Last week’s festivities might have come to an end but Bengaluru’s culinary giants always keep the ball rolling with new menus and festivals. This month, restaurants come together for a macadamia nut festival, there is a new Nati-style restaurant in the hood, and a range of new menus to try out.
Kenny’s in Marathahalli
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Kenny’s @ Marathahalli
Bengaluru gets a new neighbourhood bar with Kenny’s that launched recently. Co-founded by Sankalp Vishnu and CN Ramanakar, the bar hopes to bring more to the table than just cocktails and food: they promise a rotating calendar of intimate gigs and acoustic sessions all year round.
Alu 65 at Kenny’s
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The beverage section comprises local and international beers, classic spirits, and cocktails such as Kenny’s cosmopolitan, blue margarita, and tequila sunrise. In the food department, there are small plates such as kaju pakoda, laal mirch paneer tikka, mirchi bajji, chicken 65, chilly egg. Mains include wholesome bowls such as bagara rice with chicken fry, sambar rice with potato fry, and curd rice with potato fry.
Kenny’s is at 4th Floor, NTR Royal Plaza, Home Building, Outer Ring Rd, Marathahalli Village, Marathahalli
Yuki Cocktail Bar & Kitchen in Whitefield
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Yuki Cocktail Bar & Kitchen @ Whitefield
The neighbourhood gets its new pan-Asian restaurant as Yuki has opened its latest outpost in Whitefield. Spread across 4,000 sq.ft., the 130-seater has a Japanese-inspired design with the courtyard centred around a bonsai tree, cherry blossom-inspired pink tones across the restaurant, a fabric and brass chandelier, and a natural stone bar facade.
Yuki will continue to offer the brand’s signature treats at the new outlet. The menu comprises Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, and Thai cuisines. Dishes include cream cheese dumplings, truffle edamame dumplings, fried sushi, Burmese chickpea tofu, larb gai from North-Eastern Thailand, kampung rice from Malaysia, and more.
The artisanal cocktail programme has Yuki’s signature creations like Geisha’s Garden, Pandan Teq-Tea, and Fig & Cheese Old Fashioned. Each cocktail is expertly crafted to enhance the dining experience.
Yuki is at Unit No. 3, Second Floor Tower B, PrimeCo Union City, Whitefield Sadaramangala Industrial Area
Andhra vegetarian meals at Nandhini
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Nandhini @ St. Marks Road
On September 10, Andhra restaurant Nandhini will open its latest outlet in the heart of the city on St. Marks Road. Designed by Reshma Raju and Nishant Raju of Abstract Design Studio, the 250-seater is spread across 6,000 sq. ft. and will have a dedicated outdoor seating section, and two private dining rooms for events.
Adding to the charm are thoughtful touches: a biryani bell ritual, where the ringing of a bell signals a fresh batch of biryani from the dum, and Polaroid giveaways, capturing memorable dining moments for every guest. Two private dining rooms, Sambhavam (40–50 seating) and Sannidhi (15 seating), offer options for private gatherings.
Nandhini at St Mark’s Road
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The new branch’s menu will bring the brand’s signature favourites: Andhra meals, fiery chilli chicken, and Nellore biryanis – in addition to exclusive dishes for the new launch. These include gunpowder popcorn, mudda pappu avvakaya annam, paneer ghee roast biryani, appam with mutton chops, mutton shorba, coriander chicken, Nalagonda mutton roast biryani, Bheemavaram leg roast biryani, and a Godavari prawns biryani.
There is also a new beverage programme at Nandhini that comprises beer on tap, and a signature cocktail menu featuring seven unique Nandhini specials.
At #18-22, St. Marks Road, Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar. Open everyday from 11 am to 1 am.
A dish at Nati Republic
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Nati Republic @ New BEL Road
Wish to feast village style? Nati Republic aims at doing just that by bringing traditional favourites from the State’s villages. Nati, which means local or native, is aimed at giving diners a taste of our rustic Kannada food from our farmlands. Nati specials include a Nati koli saaru, chicken chops, mutton chops, special kheema balls, tawa chicken, Andhra chilli chicken, boti fry, pudina prawns, belluli kebab, among others.
Vegetarians, fret not as there is a vegetarian thali that comprises a ragi ball, avarebele kurma, soppina palya (a dry vegetable stir fry), Andhra-style pappu, steamed rice, rasam, salad, appalam, and dessert.
At 3rd floor, 42/4, Chikkamaranhalli, Karnataka, New BEL Road, Bengaluru
Coffee at Bear Cafe
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Bear Café @ Koramangala
Harsh and Tanvi Somaiya of apparel brand The Bear House hope to bring more to the table than just fashion with their newly opened Bear Café. With their trademark bear extending to the cafe’s design and even the cutlery, the menu features comfort food and beverages. The latter’s menu comprises a range of cold coffees, lattes, and a signature range with caramel biscoff latte, salted pistachio latte, tiramisu latte, salted toffee coffee, and a Japanese coffee jelly.
The food section has cookies, croissants, mushroom quiche, barbeque chicken quiche, cream cheese pragels from Backer & Charlie, and desserts such as hazelnut choux, fruit trifle, tiramisu, basque cheesecake.
Bear Café is at Ground Floor, WJP7+39W, 80 Feet Rd, 7th Block, Koramangala
Dishes at Street Storyss
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Rajma meets risotto @ Street Storyss
Known for its contemporary take to vegetarian, street food, Street Storyss has launched a new menu crafted by Chef Tarun Sibal. Aimed at ‘reconnecting with the flavours that shaped us’, the new drop features dishes like fruit and nut granola bhel with dried cranberries, candied nuts, and granola clusters, a Kurkure okra chaat with crisp, spiced okra tossed with chutneys and yoghurt. Small plates include potato pavé with Delhi house rub, chilli jam mushrooms with green apple dressing and paneer cheese ghotala on English muffin with a vegetarian hollandaise, among others.
For a hearty meal, the large plates are what you should opt for with dishes like rajma risotto khichdi, maa chane ki dal with namak mirch ki pronthi and achar, K-Pop fried rice with crisp garlic and instant kimchi. End the meal with chocolate mousse with salted butterscotch cream, matcha vanilla baked yoghurt with strawberries leans delicate, to name a few.
The new menu is available at Indiranagar, Kanakapura, and Forum Rex Walk, Brigade Road
Maverick & Farmer Coffee has launched Vegan Wednesdays
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Vegan drop @ Maverick & Farmer Coffee
Vegan’s rejoice as Maverick & Farmer Coffee has collaborated with plant-based beverage brand Alt Co. to introduce Vegan Wednesdays. This weekly initiative is aimed at encouraging plant-based choices to diners, and more vegan options on the menu. On a typical Vegan Wednesday, diners can choose from coffees such as match berry latte, iced cappuccino, iced latte, Spanish latte, etc. all made with oat milk by Alt Co.
Beverages aside, the food menu has a vegan section with dishes such as a sandwich, burger, tofu bowl, salad, cookies, and more.
Every Wednesday at Maverick & Farmer, South United FC, Ulsoor, Bengaluru
Beers at Bricks Bar & Kitchen
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More to much @ Bricks Bar & Kitchen
Late last month, the team at Bricks Bar & Kitchen launched a new food menu that ‘adds exciting twists across cuisines’. Think Indian grills and Asian small plates to Continental bites and a new dessert range. Dishes include peri peri paneer popcorn, mozzarella sticks, lotus root honey chilli, Thai chilli lime chicken salad, crispy lamb with chilli oyster sauce and peri peri chicken wings. Desserts include coconut and kaffir lime pudding, brownies, and more.
As for the cocktails, new signature drinks include coffee salted seduction that combines espresso, vodka, and hazelnut with a touch of salt; coconut basil cooler that blends tropical notes with basil; and mint condition that is a jamun-infused cooler.
The new menu is available at the Indiranagar and JP Nagar outlets
Nihari at Lucknowee
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Feast like a nawab @ Lucknowee
This month, delivery brand Lucknowee has expanded its menu highlighting the city’s culinary prowess to include a range of new offerings. In addition to their existing galauti kebabs, dum pukht biryanis, and rolls, diners can now savour dal tadka, chole, haleem (mutton cookies with wheat and spices) and nihari (slow cooked mutton). For dessert, savour gulab jamun, with existing favourites such as phirni and pineapple halwa
The menu is available across Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Indore, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, and Dehradun
