India · City Guide
Bengaluru
Bengaluru, formerly Bangalore, is India's technology capital and the fastest growing major city in Asia, a cosmopolitan and youthful metropolis of outstanding craft beer culture, excellent restaurant scene, beautiful public parks and gardens and the innovation energy of the startup ecosystem that has made it India's Silicon Valley. From Cubbon Park and the Bangalore Palace to the vibrant Indiranagar restaurant district and easy access to the wildlife of Nagarhole, Bengaluru offers a contemporary Indian urban experience.
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"Bengaluru has an energy and a cosmopolitan character that I find genuinely engaging. The food scene here is outstanding and diverse, the craft beer culture is the finest in India and the combination of green parkland and vibrant neighbourhoods creates a city with a very enjoyable quality of life."
The craft beer scene in Bengaluru is the most developed in India with breweries including Toit, Arbor and Windmills producing excellent ales, IPAs and seasonal beers in a culture that has grown remarkably in the past decade. The restaurant scene is exceptionally diverse with outstanding South Indian, North Indian and international restaurants across Indiranagar, Koramangala and the CBD. Cubbon Park provides beautiful green space in the heart of the city. The Bangalore Palace is a beautifully eccentric Victorian-Tudor building. Nagarhole National Park and Kabini, approximately 3 hours south, provide excellent tiger and elephant wildlife experiences.
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Bengaluru Food Scene
One of India's most diverse and sophisticated restaurant cultures across multiple neighbourhoods.
Craft Beer Culture
India's finest craft beer scene with outstanding breweries including Toit and Arbor.
Cubbon Park
Beautiful Victorian parkland providing green space in the heart of the city.
Nagarhole & Kabini
Excellent tiger and elephant wildlife experiences approximately 3 hours south.
India's Silicon Valley
The innovation capital of India with a fascinating startup and technology ecosystem.
Bangalore Palace
A beautifully eccentric Victorian-Tudor palace in the heart of the city.
