Viva La Pub Culture!

Thursday night I met up with some friend of friends... (well, I guess they are my friends now. :) ) and set out to discover the pub culture of Bangalore. I had a lot of fun! We met up at the 13th Floor in the Barton Center (posh, loungy, rooftop bar in central Bangalore) and then proceeded to make our way around. Our second stop was the Underground (shown above) but it ended up being closed for remodeling :(... From what I hear, it's a pretty cheezy place and mostly filled with tourist. We then headed around the corner to check out Guzzlers (divey, dark, and chill tavern type bar) and Pecos (4 level mexicanish style cantina bar). I think I really liked Guzzlers the best for it's unpretentious vibe. Finally we headed to F-bar in the Le Meridian hotel (another posh, loungy hotel bar) ....where bedtime was officially called!

And Then Came the Paan

This is me trying Paan for the first time... see that smile? It only lasted about 10 more seconds. :P

After enjoying our chaats, Molly and I headed over to Angeethi, a dhaba style north indian restaurant located at the top of the Museum Inn hotel. It was really fantastic food. The best part was I got to try all foods that I had yet to try... Hara Bara Kebab, Murg Kali Murch, Pudina Kulcha, and Paan. I loved everything.... that is of course, everything but the paan... but hey... chalk it up to experience....

My First Chaat Experience

Chaat!! Pani Pori and Bhal Pori! Yum Yum!

Tonight I met up with Molly from the office and we decided to head to MG Road. (Can I just mention once again how totally sweet, and cool she is? She just plain rocks in my book!) Anyways, after roaming around a few multiple story malls and such, we found our way through Brigade Road and Church Street to Bombay House, a little place where you can get chaats (pronounced ch+awe+t+s ). Chaats are like snack foods... only they are for the most part, fried, so they probably are closer to American fast food. We got the Pani Pori and Bhal Pori (shown above). They were really tasty... and I absolutely loved the Pani Pori... can someone tell me where to get this in the bay area?

Finally We Meet!

This is a picture of me and Manije at Taika, a real swanky lounge in central Bangalore. Manije is a friend of a friend (Annahita) of a friend (Kavita). :P Though we'd been exchanging emails long before my arrival in Bangalore, we were just able to meet for the first time tonight. Can you imagine?

Well, I absolutely loved meeting her, and then later when I dropped her off I got to briefly meet her husband Arnab and see their sleek pad. Very friendly folks. I actually might meet up with some of their friends this weekend in Bombay.