Ondu kelsa maadi... explore Bengaluru beyond the café–pub–Cubbon Park holy trinity 💃🏽
This goes without saying, but please be respectful of locals, customs, and the areas you visit. If you can, please learn to speak Kannada — a new world opens up when you do. Learning to read and write is even more of a bonus ✨
Note: Some areas take on new life during certain times of the year, e.g. Basavanagudi during Kadlekai Parishe or Mosque Road during Ramadan. Time your visit accordingly!
<aside> ⚠️ Disclaimer: This curation runs the gamut of the three Ps: Preference, Price, and Personal experience. Times, people and places change. That’s my way of saying if you get diarrhoea pls don’t blame me because this list isn’t legally binding in any form 🙏
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<aside> 🎯 Curated by: self-proclaimed South Bengaluru rep @sindhusprasad. Map by @thottuvai. DM me to add something to this list.
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Update:
We have an interactive map featuring all these places now! Follow the map to see new spots on your list as and when they’re added. Shout out to Shreyas for building this. Source code is here.
Shreyas Murali's "what to do in blr" List
This is a list of food stops that have been around for ages or are woven into Bengaluru’s cultural fabric. I haven’t included pubs, breweries, international eateries, cafés and such. Go belt!