Eat Street of Vishwesharapuram Bengaluru

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Bangalore’s most famous food street VV Puram is located right in the center of the city at Sajjan Rao Circle, close to Lal Bagh. This food street in Bangalore, or thindi beedi (eat street) as it is known in Kannada, has regular patrons and first-timers crowding it every evening starting 7 PM, when it comes to life. The entire street features vegetarian food, with eateries serving everything from south-Indian favourites to Mumbai street food, north-Indian chat and event Rajasthani fare. There is a whole range of delectable food to explore - crisp dosas, buttery-soft idlis, stuffed paranthas, Punjabi chaat, Maharashtrian dabelis, Mumbai-style pav bhaji, hot holliges and gulkun ice-cream.

Here is a detailed guide to the VV Puram food street in Bangalore, including things to keep in mind and a thorough list of eateries and dishes to try. Print this practical guide, grab your friends and go visit.

Six things to plan before heading to VV Puram.

Things to keep in mind:

  • Try to sample maximum number of dishes: How? Go with as many friends as you can rope in. The bigger the group, the more food you can sample. Aim to sample the top items at each joint. No point eating one or two items and heading back, we say!

  • It comes alive around 7 PM: While some of the shops start serving from 5:30-6:00 PM onwards, all of them are ready only by 7:00 PM.

  • Weekends are very crowded: So get there a little early by 7 PM.

  • Limited Seating Available: The experience is to stand and eat on the street, watching the cooks put your dish together live. So do wear comfortable footwear. However, very recently Sri Vasavi Mane Tindi has introduced a special section where patrons can sit and place orders.

  • Parking secrets: Try one of the roads leading into Sajjan Rao Circle if you can’t find parking around the circle itself.

  • Go green: Dispose off plates in a dustbin. Most shops will have them placed at prominent locations.

  • Water: We suggest carrying your own bottle of water so that you don’t have to buy one while there.

  • No waste please: Try and avoid wasting food.Overview

Now for a quick overview of the food before we get into the specifics of what each of the joints serve. There are about 15 different eateries serving different types of food (listed below outlet by outlet). We would classify the food varieties into the following categories in decreasing order of specialty – from must-have to do-try to also-available.

(Not to say that food listed in the last category is not good – it’s just not what this food street is known for. Also, some of those in the last category are relatively new additions to this otherwise old eat street, and purists that we are, we would like to call them out.)

Must-have:

To make your VV Puram food street experience even richer, here are the details on the eateries on this lane, going in from the Sajjan Rao Circle end.

1. Shri Vasavi Chatnis (Must-have)

This is the first shop to your left as you enter from Sajjan Rao Circle – just after BR Bakery. Oftentimes credited with being the first shop on this eat street in Bangalore, it started as a shop for snacks and condiments. Today it also serves the typical food that this thindi beedi is famous for. Serving unique South-Indian fare that’s difficult to come by elsewhere, this is a do-not-miss in caps. Their jalebis are also great.

Great For:

  • Akki Roti (rice rotis) – In winters, they add avarekai to akki rotis. Served with a curry (different everyday) which is as good as the roti.

  • Ragi Roti (a type of dosa made with ragi)

  • Paddus / Paniyarams (these are available at various shops down the road also)

  • Mini masala idlis

  • Hot Jalebis

  • You could also try their Chinese – Gobi / Paneer / Mushroom Munchurian, Noodles and Fried Rice