THE SECRET GUIDE TO BANGALORE’S STREET FOOD

Bangalore, the green city of India, is always known for its awesome climate as well as the amalgamation of different genres of music styles. The IT hub, as known to many is also gradually becoming famous because of its unique pub culture. Among these many specifications, lesser the people know about the lovely food culture of this beautiful city. Having said that, not mentioning the street food culture here, would be a dubious crime.

One can easily indulge into the mouthwatering cuisines, navigating mostly through some lesser known locations and exploring this gracious city. Trust me, you will literally find yourself devouring into some of these fine aromatic varieties forgetting about the luxurious seating arrangements, mostly expected from a good food place.

To add to the curiosity now, let’s explore some of the finest street food places in Bangalore.

V.V. Puram Food Street (aka Khao Galli)

The first and the foremost places to visit and relish the street food culture in Bangalore has to be the famous V.V. Puram Food Street in Bangalore, known to many as the ‘Khao Galli’. From different varieties of South Indian cuisines like Dosa, Idli, Vada, Bonda, Upma to North Indian wide variety of chats and sweets can be found in this place. The street generally opens after twilight and gets swarmed up with life till 11 p.m. in the night.

The spicy Masala Dosas and the Aloo Tikki Chats are to look out here for. Not to forget, everyone’s favorite Rose Gulkand from Shivanna Gulkand Centre and Congress Bun from V.B. Bakery, as this is the only place to find these items. Easy to locate as well as pocket friendly, this place is a must visit for every foodie who lands up in Bangalore.

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Food streets in Koramangala

I am mentioning the food streets in Koramangala as a multiple options including the food street on the 8th block as well as the Eat street which came up in recently in 6th block. Being a resident of Koramangala and considering myself as a dedicated foodie, I do religiously visit these places constantly. Whereas ‘Eat Street’ has proper sitting arrangements with handout menus, the food street at 8th block gives you a proper taste and feel of street binging cuisines. 99 variety Dosa being the favorite among everyone, one can also check out the hot Steamed Momos over here. With varieties of ice creams stalls as well as thirst quenching coconut water and fresh sugarcane juice, this place is definitely one of the hot spots to check-in for street food lovers on a laid back Saturday/Sunday evening.

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Bhukkad, Koramangala 4th Block

This 100% organic eat out joint with its unique recipes of salads, sandwiches and shakes is becoming one of the most loved street eating venture among the foodies. My personal favorites are the Oh-Riental Salad and the Smokey Joe Chicken Sandwich along with the freshly brewed Ice Tea. One can also check out their menu online as well and can get food delivered at their door step. This does not qualify in the street food category but I am including this place in the list as there is no sitting arrangement at the place and the joy of going there and placing the order with your choice of ingredients is quiet indulging. Bhukkad clicks among the latest food eating trends, as it boasts of healthy food with minimum waste and its daily-changing menu, is an add-on to the curiosity level.

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Food Trucks in Bangalore

In the past couple of years, Bangalore has seen quiet a substantial growth in the number of food trucks available on the streets and corners around the city. This has increased the excitement among the food lovers to travel and explore many of them located in different parts of the town. This new wave food culture gives a hip edge to the food street style over here. A few to mention among these food trucks are The Swat Truck, The Great Indian Bhukkad, The Spitfire Barbecue Truck, Foodipa, Fuel Up , Square Ruth and so on. These trucks can be spotted around different places such as HSR Layout, Koramangala, Indiranagar, Frazer Town and so on. One can just look up for these trucks online or through social media sites and be present at the location for some delicious freshly cooked menus.

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The above mentioned places are just a couple among the many food street places to explore in Bangalore. The whole place is filled with eating joints in almost every turns and corner. Not to forget about the delicious Darjeeling Momo stalls offering hot steam and fried Momos served along with the hot chicken soup in almost all the parts of Bangalore. A quick bite of the Paanipuris at the Puchka stall found in almost all the bus stands and turn overs, is quite difficult to avoid for every food lover. Apart from all these, during the time of Ramjan every year, Bangalore goes on an eating spree throughout the whole month. One cannot miss out the Beef/Mutton Haalim as well as Patther Gosh during this season. The stalls set out on the streets of Mosque Road, Frazer Town, Shivaji Nagar, Thilak Nagar as well as Kormangala 4th Block, creates an atmosphere of rich and pleasant aroma which will definitely leave you in awe, craving for more.

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Recently there has been few food carnivals as well in Bangalore which included stalls from all across the country. The North East festival was one among them. This included aromatic cuisines from almost all the Seven Sisters, giving a taste of the diverse influences of our food culture across the country. Visiting this festivals one cannot miss out on the drooling Pork ribs with Akhuni, Bamboo shoot and Bhoot Jolokia.

Summing it up, I would like to mention that I have missed out on a whole lot of these amazing street food places which you can explore on your own or with a bunch of friends just travelling in and around this beautiful city. My idea was just to give a gist of what this place holds on to, when it comes to its diversified street food culture.

It is not the skill but your will, which will guide you through, to find out the best street food in Bangalore to fill you with extreme joy and happiness of having these yummy cuisines. This is the secret guide to the Bangalore’s street food life.

Do check out the places I mentioned and happy hogging!