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Veena Stores
A small stand-and-eat breakfast counter on Margosa Road, running since 1977, known for soft idlis, crisp vadas and its runny chutney.
Why it’s here: Recently added
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☕ Independent CafésCTR (Shri Sagar), Malleshwaram
A vegetarian tiffin room in Malleshwaram dating to the 1920s, also called Shri Sagar, known above all for its butter-laden benne masala dosa.
Why it’s here: Recently added
🌿 Hidden SpotsSri Dharmaraya Swamy Temple
An old Dravidian-style temple in the Pete dedicated to the Pandavas, Krishna and Draupadi. It is the ritual centre of the Bengaluru Karaga, whose night procession starts and ends here each spring.
Why it’s here: Recently added
🧭 Unique ExperiencesRangoli Metro Art Center
A BMRCL-run cultural space along the MG Road boulevard, opened in 2013, with small art galleries, courtyards, the Rangasthala auditorium and room for craft fairs and workshops.
Why it’s here: Recently added
🌿 Hidden SpotsPuttenahalli Lake (Puttakere)
A small neighbourhood lake of about 13 acres in JP Nagar 7th Phase, ringed by a walking track of roughly 920 m and revived over years by local residents.
Why it’s here: Recently added
🧭 Unique ExperiencesAgara Lake
A large lake beside HSR Layout, part of the chain that flows from Madiwala to Bellandur, with a walking track around its edge and a park at the north end.
Why it’s here: Recently added
🧭 Unique ExperiencesGandhi Bazaar
Basavanagudi's traditional market street, lined with flower and condiment sellers, fruit and cloth shops, temples and long-running eateries such as Vidyarthi Bhavan.
Why it’s here: Recently added
🧭 Unique ExperiencesMadiwala Lake
One of Bengaluru's largest lakes, in BTM Layout and looked after by the Forest Department; spot-billed pelicans gather here in numbers around November-December.
Why it’s here: Recently added
☕ Independent CafésMavalli Tiffin Rooms (MTR), Lalbagh Road
The flagship of a vegetarian restaurant that began in 1924 and has run from its Art Deco building on Lalbagh Road since 1959. It is widely credited with inventing the rava idli.
Why it’s here: Recently added
🧭 Unique ExperiencesJohnson Market
A 1929 market complex in Richmond Town, built on land once used as horse stables; most trade now happens on its outer edge, with kebab, biryani and tea spots in the lanes around it.
Why it’s here: Recently added
📚 BookstoresChurch Street
A 750 m cobbled street running parallel to MG Road, from Brigade Road to St. Mark's Road, packed with secondhand bookshops, cafes, restaurants and nightlife.
Why it’s here: Recently added
🧭 Unique ExperiencesBannerghatta Biological Park
A park about 25 km from central Bengaluru with a zoo, bus and jeep safaris, a rescue centre and India's first enclosed butterfly park, managed by the Zoo Authority of Karnataka.
Why it’s here: Recently added