Best Burgers in Pune: Koregaon Park to Baner

The best burgers in Pune are found in two halves of the city: in the east, in Koregaon Park, Kalyani Nagar and Viman Nagar, and in the west, in Baner and Aundh, near the Hinjewadi IT park. Around FC Road and JM Road, close to the colleges, burgers are cheaper and built for students.

Pune is Maharashtra’s great student city, long nicknamed the Oxford of the East, and its young population keeps a steady casual burger trade going. As across Maharashtra, cow beef has been banned since 2015, so a “beef” burger in Pune is made with buffalo meat, sold as buff, alongside chicken, mutton and vegetarian patties. The city’s own street-food pride is misal pav, a fiery sprouted-bean curry eaten with soft bread rolls. In the old Irani cafés of the Camp area, bun maska, a buttered bun dipped in chai, remains the classic snack.

Burgers in Pune: key facts

• Neighbourhoods to explore: Koregaon Park, Kalyani Nagar and Viman Nagar in the east; Baner and Aundh in the west; FC Road and JM Road for student prices.
• Meat: buff (buffalo) instead of cow beef, plus chicken and mutton.
• Local specialty: Puneri misal pav, the spicy benchmark of the city’s street food.
• Snack culture: bun maska and chai in the Irani cafés of Camp.
• Currency: Indian rupee (INR).
• Getting around: Pune Metro, open since 2022, plus autos and ride-hailing.

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