Old Bangalore Street Food & History Walking Tour

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US$69.62 per guest

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

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What You’ll Experience

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Location

Bengaluru Urban

Duration

3 hours

Number of Guests

1 - 10 guests

Accessibility

Stroller Accessible

Language

English

Other

Vegetarian, Family-friendly

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Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Explore Bengaluru's soul on a tour through its bustling streets. Discover ancient markets, sacred temples, and culinary delights in an authentic journey through history and flavor.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Discover the real Bengaluru on this food and history walking tour through the old city — the side of Bangalore most visitors never see.

Starting at Chickpete Metro, we wind through centuries-old market lanes founded by Kempe Gowda, step into a serene Shwetambar Jain temple, and browse the booksellers of Avenue Road. We soak up the colour of KR Market, one of Asia's busiest flower markets, and pass the historic Bangalore Fort of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan.

Then a short metro ride carries us to VV Puram Food Street, where the tour becomes a feast: congress buns, crisp dose, bajji, pav bhaji, jalebi and more, tasted stall to stall as locals do. Part heritage walk, part street-food crawl, this is Bengaluru at its most authentic — history you can walk through and flavours you'll remember.

What You Get

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Admission fee

GST (Goods and Services Tax)

Metro ride between stops

Alcoholic beverages

Alcoholic Beverages

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Good To Know

Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

Chickpet (Pass By)

We begin in Chickpete, one of Bengaluru's oldest quarters, laid out in the 16th century when Kempe Gowda founded the city around its central market wards. Its narrow lanes still hum with the wholesale silk and textile trade that gave the area its name — a working maze that has defied every attempt at a straight line.

Shri Adinath Jain Shwetamber Mandir

Tucked into the din of Chickpete stands a pocket of stillness — a Shwetambar Jain temple whose marble interiors feel worlds away from the lanes outside. Step in and the noise falls back: cool stone underfoot, soft light, and the quiet devotion of a community that has traded and worshipped here for generations. The craftsmanship rewards a slow look, from delicate pillarwork to painted detail overhead. The contrast with the market makes it all the more striking — a reminder that Bengaluru's old city holds sanctuaries as readily as it holds commerce.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Avenue Road (Pass By)

We make our way along Avenue Road, the spine of the old city — a single thoroughfare packed shoulder to shoulder with booksellers, jewellers, and century-old sweet shops. The smell of jasmine and frying snacks drifts from side lanes as we walk toward the great market ahead. Chaotic, colourful, and utterly Bengaluru.

KR Market

Krishna Rajendra Market — KR Market to everyone — is the beating heart of the old city and one of Asia's busiest flower markets. It stands where Tipu Sultan's forces once clashed with the British, and today it's pure colour and negotiation: mountains of marigold and rose, porters balancing impossible loads, and vendors' calls filling a space that never truly sleeps. We take our time through the flower, fruit, and wholesale sections for a slice of daily life few visitors see up close. Come with your senses open — this is commerce as theatre, and Bengaluru at its most alive.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Bangalore Fort (Pass By)

We pass the remains of Bangalore Fort — the stronghold Kempe Gowda first raised in 1537, later rebuilt in stone by Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan. Its gates close by 5pm, so we admire it from outside, where the surviving Delhi Gate still speaks of the sieges that shaped the city. From nearby KR Market Metro, we then hop on a short metro ride south toward the evening's final stop.

V. V. Puram Food Street

Everything so far has been the build-up — this is what the day has been walking toward. As evening settles, the city shifts gear & so do we. The lanterns glow, the griddles start hissing & the feast begins. We ease in with snacks Bangaloreans have grabbed on their way home for generations. Pull apart a congress bun — a soft roll hiding a punch of spicy peanuts — & wash it down with fresh avocado or sitaphal juice. Then the fryer: bajji in four avatars — pineapple, banana, chilli & potato — impossible to stop at one. Follow it with gossamer-thin dose slicked with butter, & a warm holige whose jaggery filling tastes like grandmother made it. Then we head north. Peri peri paneer with a fiery kick. Pav bhaji in a cloud of butter & spice — torn, dunked, devoured. A tall jalebi, coiled & syrup-soaked, with cool rabdi & a soft kesar jamun. The finale is unhurried — a spongy rasgulla & a kulfi melting faster than you can finish. A full stop on a sentence the city wrote all evening.

1 hourAdmission Ticket Included

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Metro Station Chickpete, Bengaluru Urban Bangalore Division Karnataka, India, IN, 560053

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Our guide will meet you at entrance of Chikpet Metro Station

End Point

Sajjan Rao Circle, Bengaluru Urban Bangalore Division Karnataka, India, IN, 560004

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We can see you off at the National College Metro Statio.n too at the end of the tour

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
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Reviews

5.0

based on 5 reviews

(TripAdvisor)

Delightful Garden Walk Followed by Exceptional Street Food

July 18, 2026

This tour was a very rewarding experience—a relaxed stroll through a beautiful garden filled with rare trees, followed by an incredible selection of delicious local food. The guide is knowledgeable...read more

(Viator)

Great street food tour in Bangalore

June 28, 2026

Ahmed was a great guide. He took you on a little stroll in the botanical gardens to help build an appetite, then comes the street food. I had to eventually tell him to stop giving me food because I...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Heerlijk vegetarisch eten!

January 21, 2026

Erg vriendelijke en fijne gids die ook flexibel was in wat we wel en niet wilden eten. Prettige gids in de omgang. Een leuke foodtour door een straat met allerlei eettentjes. Voor elk wat wils.

(Viator)

Unforgettable: The beauty of Lalbagh garden and a street food feast!

April 03, 2025

Our knowledgeable guide gave us an unforgettable taste of Bangalore! We started with a peaceful stroll through the lush greenery of Lalbagh Botanical Garden, a must-visit destination with an incred...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Great Street Food Experience

April 02, 2025

What a great experience trying lots of different dishes in a vibrant street in Bengaluru with Praveen. He introduced us to many varieties of savoury and sweet foods and explained which were local,...read more