Bangalore - Cafes
With the emergence of a cosmopolitan café culture, new cafés and fast food outlets are spring up fast in Bangalore. As well as the predictable chain cafes like Barista and Coffee Day are hip and happening hangouts with DJs, live music as well as more traditional settings. For high tea and tiffin head to one of the chic hotels in the city like the Leela Kempinski.
Hard Rock Cafe
Hard Rock Cafe has an excellent location, friendly waiters and a good selection of snacks from burgers to buffalo wings. They even have their own tipple Lemon Drops.
Café Coffee Day
Café Coffee Day is a reliable Starbucks-style café chain that serves a wide a range variety of coffees and teas in relaxed, contemporary cafes. They also serve pizza, quiches, cakes and sundaes.
Soul Deli Cafe
Soul Deli Café is a hip newly opened basement café on M.G. Road. A waterfall at the entrance and outdoor seating with neat chairs and fans to keep it cool complete the laid back hippy vibe. Food is a mix of west meets east from chicken tikka salads to chilli burgers and Moroccan Chicken. Be warned. The portions are big.
Crust and Cream
Crust and Cream is a new pastry café that serves a fantastic variety of delicious deserts. Their chocolate cup cakes are delicious, particularly washed down with a mango milkshake.
Kadambam
Kadambam is an atmospheric restaurant where you can also stop by for the best South Indian sweetened filter coffee. Immaculate pictures of deities and Tanjore paintings line the scrubbed walls. The food is tasty, plentiful and cheap. Perfect for an afternoon snack.
