malleshwaram · bangalore
malleshwaram, bangalore
6 places from the bangalore list.
fancy drinks · malleshwaram · ₹₹₹₹
High Ultra Lounge
31st-floor rooftop on top of the World Trade Center. 10,000 sq ft, EDM, ISKCON's gopuram glowing in the middle distance.
Two zones: the bar counter inside, and an open-air seating area with a helipad on top. Aim for outside.
outside · malleshwaram
Sankey Tank
A quiet 1880s lake in residential Malleshwaram, two separate tracks so the joggers and the walkers don't argue.
Two parallel paths: cobbled walking on one side, running on the other. The split makes the loop feel calmer than it should.
something different · malleshwaram
Chowdiah Memorial Hall
The 1980 hall built in the shape of a seven-stringed violin. Carnatic, Hindustani, jazz, ballet, all under the same curved roof.
Actually shaped like a violin from above, complete with strings and bow. Probably the only auditorium in the world dedicated to a single musician.
eat · malleshwaram · ₹
CTR
The Malleshwaram dose temple since 1920. 7,500 benne masala dosas served daily, butter doing the heavy lifting.
Order the benne masala dose. White butter on the griddle, crisp outside, soft inside, palya filling, no negotiation.
eat · malleshwaram · ₹
Veena Stores
Margosa Road since 1977. Thatte idli so soft it folds, coconut chutney refilled without asking, eaten standing at the counter.
The idli is unreasonably soft. Pair it with the vada and ask for the chutney refill they'll happily give you.
eat · malleshwaram · ₹
Raghavendra Stores
Tiny Malleshwaram counter opposite the railway station. Shavige bath at thirty-five rupees, chutney the regulars rank first.
Order the shavige bath. South Indian rice noodles, lightly tempered, served at a pace the queue demands. Then idli, then vada.