Best Burgers in Bengaluru: Pubs and Breweries

The best burgers in Bengaluru are in the city’s pub districts: Indiranagar, around 100 Feet Road and 12th Main, and Koramangala, followed by Church Street and MG Road in the centre. HSR Layout and Whitefield, closer to the tech parks, have clusters of their own.

Bengaluru has long been called India’s pub capital, and its microbrewery boom made the burger the natural partner for a glass of house beer. The city sits at about 900 metres, so evenings stay mild most of the year and rooftop and garden seating is used year-round. Its other food institution is the darshini, a standing, self-service counter for South Indian tiffin, where a dosa arrives in minutes for very little money. A burger has to justify its price next to that. Chicken and vegetarian patties lead most menus.

Burgers in Bengaluru: key facts

• Neighbourhoods to explore: Indiranagar, Koramangala, Church Street and MG Road, HSR Layout and Whitefield.
• Local pairing: a burger with beer brewed on site, the city’s signature night out.
• Local benchmark: the darshini, fast South Indian tiffin at counter prices.
• Currency: Indian rupee (INR).
• Getting around: Namma Metro’s Purple Line serves MG Road and Indiranagar; traffic makes the metro the faster choice at rush hour.
• City name: Bengaluru officially since 2014, Bangalore still in everyday use.

Every guide we publish on Bengaluru is dated and lists only venues, addresses, prices and ratings we could verify. To compare cities, browse all our burger restaurant guides.