The Bangalore City Guides answer the questions every visitor has: which tiffin room serves the dosa worth an early alarm, how to group museums and temples so traffic does not eat your day, which microbrewery is worth the queue and how to reach Mysuru or the Hoysala temples by train or bus. Each guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order and a practical tip for every place, and it opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Bangalore City Guides
- 143 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Bangalore guides
Food guide
23 places
Tiffin rooms serving dosa and idli from dawn, an evening food lane and a Victorian market, banana-leaf Andhra meals, military-hotel biryani, and filter coffee and sweets.
Things to do guide
24 places
Nine museums and galleries, granite landmarks and centuries-old temples, and the parks, lakes and walks that earned the Garden City its name.
Family guide
24 places
Parks and lakes to run around in, a safari park and rides, hands-on science museums for hot or wet afternoons and food children will actually eat.
Nightlife guide
24 places
The microbreweries that started India’s craft beer, serious cocktail bars and rooftops, rock pubs and live bands, and biryani long after midnight.
Day trips guide
24 places
Sunrise hills and short treks, temples, forts and a toy-making town, Srirangapatna on the Kaveri and a full day in royal Mysuru.
Budget guide
24 places
Free parks and landmarks, museums for small change, breakfasts and meals that cost very little, and markets, street food and cheap ways to get around.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Veena Stores
Margosa Road, Malleshwaram
A tiny tiffin counter with an ordering kiosk, known for soft idli topped with a spoon of local white butter. Come right at opening, when it is the calmest of the famous names. From the food guide.
Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple
Gavipuram, Basavanagudi
A 16th-century cave temple with huge stone discs carved from single blocks in the courtyard. In mid-January, at Makara Sankranti, the sun falls through a window straight onto the Shiva lingam. From the things to do guide.
Bar Spirit Forward
Lavelle Road, ground floor of Hotel Southern Star
Small, dark and lined with leather, this is the city’s serious cocktail bar, counted among the best in India, with drinks built on strong spirits. Closed on Mondays. From the nightlife guide.
Plan your days in Bangalore
Day one: stay around Kasturba Road with the things to do guide, from the Government Museum and the Venkatappa Art Gallery to the Museum of Art and Photography and Cubbon Park, break for a banana-leaf lunch from the food guide and end at a cocktail bar from the nightlife guide. Day two: start with a crisp dosa from the budget guide in Basavanagudi, walk to the Bull Temple and Bugle Rock, and return at dusk for the V. V. Puram food lane. For a slow or rainy day, the family guide has the science and aerospace museums, or take the day trips guide and a morning train to Mysuru. Remember that most museums close on Monday.
Questions about the Bangalore guides
What is in the Bangalore City Guides?
Six guides with 143 places in total: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place comes with the reason to go, the area and one practical tip, grouped into clear sections.
How do I receive the guides after buying?
Your links show up on the order page the moment payment is confirmed, and again in your order email. They open in any browser on a phone or laptop, without an app or an account.
Can I use the guides offline in Bangalore?
Yes. Open each guide once with a connection and it keeps working offline, with your ticks and notes saved. Map links need mobile data.
Which languages are the guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the Bangalore guides cost?
One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99. It is a single payment and the guides stay yours.
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