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Another Bangalore favourite this time – Vidyarthi Bhavan – the king of masala dosa since 1943. Go there on a Saturday for the best Bangalore experience. VB is close to the Gandhi Bazaar circle and was initially meant as a mess for students and bachelors living in that old part of Bangalore.
And the interiors are nothing fancy – but who goes there for the decor? And here is a tip – there are those who will argue that the MD at CTR (Central Tiffin Room) in Malleswaram is better. Listen to them politely and then just smirk. And head straight to VB.
If you reach any time after 8 am, you will have to jostle with the locals for a table. It is not an orderly wait but involves standing by the tables which look like they are going to get free and grabbing a space even before the plates are cleared away. The waiters are just a blur as they whizz around with a pile of plates of masala dosa. Don’t rush them, don’t try to catch their attention or ask for random things like upma or rava idli – I am told that they are available on request but stick to their specialty, I say!
Be patient, for good things come to those who wait. One of them will eventually stop by your table for a few nanoseconds to deposit the plates in front of you. The masala dosa is to die for – brown and yummy, with the whiff of ghee – and no sambhar please, only chutney. Enjoy maadi!
Aah! yet another one! u make my mouth water with these descriptions and pics! and my to-do list in blore is just getting longer 🙂
Anu, what can I say? Keep all your mornings free when you come to Bangalore 🙂
Just what I needed Charukesi! I’ll be visiting Bangalore next week and have been looking around for suggestions on good places to enjoy local food. If this title says 3, that means there are 2 other posts too. Am going to have a look. Thanks! 🙂
Sharmila, Oh yes… did you manage to read the earlier ones? give me a shout if you need help in Bangalore…
U’ll take us to one of these places right? Or the 4th one that you are planning???
Charukesi … I could not log in so did not see your reply. But thanks! I’ll remember that when am there the next time. I did read the all your Bangalore b’fast posts and also did try out VB … it was indeed crowded but was fun. We shared a table with another couple, had the dosa doused with the chutney. I did find it a little too oily but that is ok … since it is not everyday that we get to eat that. 🙂
I also loved their idli vada sambar and the husband loved their puri bhaji. 🙂