Restaurants, big and small, are showcasing regional delicacies aplenty with their thalis. Food from nearby coastlines and around Karnataka are as popular as plates filled with treats from far-flung places such as Nagaland, Bengal, Assam, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. We recommend that you get ready to discover the whole culinary traditions with what is our list of the best thalis in Bangalore.
Note: All prices are exclusive of taxes.
Experience food filled with neighbourly love as you dig into the Nepalese thali here. We recommend that you try the authentic mutton or chicken thalis that come with rich meat curries (loaded with spices that aren’t at all similar to the curries from North India), rice, a portion of vegetables (usually saag), and black daal along with curd, papad, achar (an authentic freshly made one to add a tangy punch) and salad. This thali is unlimited, so eat your heart out!
What's It Called: Thakali
Price: INR 310
Availability: Lunch & dinner
Fill up your tummy with Bengal’s favourite eats that are part of the mini and maxi thala at Bhojohari Manna in Koramangala. There’s luchi (puris), bhaja (vegetable), alur dom, pulav, chutneys, papads and rich and creamy Bengali mishti to tuck into. It really is Bengal on a plate! You can request for more rice and curry.
What's It Called: Mini or Maxi Thala
Price: INR 320 and INR 400
Availabilty: Only lunchtime
A traditional Assamese Akhaj or thali is available for feasting here. Aromatic Joha rice, a staple in Assam, occupies pride of place at the centre. Around it, you’ll find bowls of mati (black gram) dal, vegetable and herbs that have been fried, and pitika (a mash of a vegetable, usually potato, that’s done up with onion, mustard oil and chillies). If you order the Non-vegetarian Thali you get a side of fish/pork/chicken fry with sesame, it's a traditional dish.
What's It Called: Akhaj Meal (veg) or Assamese Non-veg Thali
Price: INR 210 and INR 299
Availability: Lunch & dinner
Seafood reigns supreme at this legendary restaurant in Majestic. Ask for the Limited Special Seafood thali and you’ll get a plate of rice, fish curry and fry, and the vegetable palya of the day that can all be washed down with a cup of buttermilk. The Limited Special Seafood Thali come with a side of fish fry too. They are open from 11 am to 3:30 pm and 6 pm to 9:30 pm for dine-in. As you may have already guessed, you cannot request for extra.
What's It Called: Limited Seafood Thali
Price: INR 265
Availability: Lunch & dinner
Mealtimes, at this highway eatery, are all about homely treats plucked from all over Karnataka. Try their Ragi Mudde meals that come with soft, melt-in-your-mouth ragi balls along with a delicious curry made from greens. The fresh, hot Jowar rotis are the highlight of the North Karnataka meals as are the other delicious fixings - kosambari, soppu palya, ennegai, sambar and rasam.
What's It Called: Unlimited North Karnataka Meals
Price: INR 165
Availability: Lunch & dinner
To us, Rajdhani has the best vegetarian thali in the city. Their chain of thali restaurants is where the dhokla rubs shoulders with dal batti churma. Stuffed with the best from Rajasthani and Gujarati cuisines, you can eat your way through an ever-growing stack of ghee-doused rotis, various kadhis and vegetables, and a long list of sweets and farsans. They are open from 12 pm to 3:30 pm and from 7 pm to 11 pm for dine-in.
What's It Called: Khandani Thali
Price: INR 500
Availability: Lunch & dinner
While you sip on a fresh juice, vegetables, bisi bele baath, rice along with sambhar and rasam, fruit salad and sweets arrive in record-speed as part of MTR's special meals. Your hand-to-mouth action will have to be super quick to keep up with the onslaught and the servers don’t give up till they’ve ensured that you are sufficiently fattened up. Everything on the thali is unlimted!
What's It Called: Special Meals
Price: INR 247
Availability: Only lunchtime
Explore the flavours of Rajasthan’s kitchens on a humongous plate at this decked-up restaurant. On a regular day, you’ll be treated to limitless servings of classics like dal batti churma, kadhi, vadis and an assortment of vegetables. Special occasions like Navaratri will see you feasting on sabudane ki tikki, raita, kheer and fluffed-up puris. They special Thalis for on Tuesdays and a Kids Thali too.
What's It Called: Weekday Thali
Price: INR 499
Availability: Lunch & dinner
Suryawanshi's Maharashtrian thalis range from the simple to the indulgent. Their Gala Vegetarian Thali is crowded with a dry bhaji, varan (that’s made with three types of pulses), phulkas, rice and regular condiments like pickle and papad. Their most expensive offering the Splendid Gala Fish Thali, on the other hand, includes Surmai fry, fish curry, Prawn Sukha along with rice and roti. Meat lovers can order up chicken and mutton thalis.
What's It Called: List of Signature Maharastrian & Kolhapuri Thalis
Price: INR 230 upwards
Availability: Lunch & dinner
While Andhra-style biryani here might be tempting, we suggest you save it for another day and go for their unlimited vegetarian thali. Along with the steaming rice comes pappu (dal cooked with greens), staples like sambar and rasam, and the palya (sauteed vegetable dish) of the day. And, if you really can’t do without something meaty, order a side of Chicken 65 along with your meal and tuck in! Read more about it here.
What's It Called: Andhra Vegetarian Meals
Price: INR 160
Availability: Lunch & dinner
Bekal’s Kerala-style thalis include vegetarian, chicken curry and fish curry meals, and a Bekal Special Meal which is available only on Sundays. Served with rice of your choice, a spread of curries, pickle and a sweet dish, the meals here can be accompanied with one of their popular sides like the Syrian Meat Fry.
What's It Called: Bekal Special Meal
Price: INR 250Availability: Only lunchtime