EDITOR’S NOTE

21 COVER STORY

Business & leisure @ Comfort Inn

PUBLISHER Rajeshwari K

CONSULTANT EDITOR

Smiti Jain Narayan

MARCOMM MANAGER

SP Banumathy

DESIGN & PRODUCTION

Travel & Shop – Studio

V3 PUBLISHERS PRIVATE LIMITED

27, 2nd Floor, 7th Cross, Indiranagar 1st Stage, Bengaluru-560 038. Tel: 2521-6588 | 2521-6589 Email: sales@travelandshop.in 45 LEISURE FEATURE

Luxury made personal @ The Residency Towers Puducherry 58 HEALTH FEATURE

Understanding fibromyalgia @ Perfect Bounce

02 EDITOR’S NOTE 12 TRAVELLER

Car Hire, Tour Operators, Useful Organisations, Foreign Exchange & related services

16 CITY SIGHTS

Landmarks, Religious Places and Park

24 CITY MAP

Road & Route Map of Bangalore

26 STAY

Luxury & Budget Hotels, Serviced Apts & Resorts

32 EAT

South Indian, North Indian, Fast Food, Multicuisine, Chinese

42 PARTY

Lounge Bars, Pubs,Restobars

48 SHOP

Malls, Silks, Clothes Designer Stores, Jewellery Leather & Accessories Handloom & Handicraft

60 HEALTH

Beauty parlours, Health Clubs, Hospitals, 24-hour Pharmacies and others 64 ENTERTAIN

Amusement Parks, Art Galleries, Auditoria, Sports Organisations

68 GETAWAYS

Mysore, Mudumalai, Thiruvannamalai, Wayanad and more

FOOD

FLAVOURFUL ASIAN

All month, all day JW Marriott Hotel Bengaluru, 24, 1, Vittal Mallya Road, KG Halli, Ashok Nagar, Tel: 6718-9999 Food and finely crafted cocktails, a match made in heaven.

FROM PAN TO PLATE

Sundays, 12pm-4pm The Ritz-Carlton, 99, Residency Road, Shanthala Nagar; Tel: 4914-8000

Enjoy free flowing champagne, sparkling wine and alcohol with live music this Sunday Brunch.

SUNDAY BRUNCH

Sundays, 12pm-4pm The Market, The Ritz-Carlton, 99, Residency Road, Shanthala Nagar; Tel: 4914-8000 Relish delectable waffle liqueurs at The Market Sunday Brunch, today. Enjoy free flowing champagne, sparkling wine and alcohol with live music this Sunday Brunch.

PAN INDIAN FEAST

Till 17, lunch & dinner The Leela Palace, 80 Feet Rd, HAL 2nd Stage, Kodihalli 080 3757 1344 Jamavar presents a delicious assortment of signature dishes from across the country. Warm up with a hearty shorba. Move to a crispy chop. Follow this up with succulent kebab. You just cannot ignore our greens, fragrant dal, fresher than fresh Indian breads and rice dishes. To top all this, we have divine desserts.

SUCCULENT GRILLS

Wednesdays, all day Taj MG Road, 41/3, Mahatma Gandhi Road; Tel: 6660-4444

Expansive fare of succulent grills by the poolside to complement this mesmerising weather. Did we just describe a perfect mid-week unwind plan for you? EPICUREAN INDULGENCES

All month, all day Conrad Bangalore, 25/3, Kensington Road, Someshwarpura; Tel: 2214-4444

Give in to temptations joyfully binging at this lavish brunch spread serving up local and global fare with market-style food displays.

DINNER BUFFET

All month, 7.30pm-11pm JW Marriot Hotel Bangalore, 24, 1, Vittal Mallya Road; Tel: 6718-9999

A host of delectable cuisines, all you can eat every day. SUSHI

All this month, All day The Uno, JW Marriot Hotel Bangalore, 24, 1, Vittal Mallya Road; Tel: 6718-9999

Come experience scotch sushi, finely crafted sushi, topped off with the finest scotch, sake and authentic Japanese cocktails. WEEKDAY INDULGENCE

All month, 12.30pm-3.30pm & 7pm-10.30pm The Leela Palace, Old Airport Road, Kodihalli; Tel: 2521-1234

Look forward to gastronomic delights to spruce up your days. We have tossed up sumptuous spreads so you are spoilt for choice all week long

SUNNY SLIDE UP BRANCH

Sunday, 1pm The Oberoi, Bangalore, 37-39, Mahatma Gandhi Road; Tel: 2558-5858 Easy like Sunday morning. Dip in to a spread with multiple cooking stations and live music, across the spacious al fresco seating and also the sunny side up brunch.

COMEDY

BETWEEN THE LINES - AZEEM BANATWALLA

Feb 20, 6pm Gilly`s Redefined, 1st Floor, 100ft Road, Next to Ezone, Opposite Sukh Sagar; Tel: 96064-93301

Azeem Banatwalla is one of India’s top comedians, as rated by CNN-IBN, Huffington Post. Known for his sharp writing and acerbic wit, Azeem’s comedy is distinctive and intelligent. He has three stand-up specials to his name: Out of My System, Cometh the Hour and Problems, the latter two of which are on Amazon Prime Video.

SIP WITH A FLIP

Till Feb 27, 7pm Shades Of Coffee, 22nd Cross Roadd, Sector 3, HSR Layout; Tel: 88612-21284

Shades of Coffee and Comedy Bandar are bringing you a caffeine powered comedy show. Watch the undiscovered talent of Bangalore Comedy Scene in action along with some exquisite coffee.

PARTY

BADMAASH WEDNESDAYS

Feb 17 & 24, 8pm Badmaash, 23, 1st Floor, 1st Main Road, KHB Colony, Koramangala; Tel: 99021-98798

Yes DJ Hassan is back every Wednesday, with loads of Bollywood and Punjabi chartbusters, come over and divulge your midweek tautness and dance to the finest tunes by sipping your favourite drink. BOOMBOX X REFLECT PRESENTS SPACE MOTION

Feb 20, 7pm GYLT Bangalore 22, Byrathi Village Sothern Asia Bible College, Hennur Bagalur Road, Visthar; Tel: 88618-56039 Reflect presents space motion featuring robby and answer. Boombox opening season 2021 LIVE FT. MY EX ATE MY GUITAR

Feb 4, 8.30pm Hard Rock Cafe Bengaluru St Mark’s Road Tel: 4124-2222

My Ex Ate My Guitar is a Bangalore based acoustic trio with an affinity towards pop and rock music. The band is built to hit the audience with a perfect mix of the classic hits along with the modern day tunes. From MJ to Eric Clapton, from Coldplay to Rihanna to Adam Levine, they have got every reason to have you groove your moves

LADIES NIGHT

Every Wednesday, Red Rhino, 4th Floor Uptown Square, Whitefield; Tel: 90360-18641

Enjoy the nightlife at the best rooftop brewery in the Bangalore! Ladies are hosted with complimentary drinks. SICK SOCIETY

Feb 18, 8.30pm Hard rock café, 40 St Marks Road, Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar; Tel: 4124-2222

Sick Society is an exclusive 4 piece- alternative rock band. They’re a cluster of consummate artists brought together on a virtual platform from various parts of Bangalore and Kerala inspired by none other than Guns & Roses and Linkin Park.

SHOPPING

MADE IN INDIA SALE

All month, all day Hidesign, Forum Shantiniketan, Whitefield Main Road; Tel: 2206-7717 The best ever 50% off on your favourite handcrafted, vegetable tanned leather bags, wallets, jackets, shoes, belts, sunglasses at Hidesign. Enjoy warranty + lifetime after sales service.

Tour operators, forex, visa assistance, helplines...

Bengaluru is a traveller’s delight. It starts with the air conditioned Volvo buses and the pre-paid taxi counter at the airport. Not to mention, the pre-paid auto counters at the city’s railway stations. But the finest example is the ease with which you can navigate the central business district of MG Road and around with the Big 10 buses. You can hop on and hop off at any point after your shopping expedition. But the finest experience will be the first reach of the Namma Metro train running from Old Madras Road to MG Road. Happy travels.

GETS ITS OWN LOGO

Bengaluru has become the first Indian city to have its own logo, joining the club of global metros like New York, Paris and Berlin. The logo was unveiled recently, with letters BE and U highlighted, reflecting the city’s ethos where everyone gets a chance to be oneself. The new Bengaluru logo will establish Brand Bengaluru on the global tourism map.

CAR HIRE

YUVAN TRAVEL HOUSE

2A Main Road, 458, Kasturi Nagar Off Outer Ring Road; Tel: 81234-12344

SUHALAYA TRAVELS

16B, 1st Street, Ulsoor Tel: 99014-44499 open 24 hours.

SHREE GIRI CABS & TRAVELS

GF - 015, Kedia Arcade, 92 Infantry Road; Tel: 4130-6855, 9am-9pm

SANKY TRAVELS

34, 3rd Main, 3rd Cross, RMV 2nd Stage, Dollar Colony; Tel: 2351-5905. 10am-6.30pm

FORTUNE TRAVELS

17, 7th Main, CMH Road, 2nd Stage, Indiranagar; Tel: 2520-0058, 9am-10pm

CLASSIC CABS

2, Soundarya Excellence, 3rd Main, Old Binny Mill Road, Ganganagar; Tel: 2343-8821. 7am-10pm

BANGALORE CABS

1673/A, 2nd Cross, Prakash Nagar, Rajajinagar Tel: 4155-2222, open 24 hours For airport service only.

MEGA CABS

67/A State Highway 104, Baglur Cross, Yelahanka; Tel: 4747-4747, 7100-4747

YES CABS

12/1, 7th Cross, Maruthi Nagar Main Road, Madiwala; Tel: 4112-4112. Open 24 hours.

AUTORIDERS

1,2 & 3, Survey No 218/2, HAL 3rd Stage, Airport Road; Tel: 4126-5010.

METRO TRAVEL GROUP

38/13, Lake Point, Meanee Avenue, Ulsoor; Tel: 2530-2222, 9am-9pm.

ARJUN TOURS & TRAVELS

8, 1st Floor, St Marks Road; Tel: 2221-7054, 9.30am-7pm.

CLIPPER HOLIDAYS

Hamd Buliding, 12/3 Alexander Street, 2nd Floor, Richmond Town; Tel: 4112-3480 10am-6pm

SURABHI TOURS & TRAVEL

13th Main, Palace Road, Vasanthnagar; Tel: 2220-2911, 8am-7pm.

SKYWAY INTERNATIONAL TRAVELS

8, Tourism House, Papanna Street St Marks Road; Tel: 2211-1401, 10am-7pm.

MOVING AROUND IN BANGALORE APP-BASED CABS

This is a popular and convenient mode of transport for those on the move and an easy-to-book taxi service at your fingertips. Just download the app from Google Playstore on your Android and iOS smartphones. Bonuses: No need to look for parking in the city; comparable to autos in fare; some offer option to pay by card or paytm. l UBER: Cabs, autos & share-cabs l OLA: Cabs, autos & share-cabs

AUTOS

Auto-rickshaws are Bangalore’s ubiquitous mode of transport, easy to hail down, with the metre box that declares the fare fairly. Ideal to use for short distances, or even long ones for that matter, or as a transit transport to get to the metro station.

BUSES

Bangalore has a vast network of BMTC buses plying within the city. The best way is to check locally for routes and bus numbers to reach a particular destination. Be prepared for some wait time though.

METRO

The Bangalore metro rail system offers good connectivity and speed, and is especially useful for cross-city commute to avoid road traffic. Regulars can opt for a metro pass that can be loaded with currency and swiped at stations. (See detailed metro route map inside).