Things to do in Bangalore
Food/Drink
Biergarten
Toit Brewpub
Church Street Social
Arbor Brewing Co.
The Fatty Bao
Smoke House Deli
Koramangala Social
Sly Granny
The Pump House
Uru
Brahma Brews
Daysie: All Day Casual Bar (MG Road)
Speakeasy: Spirit Forward
Hard Rock Cafe (MG Road)
Bombay Brasserie
Chaats & Sweets: Anand Sweets & Snacks
Ice cream: Corner House (local chain), Lakeview Milk Bar (MG Road)
Coffee: Third Wave Coffee, Chaayos, and literally any South Indian restaurant for authentic filter coffee
Sightseeing
Cubbon Park (a sprawling public park in the heart of Bangalore)
Lalbagh Botanical Gardens
Bangalore Palace
Vidhana Soudha (State government building)
Tipu Sultan Summer Palace
National Gallery of Modern Art
The Museum of Art & Photography
Indian Music Experience Museum
Bannerghatta Zoo
If you are interested in visiting temples or other places of worship, reach out to us for recommendations, customs to consider, etc.
You can also do a day trip to Mysore, and see beautiful historic sites like the Mysore palace. It’s best to hire a driver for the day and do this, as Mysore is about a 2-hour drive away.
Feel free to ask if you need other travel recommendations in India!
Shopping
MG Road
Brigade Road
Commercial Street
Vashi’s (on Commercial Street) for the BEST jeans
FabIndia Experience Center (for Indian clothes, home goods, linens, etc.)
Books: Blossoms (Church Street), Bookworm (Church Street)
Books: Higginbothams (MG Road)
Mall: Phoenix Marketcity
Mall: UB City
Mall: Orion Mall
Mall: Phoenix Mall of Asia
Indian attire
Indian formal attire includes sarees, salwar kameez, lehengas, co-ord sets, and kurtas and sherwanis. You can even get pre-draped sarees, which makes it easy if you’ve never worn one before. For the informal events, you can wear Indo-Western attire, or more casual versions of the clothes listed above. If you want to go shopping before the wedding, please let us know in advance. Reach out to Vaish for any other questions :)
Stores that are based in/ship to the US: Kalki Fashion, Utsav Fashion, Palkhi Fashion, Shop Kynah, HouseofIndya, Lashkaraa, Saree Room, Amazon, Etsy.
Stores in MA: Shop Navaa (Boston), Shika’s Glory (Lowell), Chhabra Bridal Wear (Somerville, may be by appointment)