VV Puram Food Street

Bangalore

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VV Puram Food Street

Foodies must head to VV Puram, a bustling food street also known as Thindi Beedi and Chaat Street. The small hole-in-the-wall shops serve up the best vegetarian dishes in town, like Pav Bhaji or the typical Dal Holige or Gulkand. Everything here looks and smells sublime, and the moderate prices are an added bonus.

Dining

Bangalore is a gourmand's paradise, as the local cuisine takes in influences from Andhra, Chettinad, Hyderabadi, Tamil, Mangalorean and Keralan dishes with a big emphasis on rice, sambar and rasam (vegetable stew and soup) dishes. As a global capital, Bangalore also offers a great variety of international cuisine but the real delight is to fully indulge in its delicious local cuisine, as there is something for everyone. You should start the day with a plate of unbeatable masala dosa, a delicious crepe stuffed with spiced potatoes known as the “food of the gods”, accompanied by some chai tea. Lunch or dinner normally consists of steamed rice, curries, vegetable dishes and pickles, and one or two sweet dishes like poppadoms, buttermilk, curd and ghee. It is tradition to start the meal with a sweet dish and to finish it with curd rice, and everything is served on well-rinsed Banana leaf.