10 Best Street Food in Bangalore

Chaats and street food go hand-in-hand, right? And when you’re in Bangalore, you will find plenty of street food places in Bangalore serving lip-smacking chaats. From samosa chaat to papdi chaat, you will find them all in various nooks and corners of the city. If you ask us, we suggest you check out Sri Sairam’s Chat and Juice Centre. Here, you must try its specialities like wafer chaat and disco chaat. The combinations of fresh veggies, tangy sauces and crispy toppings in each of the chats will definitely make you crave for more and more.

For a quick yet filling bite, rolls can be a perfect choice. Explore the various food hubs in the city and try innumerable varieties of rolls. While the soft flatbread is a constant, you can choose from plenty of fillings to fill your roll with. Let’s recommend some to you! Chicken tikka roll, mutton baida roll, paneer tikka roll, chicken egg roll, the options are endless. You can find all these varieties and many more at Khan Saheb Grills and Rolls, which is a very popular food joint for night street food in Bangalore.

Tired of eating the same old veg sandwiches at home? Try some of the quirkiest versions of sandwiches in the food joints of Bangalore. While you will get sandwiches in many variants like chicken, egg and veg, we have a unique recommendation for you. That's a chocolate sandwich! Imagine munching crispy grilled breads layered with gooey chocolate syrup. Mouth-watering or what! And to taste the best chocolate sandwich, you can head to Hari’s Super Sandwich shop. The good news is that you will find this shop in 5 different places in Bangalore!

Who doesn’t love pani puri! It does have other nicknames like gol gappa and puchka, but we can bet it tastes equally good everywhere. In Bangalore, you will probably see one pani puri seller at each lane or road. Approach a stall that appeals to you and try out these chatpata street food. Our top pick will be Rakesh Kumar Pani Puri Stall. The crispy puris, the spongy potato filling and sour tamarind water combination of pani puris never fails to impress anyone. Why not throw a challenge to your friend and compete to have the maximum number of this Bangalore best street food?

Puffed rice might be boring, but bhel puri made with it is surely interesting! You won’t believe how the simple puffed rice can be spiced up with various Indian spices and the goodness of fresh vegetables. Order a plate of bhel puri and you will keep returning for more! Besides being undeniably tasty, it’s also comparatively a healthier street food. After all, you will get a combination of carbs, vitamins and minerals in this rice-veggies combo. You can try this lip-smacking snack at the famous Karnataka Bhel House even as late as 11 pm.

Not a new member in street foods, kebabs are pretty irresistible once you get the aroma of it coming straight from the roadside stalls. You must agree that the smoky flavour and the charred look of the kebabs make them even more appealing. And we believe there’s an ideal match in kebabs for everyone’s palate! So, just order your favourite version of kebab or try out various kinds of kebabs in the streets of Bangalore. Chicken reshmi kebab, tikka kebab, malai kebab, mutton seekh kebab, we can go on and on about the kebab variants that you must try here. Even veg kebabs like paneer seekh kebab are attractive options. We see you nodding your head! To try some of the best kebab variants, you can visit Fanoos in Bangalore.

Time for another famous food street in Bangalore, vada pav! Not just in this city, this is comfort food in many parts of India. So, whether you’re familiar with the taste of it or not, you gotta try this street food of Bangalore. Soft buns club together to seal a crispy fried vada and create this amazing Indian street food. Munch on it and let the spicy filling inside the vada give your palate a burst of flavours. If you’re wondering where to try the best vada pav in Bangalore, we would say the Dadar Vada Pav stall.

While many indoor and rooftop restaurants in Bangalore serve noodles, there’s something special about having street-style chowmein at a roadside stall. If you agree, then without wasting any time, head out in the Bangalore streets to find your favourite chowmein stall in the vicinity. Egg, chicken, veg, whatever you prefer, you can have that variant in chowmein. Team it up with a Manchurian gravy and you will be good to go! Now, a recommendation! Try chowmein along with other Chinese delicacies at Spicy Corner. Trust us, you won’t regret listening to us!

When you’re in a South Indian city, you must not miss tasting a dosa or an idli. You must know that these delicacies made with fermented rice are comfort food for South Indians. Once you try it, you will know why! Besides, these are not only flavoursome, but also a healthy and filling street food option. Potato and spices club to make the filling that’s stuffed inside a folded sheet of fried fermented rice batter to create flavourful dosas. And idlis are simply puffed buns of fermented rice. When served with sambar and chutney, these delicacies will surely give your palate a soothing taste. If we have to recommend a place, we would want you to check out the dosa and idli varieties of Brahmin’s Coffee Bar.

Let’s end on a sweet note! Crafted with milk, kulfi faluda is a sweet delicacy that will perfectly sum up your street food journey. Chunks of kulfi are moulded into various adorable shapes and served on a stick with tempting toppings to the foodies. The best part is that you can choose toppings of your choice! Chocolate chips, pistachios, pick any dressing that lures your palate. Once served, slurp the melting kulfi and let the dressings give a much-wanted crunchy interruption in your mouth. Kulfi and More is a good place to try this dessert for all your sweet tooth.

We see your mouth is watering already! Of course, these yummylicious street foods are worth craving! So, rush to Bangalore as soon as you can and when you’re here, let your tummy go on a tasty journey.