In and Around Bangalore
Step out of any of the hotels Bangalore India has to offer and you’re bound to find wonderfully cheap and delicious food. Start with chaats tasty snacks, often spicy and always delicious. Here in Bangalore, the IT capital of India, the streets are a cacophony of honking horns. I tried to ask what all the honking was about, as much of it seemed unnecessary, but in a way it made the place kind of lively and heightened your attention.
We made our way to Bangalore Palace, a Tudor style structure with turrets and fortified towers. It was built in 1887 (AD), and stands in the middle of the city, surrounded by gardens. The grounds host concerts and cultural events. Visiting here, with its ceiling relief paintings, moldings and floral designs, reminds one of England.
One gets hungry looking at such things so a trip for food was in order. We skipped the pubs at first this time, even though Bangalore is known for its pubs, and stumbled into a restaurant called Tandoor which felt rather rustic, with its big chandelier and sumptuous furnishings. We had the mulligatawny shorba and their famous kabobs. This north Indian food place features naan, tandoori chicken, of course, and is a favorite if many. Breads from tandoor ovens are spectacular, with heat approaching 900°F. These ovens are found throughout the world and used to make breads like roti and dishes like chicken tikka.
Later we went to Pecos, a nice pub with a painting of Jerry Garcia welcoming us to its 1960′s vibe, roof top seating if the other three floors are crowded. You even get free popcorn with your beer. Not far is Le Rock Pub Cafe, with its funky oxygen bar and big screen TVs. They serve coffee, food, beers like Kingfisher and opens at 10am.