Category: Food
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New Prakash Hotel Hosakerehalli Bangalore
We often overlook our backyard in pursuit of the beyond. One such hidden gem is New Prakash Hotel located in Hosakerehalli, Bangalore that has been serving delicious Karnataka-style non-veg food for over 12 years. The menu is simple but a lip-smacking spread of medium-spicy mutton, chicken an egg dishes that can be coupled with biryani ( mutton and…
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Arsalan Restaurant Park Circus Kolkata
One of the best places in Kolkata for Mughlai cuisine – Arsalan Restaurant is also popular among locals for the Kolkata Biryani. Origins of Kolkata Biryani: Biryani was introduced to this region by Wajid Ali Shah, the last nawab of Oudh around the 1850s. The current Kolkata biryani is the localised version of the Lucknowi…
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Aralimara Pani Puri Kempegowdanagar Bengaluru
Since 1953, standing tall in the shade of an aralimara (peepal tree) – Aralimara Panipuri, a small chaat shop has been serving delicious fare of Karnataka-style chaats such as pani puri, masala puri, Dahi puri, aloo puri, bhel and sev puri. Easily one of the oldest chaat places in Bengaluru – Aralimara pani puri is…
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All you need to know about Ambur Biryani and Vaniyambadi Biryani
The Biryani aka briyani elevated the small towns of Vaniyambadi and Ambur in Tamil Nadu to unprecedented stardom among food lovers. On the Chennai-Bangalore highway – the number of outlets selling Ambur biryani outnumber the coffee shops and its no longer a surprise that folks travel down from Bangalore only to relish this delicious biryani.…
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Breakfast and Desserts at Lavonne Café St Marks Road Bengaluru
Winter mornings in Bengaluru are best savoured with the warm company of friends, delicious breakfast, a cup of hot chocolate and endless conversations at a small-cosy café – the new Lavonne Café on St Marks road was the chosen adda. From beverages that include coffees, smoothies, dairy delights and refreshers to breakfast majors such as…
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Moonlight Restaurant Hikkaduwa Sri Lanka
Hikkaduwa, a small seaside town about 100 kms from Colombo is popular among tourists for surfing, nightlife and the beach lined-up with numerous bars and restaurants. Thronged frequently by the locals and tourists is Moonlight Restaurant that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner along with beer, ice teas, fresh fruit juices and coffees (hot & cold).…
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Hotel Annapoorna Andhra Restaurant in Gandhinagar Majestic Bangalore
In the 1980s, Bengaluru saw the rise of Andhra food with the pappu-led vegetarian meals and spicy biryanis by the likes of Nagarjuna, Nandhini, Nandhana and various other chain of Andhra restaurants. What’s relatively less known is – the foundation of this delicious Andhra food cuisine in Bengaluru happened in the 1970s by Hotel Annapoorna.…
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Mitra Samaj Udupi
Ever been to a hotel that doesn’t use – onions, garlic, carrots, cauliflower, beetroot and even tomato!! Located in the temple compound of Udupi Sri Krishna Temple complex – Mitra Samaj has been dishing out delicious vegetarian fare since 1949 and is often the 2nd-most visited place after the temple darshan 😀 While every part of…
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Shiva Prasad Tiffen Centre Gavipuram Bengaluru
Over the last 15 years, vegetarian food in Bengaluru has witnessed a massive transformation – family-run ‘home-mess’ have become endangered, ‘tiffin-centres’ that fed the masses have given way to darshinis that aren’t pocket-friendly anymore and food is driven more by taste-makers/enhancers than fresh ingredients. In the midst of this – since 2007 Shiva Prasad Tiffin…
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Maratha Darshan Queens Road Bangalore
The presence of Marathas in Bengaluru back in the 16th century made a lasting impact on the cuisine of our city in the form of ‘Militry aka Military Hotels’ – which became the meat-fix places for the soldiers of the yester years and foodies since. Maratha Darshan serves Mahrashtrian cuisine, with a significant infusion of…