Street Food in Bangalore

A simple Google search for Bangalore street food will give you a ton of results. Because even Google knows about the ton of problems that get solved when you go with your friends to eat street. After all, sometimes a plate of gol gappas is all you need to forget your horrible boss’s passive-aggressive tone. Or a gigantic masala dosa to forget that one math problem that has been giving you nightmares lately. So seriously, stop being hard on yourself and gift yourself an evening of sharing some chill with your gang and hog on the best street food in Bangalore.

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Best Street Food Dishes to Try in Bangalore

Top 15 street food dishes to try out with your friends in Bangalore are:

• Mangalore Buns
• Dal Obbattu
• Utthapam
• Sandwich
• Kebabs
• Gobi Manchurian
• Gol Gappa
• Shawarma
• Sabudana Vada
• Kulfi Falooda
• Ghee Dosa
• Bhel Puri
• Bhajji
• Chaat
• Idli and filter coffee

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Mangalore Buns

Mangalore Bun is a sweet and fluffy puri made from bananas. In fact, it’s so fluffy that it’s gonna make you wanna grab it and crush it with your bare hands. Exactly the feeling you get when you come across a fluffy toy at Hamleys.

Where to Try: Chetty’s Corner in Serpentine Road

Dal Obbattu

One of the most popular street grub of Bangalore is Dal Obbattu. The ingredients that make this lip-smacking dish are toor dal, jaggery, cardamom powder, flour, and rava. As for its taste, dal obbattu is both sweet and savoury at the same time. Perfect for those moments when you can’t decide between a dessert or an appetizer while scrolling through Swiggy.

Where to Try: Holige Mane in Malleshwaram

Utthapam

Next up on this list, we’ve got uthappam. The one dish that doesn’t need any introduction whatsoever. Though what we can suggest, are the places where you can find the best ones. You can simply head to Madurai Idly Shop for the best Uttapam in Bangalore. One bite of it, and your taste buds will get as excited as entrepreneurs get when they close their first round of funding.

Where to Try: Madurai Idly Shop

Sandwich

Every coaching student and corporate employee can vouch for the lifesaving capabilities of street-side sandwiches in Bangalore. After all, whether you’re running late to the office and had to skip cooking breakfast. Or if you’re a coaching student who doesn’t have time to have a proper meal between two continuous lectures, the local masaledar sandwich will always come to your rescue.

Where to Try: Hari Super Sandwich Zone in Jayanagar

Kebabs

You might be surprised to hear this, but kebabs are equally popular in Bangalore as much as they are in Delhi. And yes, for vegetarians, there are multiple places where they sell veg kebabs too. Also, veg or nonveg, there’s something about kebabs that transport you instantly to a mehfil where you can bite on the plate after plate of kebabs feeling like a royal prince. So head out if you want to grab that feeling asap.

Where to Try: Khan Saheb Chakum Chukum Calcutta On A Roll in Indiranagar

Gobi Manchurian

Gobi Manchurian might be an instant turnoff to non-vegetarians. Though, before you judge a book by its cover, we suggest you try them once. After that, you’re never gonna see cauliflower in the same boring manner whatsoever. Sounds unbelievable, we know.

Where to Try: Murli in Bellandur

Gol Gappa

Another street food item that’s popular in Bangalore and doesn’t need any sort of introduction is our favorite gol gappas. And we say favorite’ because we know what gol gappas have done for us over the years. From first breakups to first dates, we’ve never looked towards someone more desperately than gol gappas. Ain’t that, right?

Where to Try: Puchka in Marathahalli

Shawarma

Few street food dishes can attract a hungry passerby as strongly as shawarma. All thanks to the humongous chunks of chicken that keep rotating around the shawarma machine. Also, grabbing a shawarma roll from the street side is pretty convenient. Okay, maybe except the part when the gooey yumminess bursts out to mess up our hands. But as long as we’ve got issues, that ain’t no big deal, right?

Where to Try: Just Shawarma

Sabudana Vada

Sabudana might sound really boring at first but when it comes in the form of a crispy vada, it’s as tasty as any other street food item out there in Bangalore. Also, the most important part of enjoying a Sabudana Vada experience is the dips. So make sure you get that annoying roomie (who has no concern for leaving things for others) out of the way. Or simply call dibs on dips, we guess.

Where to Try: Purnabramha Maharashtrian Restaurant

Kulfi Falooda

Bangalore’s many street food stalls are known for making a jaw-dropping and brain-freezing Kulfi Falooda. We promise, your taste buds are gonna have as much fun devouring them as your tongue gets while pronouncing the word falooda’.

Where to Try: Kulfi and More

Ghee Dosa

What’s the point of living in Bangalore and not eating a plateful of dosas, right? In fact, living in Bangalore will not only teach you the art of consuming a good dosa but also help you judge which ones are the best and which ones are just mediocre. That’s the thing about settling in new places, your taste buds start developing a new palette altogether. So cheers to that.

Where to Try: Central Tiffin Room

Bhel Puri

Bhel Puri has been everyone’s favorite snack growing up. And when you move to Bangalore, you’re gonna discover a new taste, given the local masalas put in the mix. But one thing which is similar between the Bhel Puri here and every other city is the fact that it’s the best thing to grab on your hands while talking to your special someone by a park bench or during an auto ride.

Where to Try: Karnataka Bhel House

Bhajji

When it comes to bhajjis, you don’t even need our recommendation. Because most people in Bangalore who are locals or have been living in the city longer than you will force you to try those anyway. The only quick suggestion from our end would be to try the bhajjis served at the Sri Guru Kottureshwara Davangere Benne Dosa hotel. Yep, it’s popular despite the bad marketing decision of keeping the longest name. So you can imagine how good they are at what they do.

Where to Try: Shivraj Bhajji Cart

Chaat

For those of you who can’t survive a week without grabbing a chaat will pat themselves on their back for moving to Bangalore. The city serves delicious chaats in plenty of different varieties. The most exciting out of them is the disco chaat. Nope, it’s not something which is endorsed by Mithun da. But the moment you grab the first spoonful, your mouth will have as much fun as watching Gundaa on a Friday night.

Where to Try: Sri Sairam Chaats

Idli and filter coffee

Yup, the combo of Idli and filter coffee is so popular, we decided to pair them together on our list of the best Bangalore street food. And trust us when we say this, biting idli and washing it down with a sip of filter coffee is the bite-sized version of going for a spa. And unlike spas, it won’t even burn a hole in your pocket. Just 20 rupees is all you need to wave stress a long long goodbye.

Where to Try: Brahmin’s Coffee Bar

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