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The best Masala Puri in Bangalore

Also spelt masal puri, masaal puri, masala poori and masalpuri. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Aralimara Pani Puri (Chamarajpet)

    Kempegowda Nagar, near Uma Theatre Basavanagudi and Jayanagar

    Open
    About 4pm or 5pm to 10pm, all week
    Where
    Aralimara Pani Puri, Appu Rao Road, Vinayaka Extension, Kempegowda Nagar, Chamarajpet, Bengaluru 560018, near Uma Theatre and opposite the Madeshwara temple

    A peepal tree, a cart, and the same pea masala since 1953. Ask for the masala puri at your own spice level. Weekends are crushed by about seven, and it is cash or UPI only.

    What to orderMasala puri, spice level to taste

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  2. Number 2.Karnataka Bhel House (Chamarajpet)

    Chamarajpet, Bazaar Street City Market and Chickpet

    Open
    5pm to about 10.30pm, every day
    Where
    2 & 3, 3rd Cross, Bazaar Street, Kamalanagar, Chamarajpet, Bengaluru 560018, beside Jain College hostel

    Order the masala puri, which has barely changed since 1975, twenty spices and puris fried out the back. The shutter lifts at five and roughly a thousand people come through, so expect to eat standing.

    What to orderMasala puri, the house signature

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  3. Number 3.Chandra Sweets & Salties (VV Puram)

    VV Puram, Sajjan Rao Circle Basavanagudi and Jayanagar

    Open
    5.30pm to 10pm daily
    Where
    Chandra Sweets & Salties, also signed Chandra Chat Centre, 63-65 Market Road, Sajjan Rao Circle, VV Puram, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru 560004

    Sits just off Thindi Beedi, so the food street crowd walks past it. The masala puri is the lighter, thinner sort; follow it with a gulab jamun. Weekend evenings mean jostling.

    What to orderMasala puri, then one gulab jamun

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  4. Nandi Chats Bhandar (BTM 2nd Stage)

    BTM Layout 2nd Stage Koramangala

    Open
    4:30pm to 9pm daily
    Where
    Nandi Chats Bhandar, 727, 7th Cross, 10th Main, BTM 2nd Stage, Bengaluru 560076

    South Indian style chaat that BTM has kept busy for years; the masala puri is what regulars order. Get there before eight at a weekend because items sell out, and there is nowhere to sit.

    What to orderSpecial masala puri

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  5. Shree Chat Point (HRBR Layout)

    HRBR Layout, Banaswadi Frazer Town and Cantonment

    Open
    From about 2.30pm to 10pm
    Where
    Shree Chat Point, 306, 3rd Cross Road, 1st Block, HRBR Layout, Banaswadi, Bengaluru 560043

    The masala puri here comes Bangarpet style, green rather than brown, with carrot and boondi through it. Counter opens mid afternoon, there is no seating beyond a few footpath stools, and weekends get tight.

    What to orderBangarpet masala puri

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  6. Sri Ranganatha Chats Corner (Malleswaram)

    Malleswaram 5th Cross Malleswaram and Rajajinagar

    Open
    3.30pm to 9pm
    Where
    Sri Ranganatha Chats Corner, 3, Pranava Complex, 5th Cross Road, Malleswaram, Bengaluru 560003, opposite Brand Factory

    Family run, opposite Brand Factory, and the masala puri is what regulars come for at forty rupees. Ask for the puris on top rather than under the gravy, or they soften before you finish.

    What to orderMasala puri, puris asked for on top

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  7. Atithi's Chats (Vyalikaval)

    Vyalikaval, Malleswaram Malleswaram and Rajajinagar

    Open
    5pm to 9.30pm
    Where
    Atithi's Chats, 12/21, 11th Cross Road, Vyalikaval, HN Layout, Malleswaram, Bengaluru 560003, next to Vydehi Upahar

    Shack by the road near Vydehi Upahar, cash only, and thirty rupees a plate. Take the masala puri. Since a food channel filmed here the weekend wait runs to twenty minutes, and cars have nowhere to park.

    What to orderMasala puri, crisp puris

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  8. Santosh Chat Centre (Infantry Road)

    Infantry Road at Union Street MG Road and central

    Open
    3pm to 11pm daily, to midnight on Sundays
    Where
    Santosh Chat Centre, Infantry Road at the Union Street junction, Shivajinagar, Bengaluru 560001

    A matchbox counter at the Infantry Road and Union Street corner, going since 1994. Masala puri is the order, and it comes fierce with chilli. No seating, and the traffic is at your back.

    What to orderMasala puri, spice on the high side

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  9. Ruchi Karnataka Bhel House (Hanumanthanagar)

    Hanumanthanagar, 50 Feet Road Basavanagudi and Jayanagar

    Open
    4pm to 10pm daily
    Where
    Ruchi Karnataka Bhel House, 50 Feet Road, Hanumanthanagar, Bengaluru 560019

    Ten items on the board, and the masala puri is the one to order, run by the same owner since 1995. No seating at all: you share a standing ledge on the footpath with strangers.

    What to orderMasala puri, hot off the pan

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  10. Sri Vasavi Chats (Jayanagar 4th Block)

    Jayanagar 4th Block Basavanagudi and Jayanagar

    Open
    3:30pm to 10:30pm daily
    Where
    Sri Vasavi Chats, 57/14, 14th Main Road at 39th Cross, 4th Block, Jayanagar, Bengaluru 560011

    Best known locally for dry bhel with peas gravy spooned over, though the masala puri holds up. Small counter near 4th Block shopping, so it fills up on Saturday evenings; take a friend and share plates.

    What to orderMasala puri, with a dry bhel alongside

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