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Traditional ice-creams have mostly been consumed in the form of scoops, bars, cones, sundaes etc. However some innovative ice-cream shops have pushing the status the quo of how an ice-cream should look and taste – here is an ode to the unusual/hatke ice-creams in Bengaluru.

Fried Ice Cream:

A big scoop of vanilla ice cream that is quickly deep-fried creating a warm, crispy shell around the still-cold ice cream topped with chocolate sauce and nuts with cherries. A house-specialty, Ocea Special Fried Ice Cream is available throughout the day/year and is one of the most-popular dessert

Where: The Ocea International Hotel, Brigade Road

Useful information:

• Made-on-order, anticipate a waiting-time of 20 mins after placing the order for the preparation
• Cost: INR 125
• Parking: Valet parking for cars
• They accept cash & cards

Ice-cream Dosa:

An ice-cream delight that has catapulted a street dosa-shop into stardom among food-lovers & children. Ice-cream dosa is a regular plain dosa smeared with chocolate ice-cream and served with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream instead of the chutney.

Trust me its delicious!

Where: Amarnath Chats, RV Road (landmark: Amaron Battery Showroom)

Useful Information:

• The place is a food-cart on the footpath serving dosas and idly, one has to stand and eat
• Cost: INR 70
• Timings: 5:30 pm to 10:30 pm (open all days of the week)
• Contact number: +919844235515/ +919448558418
• They accept ONLY cash, no card payment facility
• Parking: No dedicated parking space, but lots of by-lanes to find parking

Chili-Guava Ice-cream Roll:

A popular form of ice cream in South-East Asian countries, ice cream roll is a hand made using ice cream base spread on a frozen slab and then rolled using a pastry scraper or paint scraper.

Where: Hokey Pokey Koramangala

Useful Information:

• Made-on-order, anticipate a waiting-time of 20 mins after placing the order for the preparation
• Cost: INR 120
• Parking: No dedicated parking space, but lots of bylanes to find parking
• They accept cash & cards

Ice cream Burger aka Cereal Ice Cream bun:

2 big scoops of vanilla ice cream form the patty of a burger bun laced with Fruit Loops. Be prepared for a tooth-freeze at the first bite!!

Where: Cafe by the Corner, HSR Layout

Useful Information:

• Made-on-order, anticipate a waiting-time of 10 mins after placing the order for the preparation
• Cost: INR 120
• Parking: No dedicated parking space, but lots of by-lanes to find parking
• They accept cash & cards

Go out and get an ice cream!!