mambo, sheekh rambo and sheekh sambo - the latter of which is almost 2 inches thick. There are other options like chicken, mutton and paneer rolls as well as kababs and shawarma. Rs. 30-100 per head.
Vegetarian
· Mavalli Tiffin Room (MTR), 11 Lal Bagh Road, +91 80 2222-0022, +91 80 2222-1706. One of the very old traditional breakfast places in Bangalore. There are a few people who have been having their breakfast at MTR everyday for the past 15 years.
· Shanti Sagar/Shiv Sagar/Sukh Sagar/Uphara etc – These hotels typically serve south Indian food like idli, dosa etc along with south Indian/north Indian dishes. These are predominantly vegetarian and scattered throughout Bangalore.
Mid-Range:
Non-Vegetarian
Empire, Paramount, Lazeez - Kormangala, Serves nice non vegetarian food for meat lovers.
* SLV chain of restaurants. Prominent among them are located in:Banashankari 2nd Stage, opposite BDA park and the one in J.P.Nagar 2nd Phase near Ragigudda Temple
* Vidhyarthi Bhavan, just off Gandhi Bazar in Basavanagudi - A gastronomic haven - offering some of the best Masala Dosa in the world! This quaint little place is so famous that it has not even bothered to change it's age old sign board (who needs it anyway, the aroma wafting
through the air is a good enough indication that you are in the vicinity of the place)!!! Get there early for a breakfast, there's always a bee-line for places to sit.
* Hotel Janatha, 8th Cross Road, Malleswaram - Makes some of the best Vada Sambhar and Masala Dosa in town.
* Corner House, Residency Road (2558-3262), BTM Road, Koramangala (Off 80ft Road), Airport Road (Arlton Towers), Marthahalli (Whitefield Road)and Shivananda Circle is one of the best ice cream parlours offering a variety of treats.
* Central Tiffin Room (a.k.a CTR), Margosa Road, Malleswaram - Another landmark hotel, dishing out some divine 'Benne Masala Dosa', which literally melts in the mouth.
* Upahara Darshini, on DVG road, Basavanagudi. Another of Bangalore's new found Darshinis dishing out top notch Masala Dosa and Vada Sambhar
* Lake View Milk Bar, MG Road. Tel: +91 80 2558-7410 - excellent ice creams, club sandwiches and burgers.
* McDonalds, Forum Mall, Koramangala - Don't expect to find any beef items.
* Shiv Sagar, Narayan Pillai Street, Off Commercial Street. Tel: +91 80 509-8892 - Don't get put off by the location! It's a great place to eat.
* Coconut Grove, Church Street - try the appams and Kerala parottas with a chicken source dish. Their lunch offer for 80rs is also really good. A pretty good choice for reasonably priced quality seafood. Coco-Grove the outdoor 'beer cafe' extension is also worth a look.
* Koshy's, St. Marks Road (below Church St). A Bangalore institution, serving a smattering of Western favorites (like fish and chips) along with the usual South Indian fare in a bohemian-for-India atmosphere. On weekends, they serve up greasy Western-style breakfast, including omelettes and Bombay (i.e., French) Toast. Appam and Stew is their Sunday breakfast special and a must eat. Turn right at the entrance for the more expensive (and decidedly less charming) AC room. Rs 50-200. Smoky, with sluggish service, and not particularly clean Koshy's still has plenty of character and history but its getting harder to justify their skyrocketing prices.
* KC Das, St. Marks Road and Church St. The most famous Bengali sweets shop in Bangalore. Stop here for infinite variations on rasgullah.
* Udupi Garden, 16th Main BTM Layout. Simple Udupi restaurant. Serves very good south indian dishes at nominal prices. Also serves north indian food.
* Nandini, the Andhra fast food chain serves some excellent biriyani and chicken dishes
* Shezan, on Lavelle Road and Cunningham Road, +91 80 22249319 +91 80 22249667 +91 80 22287895 +91 80 22262195, proposes Indian, Chinese and Continental cuisines with a good menu choice where beef, fish, prawn, mutton and chicken meat are available. Excellent steaks.
* Savera Tea Shop. 24-hour tea shops near Russell Market in Shivajinagar and on MG Road. Good place to go for a cup of tea in the dead of the night. Serves tea, Suleimani (honey+lemon) tea and a variety of biscuits. Rs. 3-15
* Kanti Sweets. KG Road, Majestic, Malleswaram Circle, RT Nagar. Very good samosas, kachoris and North Indian sweets like rasmalai. Rapidly expanding chain, so there are plenty of branches all over the city now, which serve parathas and other food items as well. The main branch in Majestic is the best, and serves only samosas, kachoris and sweets. Rs. 10-50 per head.
Regional Cuisine
* Tijouri. North Indian restaurant inside the Hotel Atria.
* Kamat Yatrinivas, Gandhinagar. Serves special N Karnataka meals with jowar(Sorghum) rotis. They now have a branch on Bull temple road where they have local artists perform when you have dinner.
* Kadambam. Authentic Iyengar cuisine ranging from Puliogare, Sakkare Pongal, Thayir Sadham, of course Kadambam (which is actually a type of heavenly concoction of Sambhar and rice, akin to Bisibele Huliyanna), and a wide array of traditional Iyengar sweets. It has two branches, one on Bull Temple Road, near Ramakrishna Ashram and another just off West of Chord road, near Modi eye Hospital in Rajajinagar.
Continental
* Herbs & Spice, Off CMH Road, Behind Domino's. Great desserts.
* Casa Picola, [9] has interesting, tasty Italian and continental food in a casual ambience. An old favourite for many locals, it has a few branches.
* Spiga , 76/A Vittal Mallya Road, +91 80 22996781.
* Friends Fast Food, Jyoti Nivas College Road, Koramangala (300m from Forum). Great Conti food at college prices. Casa Picola fans will like this one.
* Cafe Y, Langford Road (Near Prestige Elgin, Hosur Road-Langford Road junction), +91 80 511-44561. Amazing sizzlers and steaks, nice ambience.
* Indi Joe, 1 Airport Road (Carlton Towers), +91 80 4111-3636, +91 80 4112-1234. Offers fondue, pizza, steak and Mexican food. Their Lunch buffet is good.
* Rendezvous, 80 Ft Road, Koramangala. Near Barista and Maharaja Hotel.
South Karnataka
* Karavalli, Residency Road (at the Gateway Hotel), +91 80 2558-4545. Mangalorean, Goa, Karwar, and Kerala style cuisine.
* Konkan, 6th cross, 6th Block, Koramangala, +91 80 2552-1530. Mangalorean and Goan style cuisine.
* Vidyarthi Bhavan, 32 Gandhi Bazaar, 91 80 2667-7588. Another very old and traditional breakfast place, exclusively known for its Masala Dosa. Similar to MTR, you can find people who have been having breakfast here since times immemorial.
* The Palms, 33 Church Street (at the Highgates Hotel), +91 80 2559-7172. Mangalorean, Coorgi, and Malabari style. (shut for renovations)
* Janatha Hotel, 8th Cross, Malleshwaram. Another great place, famous for its Butter Masala Dosas and Vadas.
* Halli Mane, 3rd Cross, Malleswaram (close to Malleswaram Circle). Truly authentic and top notch traditional Kannada fare
* Kamath Yatrinivas...Majestic, authentic Mangalorean meals
* Kamath Lookaruchi.... On Mysore Road just before Channapatna...amazing food and ambience.Authentic mangalorean meals
* Upaahara Darshini.... On of the bangalore's oldest food joints. Amazing dosas (pancakes!)
* krishna darshini.. vasavi temple street, basavanagudi offers replicas of mtr's delicacies, damn reasonable
* kudla.. for sea-food, attached to Ramashree comforts serves excellent dishes.
Andhra
* Bheemas, Church Street, Off Brigade Road, The 'meals' here are to-die-for! Every dish is crafted to perfection by their cooks in strict Andhra tradition. If you have the penchant for spice this place is meant for you.
* RRs, Off Brigade Road, A renovation of the vintage RRs, the fun doubles here with the double storeyed restaurant, one serving Andhra and the other Hyderabadi cuisines. There's also alcohol, all the more reason to indulge on a saturday afternoon.
* Nagarjuna Chimney,(1) Residency Road, Near Old Galaxy Theatre, (2) Jayanagar 3rd Block, Near ICICI Bank, Possibly have a few more branches elsewehere in Bangalore. The Biryani is almost intoxicating, not to mention their 'meals' which are served ritually on a banana leaf. Reach early for lunch, for, there are hordes in the waiting always.
* Nandhini Palace,Koramangala, Near BDA Complex,.Very tasty and spicy food.
Tamil
* Krishna Cafe, Koramangala (Opposite China Pearl). Traditional Chennai-style food. Dosas, idlis, idiappam and the like with authentic Tamil sambar and chutney. Do note that this place is vegetarian-only, though. A vegetarian meal will cost you around 80Rs (2 USD) here. Most of the French expats eat here.
* Ponnuswamy, Koramangala (near the National Games Village, opposite to Legends of Rock). Authentic south Tamil Nadu food. Try the biryani and sukka fry here - excellent fare! No alcohol or smoking. Also at Residency Rd., Next to Imperial Hotel.Tel:+91 80 41511919
* Pongal, Jivan Bima Nagar (near the Indiranagar telephone exchange ). Tamil Nadu food - Lots of dosa varieties, parotta with kurma are good. Ambience is not that great, but this place is for those who need a quick bite without a big pinch on the wallet.
Indian
* Bay Leaf, Raheja Arcade, Opposite Forum Mall, Kormangala - A really nice place with reasonable prices.
* Queens, Church Street, Opposite Amoeba - Small restaurant but great food at reasonable prices.
* D A L F R Y D A Y, Banerghatta Road,near IIM -B, besides HSBC Bank and above Fabmall - Now open, serves very good North Indian non vegetarian cuisine in a fine ambience.
* Rasilas,J P Nagar 7 Block, Close to Brigade Gardenia and Millennium - Nice place with very fine cuisine
* Mast kalander, Bannerghatta Road has some very nice North India cuisine. It is very reasonably priced
Chinese
* Shanghai Junction, No.8, Sri Sai, 60Ft. Road, G Block, Sahakarnagar, Bangalore - 560 092 ( Behind Big Market) Tel: +91 80 41744477 & 41744488
* Mainland China, 14, Church Street,
* Golden Lights, No.4032, 100ft Road, HAL-II Stage, Indranagar, Bangalore. Tel: +91 80 25597722 & 65374579 As close to an authentic Chinese meal as you will find in this city. Excellent food, good service. A tad pricey.
Kerala
* Claypot, Tippasandra - very tasty
* Malabar Cuisine, MARATHA HALLI BRIDGE - very tasty
* Kairali, Near Forum Mall, Koramangala
* MAS, Madiwala, 2-3 km from Koramangala
* Gokulam Mess, GM Palaya, 3 km from Indiranagar
* Kerala Spice, Airport Road, Close to Diamond District
* Hotel Ruchi, Vignan Nagar
* Kaayal, Jeevan Beema Nagar Road
* Hotel New Malabar, Near level cross, Kaggadasapura
* Tharavadu, Bommanahalli, On Hosur road after silk board
* Priyam Restaurent, Jagadish Nagar, behind BEML
* The Paramount Restaurant, Koramangala , Near Jyothi nivas college
* Little Home, Koramangala, 80ft road, near Wipro K2 office. - Very good south and central kerala food.