Rakesh Kumar's Pani Puri, Jayanagar

One of the oldest pani puri places in the vicinity, Rakesh Pani Puri and Chaat serves authentic North Indian Chaat. Started in 1994 by Mr Rakesh, who hails from Benaras, this outlet is best known for its Pani Puri and Alu Chaat. ‘Do you look at the tree that stands here?’, he asks me, pointing to a tree in front of the outlet midway during the conversation. ‘I had planted it twenty years ago, when I first set the shop here!’, he says, with a smile that resembles a proud parent’s. With many colleges and other institutions located nearby, this place is highly popular for its chaat, and one seldom finds the outlet without customers.