Where to eat this June… in Bengaluru

Living up to its tag as the cafe capital of the country, Bengaluru never ceases to amaze with its many coffee offerings. Maverick & Farmer’s new sprawling experiential coffee destination features a coffee academy and a live roastery, while The Dual Room in Indiranagar turns into a high-energy cocktail bar after dark.

The city also seems to be opening up to Peruvian cuisine, with two restaurants serving a version of it. The Azulian House, a botanist-inspired space at The Leela Palace Bengaluru, serves up Peruvian flavours in an expansive, verdant setting, and Chifa in Marathahalli celebrates Chinese-Peruvian cuisine on its menu.

For art lovers, there’s also a unique art-inspired high tea and art walk at The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore. And if the changing Thailand visa rules got you down, head over to Bellandur instead to sample their signature Phad Thai (with a secret sauce!) at the second outlet of Baan Phadthai, a Bangkok-based eatery that has earned multiple Michelin Bib Gourmand awards since 2018.

New openings

Pixi, Church Street

Bengaluru’s buzzing and always-on Church Street recently welcomed this new all-day cafe, restaurant, bar, and taproom. Spread over an expansive 13,500 sq ft, Pixi’s curved, fluid interiors in beige and cream give it an almost futuristic feel and they’re complemented by larger-than-life floral ceiling installations in scarlet hues. The global offering on the menu, conceptualised by chef Kartikeya Ratan, includes signature highlights like the Beijing pulled lamb bao, seafood and chives Thai curry dumplings, truffle mushroom flatbread, and the Greek savoury pie, spanakopita. The all-day experience is further enhanced by a playful coffee menu featuring creations such as the affogato with salted caramel popcorn, matcha cold foam iced latte, and Parle-G cold coffee. With an extensive taproom selection as well as a cocktail programme, Pixi caters to both hopheads as well as cocktail lovers. Signature cocktails include the cheekily named Namma Grown-Up Glow, Indiranagar Plot Twist, Sappe Drama Free Night and Aye You Only, No?, along with shareable cocktail pitchers such as Midnight Bloom and Rosé Botanica. DJ Nights and live bands match the energetic vibe of the bustling neighbourhood.

Chifa, Marathahalli

Chifa, named after the Chinese-Peruvian fusion cuisine, blends Cantonese techniques with Peruvian ingredients in a sprawling two-level restaurant. The space unfolds across immersive zones—The Valley, The Crossing, and The Canopy—while a palette of terracotta reds, burnished golds, greens, and sand tones draws inspiration from Andean landscapes. The menu features dishes like aji verde relleno, where roasted meat conceals a creamy, tangy core; Peruvian chifles, a much-loved plantain chip snack from northern Peru; and ika mata, a citrus-cured fish tossed with coconut cream and cucumber, reminiscent of Peru’s ceviche tradition. Their Chilean pani puri, a house-cured sea bass paired with chilled passion fruit water, is the most unexpected dish on the menu, which also features small plates like bravas tater-pops, spanakopita, crackling scotch quail, and Thai thecha prawns alongside a host of Indian and Asian sides and grills. The beverage programme draws from Chinese, Peruvian, and broader Asian influences. Standouts include barrio Chino, which is an ode to Lima’s Chinatown and sees a savoury-sweet blend of Scotch, elderflower, and brined olive, while The Tusan Sour is layered with lychee, cucumber, and botanical notes. Ingredients like aji amarillo (a Peruvian staple of yellow chilli pepper paste), tamarind, jaggery, and soya are layered into classic cocktail formats too.

The Dual Room, Indiranagar

Design-forward cafe by day and high-energy cocktail bar by night, The Dual Room reads like a superhero of venues. It is dual in concept and visual aesthetic. There’s a shutter that lifts away for a bar reveal once the sun sets, mood lighting that transitions into deeper red tones. Staff uniforms, too, evolve by the evening. The day menu has curated coffees, matcha, and wines on offer, with unconventional drinks like the Fruit Loop Matcha and the Mont Blanc Coffee. In the AM hours, you can take your pick from the morning breakfast menu with eggs and pancake varieties. Come evening and there’s a signature cocktail programme built around the seven deadly sins—14 cocktails in total, two cocktails per sin—with names like Bottomless Pit (Greed), Green-eyed (Envy), Slow Burn (Lust), and more. The food is a selection of unique South American, Cuban, and Korean-inspired dishes, as well as comfort foods such as sandwiches and tacos. Tuck into the shrimp ceviche that has prawns, aji rocoto sauce, shaved white onions, and avocado, or the Cuban rice, which features yellow rice, chicken, cheese, cream, and plantain. There are also unique desserts, like the flan de maiz, a sweet corn flan with salted caramel and salted popcorn, and Chocolate Picante, a spicy chocolate ice cream.

Baan Phadthai, Bellandur

Baan Phadthai has opened its second outpost in the city (after Indiranagar) at The Bay at Ecoworld. Known for its Michelin Guide Bangkok Bib Gourmand recognition, its most popular dishes include yum yang, a Thai-Chinese hot and sour salad, and sai krok, fermented pork sausages with garlic and chilli.  But the menu’s pièce de resistance is its signature phad Thai, made with premium rice noodles and an 18-ingredient secret sauce balancing sweet, tangy, and umami flavours. Rice sets include moo hong, a Phuket-style braised pork belly, and the classic phad krapao, a street-style holy basil stir fry. Most dishes offer vegetarian versions alongside vegan and fish sauce alternatives. For drinks, expect Thai classics such as cha yen (Thai milk tea), cha manao (Thai tea with lime), and nam soda aaowarot (passion fruit soda) alongside inventive cocktails like Arroy Mak Mak (soju, Sauvignon Blanc, pandan, coconut, Cabernet foam), and Muay Thai (soju, Sauvignon Blanc, passion fruit, jalapeño, olive brine). Desserts include the traditional khanom baitoey, a pandan toast with smoked coconut ice cream, and i-tim kati, a smoked coconut ice cream with pandan rice, peanuts, and rice crisps for that added crunch.

Maverick & Farmer, Kothanur

Sunlight dances across the terracotta walls of the new Maverick & Farmer cafe as you hear the steady churn of a coffee roaster and take in the heady aroma of freshly roasted coffee that fills the air. This is not your average grab-and-go coffee run. It’s a place where you linger. The brand’s latest north Bengaluru outpost is a vast 9,000 sq ft experiential coffee destination housed in a restored residence and features a cafe, live roastery, coffee academy, retail space, and community centre that doubles up as a venue for theatre troupes, artists, and community events. The cafe menu features all the regular favourites as well as unique coffee-based drinks like the Clarified Cappuccino, the zesty Spresso Citron, and the refreshing yet complex Maverick Mazagran, where a 24-hour cold brew meets lemonade, orange, ginger, and lemon zest. The food menu is designed to work naturally with the coffee experience and features familiar grub like sandwiches, burgers, pizzas, pastas, steaks, and bowls. The live roastery is housed inside a room with a triple-height ceiling and is separated from the cafe by a glass wall. Guided roastery tours are available. Prior booking is recommended.

The Azulian House, Kodihalli

Lush greenery, natural light, and layered textures create a greenhouse-like setting at The Azulian House at The Leela Palace Bengaluru. Led by chef Zafar, the menu blends Peruvian flavours with locally sourced Indian ingredients and features ceviches, tiraditos, open-fire grills, and slow-cooked dishes. There’s Peruvian coriander soup, the Aztec chicken pozole, and the signature ceviche with bluefin tuna, prawn crackers, aji amarillo, sesame, and ponzu-cured onion. There are plenty of dishes to suit the vegetarian palate as well. In desserts, try the cassava cake, the dulce de leche panna cotta or the 70 per cent dark Ecuador chocolate mousse. Beverages revolve around agave-focused offerings, with a selection of tequila and mezcal mixed with house-made botanical infusions. The cocktails even feature odes to botanists: the Wild Preserve is a nod to Dr R Ganesan’s work with amla and the Soliga community, while The Leading Lady is inspired by Dr Janaki Amma’s contribution to plant science. The signature Roselle & Rain is inspired by Gustav Hermann Krumbiegel’s influence on Bengaluru’s landscape. Read the full review here.

New and special menus

Second edition of mangga at Nasi and Mee

This limited-edition 2026 mango menu at Nasi and Mee celebrates the king of fruits with unique pan-Asian renditions. Named after the Malay word for mango, the mangga menu presents a mangga chicken satay marinated in coconut milk and mango served with a mango salsa relish. In sushi, take your pick between the light and creamy mango avocado maki or the sweet, spicy, and briny mango prawn futomaki, or get both! The mangga yellow curry delivers Thai-style comfort with fresh mango chunks, broccoli, and carrot served over jasmine rice. It is available in vegetarian, chicken, and prawn varieties. The ayam penyet, an Indonesian street-style dish, is a lightly smashed chicken topped with spicy sambal sauce and served with blue pea flower lemak rice, raw mango salad, fried tofu, and a mango salsa. The crowd-favourite mango sticky rice is reimagined as a dessert here and is presented as a mango sticky rice roll. The mangga menu is available across all Nasi and Mee outlets in Bengaluru until the end of the month.

Art high tea and art walk at The Ritz-Carlton

The Ritz-Carlton, Bengaluru’s newly introduced Art Hi-tea & Art Walk pairs culinary creativity with an immersive art experience. Guests can paint on edible canvases using edible paints and colourful chocolate crayons before enjoying an array of sweet and savoury bites, including sesame-crusted prawn toast, raw mango, edamame tartlets, and the hotel’s signature chocolate-orange cake, among others, all accompanied by champagne, tea or coffee. Inspired by the hotel’s museum-worthy art collection—1,200 pieces to be exact—the experience has been developed in collaboration with culinary artist Eeshaan Kashyap and culinary director Saurabh Tyagi. Guests can also opt for a guided Art Walk led by Bengaluru-based art interpreter Surekha Sundaram, offering insights into works by renowned Indian and international artists, including Satish Gupta, Lim Khim Katy, and Robert St Croix. You can sign yo for the  high tea experience or the art walk, or both. Prior reservations are required.

Bento boxes at Wabi Sabi, The Oberoi

The new midday power lunch, Wabi Sabi at The Oberoi, Bengaluru has a bento box offering that features contemporary Chinese and Japanese fare. Composed in the Japanese tradition of giving every element its place, each bento box comes with a miso soup and appetiser from the Japanese menu, while the staples are inspired by Chinese favourites. One can choose from a vegetarian box or a meat and seafood variant (at ₹2,250 for vegetarian and ₹2,500 for non-vegetarian, excluding taxes). Dishes include the bang bang ji chicken, Fujian fried rice, and Slammin’ Salmon (a torched salmon with salmon tartare, avocado and a soy reduction), and in vegetarian the Crunchy Crunchy Bang Bang vegetable tempura and the Wabi Sabi lotus stem, among others. Each bento is also accompanied by a dessert—Kintsugi, a ginger yoghurt mousse. The bento boxes are available from Monday to Friday until July 3. 

Thursday Rituals at Yazu

Whether it’s after-work catch-ups, celebratory dinners, or spontaneous midweek plans, Yazu’s new weekly dining IP, Thursday Rituals, fits the bill. This is a specially curated set dinner menu consisting of sushi, dim sums, small plates, large plates, rice, noodles, and desserts. Priced at ₹1,800++ per person, and starting at 7 pm every Thursday, diners can choose from truffle edamame dumplings, cream cheese and truffle dumplings, Yazu signature chicken, fish in dark Sichuan sauce, butter garlic Sichuan prawns, burnt garlic fried rice, spicy Korean ramyun noodles, prawn tempura roll, and classic prawn hargao. Cap off the meal with a salted caramel tart or the blueberry cheesecake. For a tipple, try one of Yazu’s signature cocktails inspired by Asian flavours, like the wasabi Martini and the Sakura chan.

Ming Era: Rise of the Emperor Brunch at Caraway Kitchen, Conrad

After a Victorian-era-themed brunch last month, Conrad Bengaluru’s ‘Bruncheras’ series turns its focus to ‘Ming Era: Rise of the Emperor’ every Sunday in June. Highlights of the culinary experience include Silk Road Sliders featuring crispy chicken karaage and roasted pulled lamb served in soft bao buns, alongside towering bamboo steamers offering assorted dim sums and Tangra-style momos. Other Tangra-style classics, like Hakka noodles, chicken Manchurian, and chilli garlic fish, are part of the spread as well, while Korean-inspired offerings include bibimbap bowls, Korean fried chicken, and Korean fried mushrooms. Indulge your sweet tooth with Asian-inspired dessert selections like black sesame and honey pancakes and matcha chocolate pancakes. For younger guests, there’s also the Little Emperors Buffet, a dedicated kids-friendly spread with favourites inspired by Asian flavour.