A Guide To Vv Puram Food Street

1. Things to do / highlights

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Ready for the ultimate food crawl adventure of your life? If so, you should first know what to expect in the Vv Puram Food Crawl, so that you do not miss a single place to visit or a delicacy to try. Prepare your tummy and your Indian rupees as you explore 150 meters (492ft) of the street that offers tasty Asian bites, snacks, and full meals that are popular to tourists and locals, alike.

Averaka Mela

Depending on the date of your visit, you can experience a special, one-of-a-kind food festival in Bangalore, the Averakai Mela. Every December, extending to January, the city hosts a remarkable Averaka Mela Festival. This iconic event started as a movement to aid Averakai farmers in promoting their goods. Averakai is the name of Hyacinth beans in India. So, the Averakai Mela Festival is all about dishes that are made from hyacinth beans. This festival is so well-visited that every day of the festival, almost 1000 kilograms (2204lbs) of hyacinth beans are sold by the Averakai farmers to festival-goers.

2. What to eat

As you embark on a food trip of a lifetime in the only street food market you’ll find in Bangalore, here is a list of the unmissable delicacies that you should be able to sink your teeth into, once you’re in Vv Puram Food Street.

Gobi Manchurian Roll

In Hindi, Gobi means cauliflower, while Manchurian is a sweet and spicy chili sauce with a garlicky and sour taste to it. A Gobi Manchurian Roll is a vegan delicacy that is a tasty fried appetizer that somehow looks like the lumpia of Chinese cuisine. Not only is it popular in India but in Pakistan as well.

Sweet Buns

Asian cuisines are popular for their variety of specialties that are served in buns. Some are ideal for meat lovers, while others are purely vegetarian. The sweet buns in Vv Puram Food Street are definitely a must-try. These buns can be eaten as a snack or a dessert as it is light to digest and has a delightfully sweet sugary taste. Made from the dough, sweet buns are flavored with nuts, candied fruits, and spices. Plus, they are glazed with sugary icings.

Bath Masala Dosa

One dish that you will see on the menu of every Indian restaurant in the world is Dosa. It is so popular that lots of people with Indian ancestry or those who have developed an acquired taste for Indian fare know about it. Made from a batter that is a mixture of rice and urd dal, Bath Masala Dosa’s main ingredients include onion masala, lentils, curry leaves, potato, and others.

Floating Panipuri

A type of Chaat, A floating Panipuri was an instant hit when it was first introduced in the Vv Puram Street Food. Because it is a chaat, you can expect a plethora of ingredients in it. It is described as floating because this dish has a reasonable amount of flavorful sauce that the panipuris are submerged into. A panipuri itself is made from fried crepes with herbs and spices.

3. Travelers tips

Meet the locals

One of the best parts of going on exciting food crawls is making friends with locals. As you gain new friends during the adventure, you can gain valuable insights that will help you in your tour. Thay can give you tips about shortcuts in the area, as well as suggestions about which are the must-visit attractions in Bangalore.

Wear your best smile

As you explore the busy Vv Puram Food Street, you might come across a multitude of people with varying characters and moods. You may find happy people, but there are also people who are irritable. Maybe because their orders are taking too long to be served or they are just like that in person. It is best that you have your best smile and warm personality ready at all times. Remember that Vv Puram Food Street is a food destination and you will encounter lots of vendors. If you are nice and pleasant, you will most likely be given discounts or extra pieces of your orders whenever the vendors are pleased with you.

4. How to get there

Vv Puram Street Food is located in the heart of the city, adjacent to Sajjan Rao Circle. Because of its fantastic location, getting there is easy. Plus, it is conveniently close to other attractions and well-visited businesses in Bangalore.

Hail a taxi

If you want a convenient and hassle-free transfer from your point to your destination, India is well-trafficked with taxis. Hail a taxi and pay according to the meter.

Take a bus

Vv Puram Street Food is located close to Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens. Because of its proximity to the historical landmark, public buses stop at the food market along the way to the gardens. You can go to the National College in Pampa Mahakavi Rd, and there you’ll find the metro station. The journey from there to Vv Puram Street Food will only take 1km (0.6mi).

Vv Puram Food Street information

Vv Puram Food Street

Address: Visveswarapuram, Basavanagudi, Bangalore, India (Near Sajjan Rao Circle)

Opening hours: Fri - Wed: 7pm - 12am; Thu: 12am - 5am