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Bakery cafés in Bengaluru

Iyengar bakeries, century-old Frazer Town ovens and Indiranagar's new pâtisseries.

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Bengaluru's baking goes back at least to 1888, when P V Kuppusawmy Naidu opened a bakery in Shivajinagar; the first Hassan Iyengar bakery is believed to have followed about ten years later.1 Naidu's sold butter and masala biscuits, honey cakes, wedding cakes and varachi, a rusk for dunking in tea, until it closed around 1985.1

Iyengar bakeries now have branches across the city, and Frazer Town's old bakeries still draw queues at Ramadan and Christmas.2 For coffee with a pastry, Indiranagar has the most bakery cafés, well ahead of the MG Road area and Kalyan Nagar.

Local tip: Buy Iyengar milk bread in the morning and a Congress Bun at VB Bakery for the afternoon; at Ramadan, go to Albert Bakery on Mosque Road early for its bheja puffs.

Where these cafés are: Indiranagar (6), MG Road & Brigade Road (2), Kalyan Nagar & HRBR Layout (2), HSR Layout (1), JP Nagar & Banashankari (1), Hebbal & New BEL Road (1).

At a glance

13Cafés listed
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  • Opens earliest: Marseli Cafe & Patisserie, from 07:00 (Daily 07:00–23:00).
  • Closes latest: Panetteria Bengaluru, until 23:00 (Daily 12:00–23:00).
  • Most common features: takeaway (31%), open late (15%), vegetarian options (8%).

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Iyengar bakeries and the 1888 line

Nobody agrees which Iyengar bakery was the first, but most settle on the Austin Town outlet.2 Whichever you visit, the milk bread is the thing to buy, sweet and light, along with veg puffs ("pupps" at the counter), honey cake and coconut bun.2

VB Bakery is known for one item above all, the Congress Bun: a soft bun stuffed with a spiced mix of peanuts, roasted gram and coriander.2

The 1888 line has a sequel. In December 2018 Naidu's great-great-grandson, Priyank Sukanand, opened Bangalore Connection 1888 on the same block in Shivajinagar, a production kitchen that bakes the old favorites alongside macaroons and cheesecakes.1

Frazer Town's old bakeries

Albert Bakery was founded in 1902 by a Muslim baker who gave it an English name, after Prince Albert, to attract the area's European customers. It started in a godown in Sangam Lane, off Kamraj Road, and moved to Mosque Road in 1912.3 Its keema samosas and khova naan, a flaky pastry with a sweet filling, sell all year, and at Ramadan customers line up for bheja (brain) puffs.2

Thom's, also in Frazer Town, is a bakery and supermarket known for sugar doughnuts and, at Christmas, marzipan and plum cakes. Fatima Bakery, founded in 1957, is known for chicken puffs and coconut cookies.2

Pâtisseries in Indiranagar

Indiranagar's bakery cafés lean French. Mäki Pâtisserie is at 3754 11th Cross, Nuage Pâtisserie & Café at 787 1st Cross and Lavonne Café at 263 3rd Cross, and Happy Belly Bakes has a branch on Sri Krishna Temple Road and another on Primrose Road.

Panetteria Bengaluru, at 205 Double Road, has vegan options and serves 12:00–23:00, and The Hole in the Wall on 1st Main opens 07:30–20:30, Tuesday to Sunday, for brunch.

Bakery cafés elsewhere in the city

Marseli Cafe & Patisserie, on 24th Main in HSR Layout, opens 07:00–23:00 every day. Amintri Cafe and Pastries, at 9/3 Museum Road, has outdoor seats and air conditioning and takes cards.

Beku, at 542 9th Cross in JP Nagar, is a café, bakery and bookstore in one. In Kalyan Nagar, Brewbakes Cafe is at 3 2nd Cross and Story Cafe and Bakery on 4th Cross, and Rosé Restaurant And Patisserie is at 83 80 Feet Road in the New BEL Road area.

Sources

  1. How a Bengaluru baker is keeping a century-old family baking tradition alive, The News Minute (Nikhita Venugopal, August 20, 2019), accessed October 2026
  2. A guide to Bengaluru's most beloved old-school bakeries, Homegrown (June 17, 2026), accessed October 2026
  3. Frazer Town, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Bakery cafés in Bengaluru: questions

What should you order at an Iyengar bakery in Bengaluru?

Milk bread, sweet and light, is the classic buy, along with veg puffs, honey cake and coconut bun. Most people consider the Austin Town outlet the original Iyengar bakery; the first Hassan Iyengar bakery in the city is believed to date from about ten years after 1888.

How old is Albert Bakery in Frazer Town, Bengaluru?

Albert Bakery was founded in 1902 in a godown in Sangam Lane, off Kamraj Road, and moved to its Mosque Road premises in Frazer Town in 1912. It is known for keema samosas and khova naan, and for bheja puffs during Ramadan.

Where are the bakery cafés in Indiranagar, Bengaluru?

Mäki Pâtisserie is at 3754 11th Cross, Nuage Pâtisserie & Café at 787 1st Cross and Lavonne Café at 263 3rd Cross. Panetteria Bengaluru, at 205 Double Road, serves 12:00–23:00, and The Hole in the Wall on 1st Main opens 07:30–20:30, Tuesday to Sunday.

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