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Eating in Bengaluru: dosa, darshinis, and the new-wave scene

The legendary masala dosa, filter coffee culture, military hotels, and where the cool kids brunch.

Bengaluru eats well across every budget.

The classics

A crisp masala dosa with filter coffee at an old-school darshini or a legacy tiffin room is non-negotiable. Cheap, fast, perfect.

Local deep cuts

Look up "military hotels" for old-school non-veg Karnataka food, and the Donne biryani served in a banana-leaf cup.

New wave

Indiranagar, Koramangala and the CBD have a deep bench of specialty coffee, brunch spots and modern restaurants. Easy to make a whole day of it.

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