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The best Thatte Idli in Bangalore

Also spelt thatte idly, tatte idli, thatte idlee and plate idli. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Akash Kunigal Thatte Idli (Banashankari 2nd Stage)

    Banashankari 2nd Stage Basavanagudi and Jayanagar

    Open
    7am to noon, then 5.30pm to 11.30pm
    Where
    112, 13th Cross Road, Banashankari Stage II, Bengaluru 560070

    Butter thatte idli with the two chutneys, plus the day's rice bath if it happens to be tomato. Evening is the busy shift, so get there before nine, when the idlis usually run out.

    What to orderThatte idli with butter, and the tomato rice

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  2. Number 2.Brahmins' Thatte Idli (Malleswaram 8th Main)

    Malleswaram Malleswaram and Rajajinagar

    Open
    About 7am to 9pm daily
    Where
    133/2-1, 8th Main Road, near 17th Cross, opposite ESI Hospital main gate, Malleswaram, Bengaluru 560055

    Order the ghee podi thatte idli, then stand at the counter with it because there is no seating and no parking. Prices have climbed sharply, so read the board before you queue.

    What to orderGhee podi thatte idli with filter coffee

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  3. Number 3.Shree Vishnu Thatte Idli (Malleswaram, formerly Domlur)

    Malleswaram Malleswaram and Rajajinagar

    Open
    About 8.30am to 9pm, shorter on Sundays
    Where
    35, 8th Main Road, 16th Cross, opposite Reliance Smart Point, Malleswaram, Bengaluru 560055

    Two things only, the thick thatte idli and a coffee, eaten standing off a banana leaf. The shop moved from Domlur to Malleswaram, so ignore older listings, and come early before the batch runs down.

    What to orderPlain thatte idli with the red kempu chutney

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  4. Umesh Dosa Point (Kumara Park West)

    Seshadripuram, Kumara Park West Malleswaram and Rajajinagar

    Open
    Roughly 7am to 11pm, listings disagree
    Where
    21, 1st Main Road, 4th Block, Kumara Park West, Seshadripuram, Bengaluru 560020

    Ask for the ghee podi idli, heavy with ghee and their own chutney powder. Cash has been the rule at this branch, there is nowhere to sit, and you eat standing on the pavement.

    What to orderGhee podi thatte idli

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  5. IDC Kitchen (Koramangala 5th Block)

    Koramangala 5th Block Koramangala

    Open
    About 7am to 7pm
    Where
    56, Jyoti Nivas College Road, KHB Colony, 5th Block, Koramangala, Bengaluru 560095

    Ghee thatte idli, with the peanut podi on top if you want some crunch. It is a self service counter, so ask for a fresh plate rather than one that has been sitting.

    What to orderGhee thatte idli, podi version if you like heat

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  6. The Rameshwaram Cafe, Indiranagar 100 Feet Road

    Binnamangala, Indiranagar Indiranagar

    Open
    About 5am to 1am, every day
    Where
    847/1, Binnamangala 1st Stage, 100 Feet Road, Indiranagar, Bengaluru 560038

    Ghee thatte idli and a filter coffee. Queues form by seven and there is almost nowhere to stand, so people eat on the footpath. Come before eight, or wait until after nine.

    What to orderGhee thatte idli

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  7. Bidadi Tatte Idli Hotel (Bommanahalli, Begur Road)

    Bommanahalli HSR and Sarjapur Road

    Open
    Split shift, mornings and again from about 5pm
    Where
    81/2, Shops 7 and 8, Begur Main Road, near St Francis School, Bommanahalli, Bengaluru 560068

    Plain thatte idli with a slab of butter, priced as low as anything in town. The kitchen works a split shift and closes through the middle of the day, so avoid a lunch detour.

    What to orderButter thatte idli

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  8. Cafe Amudham (Gandhinagar

    Gandhinagar, near Majestic City Market and Chickpet

    Open
    6:30am to 1am daily
    Where
    46, Akshaya Chambers, 4th Cross, 5th Main Road, beside Hotel Moti Mahal, Gandhinagar, Bengaluru 560009

    Ghee pudi thatte idli, in the ghee heavy style the newer tiffin counters made popular. Hours for the Gandhinagar branch are not published anywhere trustworthy, and parking near Majestic is grim.

    What to orderGhee pudi thatte idli

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  9. SSD Shashi Thatte Idli, DJ's Dosa Co. (JP Nagar 6th Phase)

    JP Nagar 6th Phase Basavanagudi and Jayanagar

    Open
    7am to 1am daily
    Where
    296, 24th Main Road, Ayodhya Nagar, JP Nagar 6th Phase, Bengaluru 560078

    Ghee pudi idli is what the regulars order, a Bidadi recipe brought into the city. Nobody publishes reliable timings for this one, so telephone before making the trip across town.

    What to orderGhee pudi thatte idli with saagu

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  10. Idly Day (Begur)

    Begur HSR and Sarjapur Road

    Open
    Breakfast hours; evening trade not confirmed
    Where
    Begur-Koppa Road, next to Suraksha Springs, Suraksha Nagar, Yelenahalli, Bettadasanapura, Bengaluru 560114

    One big flat idli under butter and podi, with sambar and two chutneys alongside. It is a standing counter, off the delivery apps, and the morning queue is the whole business.

    What to orderPodi idli, the big flat one with butter

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