Food & Cuisine in Pune
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Pune offers everything under the sun when it comes to cuisine, with restaurants of every variety and taste available just around the corner. Traditional Puneite fare presents itself in interesting little outfits, spread all over the city. Come and have a relaxed time savouring the delectable cuisine that Pune has to offer.
Mangoes are a hot favourite in Pune, come summer time!
Our Pune restaurant guide below will tell you where to enjoy the best food in Pune. So after you're done shopping in Pune, enjoy a tasty meal at one of its great restaurants. We also have general information for where and what to eat in India.
Food & Cuisine in Pune
The famed arbi leaves steamed and sautéed in a fiery and sweet masala (alu chi vadi), jaggery and dal stuffed paratha (puran poli), and masala dal (aamti) are preferred Maharashtrian delicacies. The nutritious pithla bhakri, thali pith, matki ki usal and varan bhat are very popular among the locals and visitors.
Mangoes
Mangoes come aplenty in an eclectic assortment of recipes, colours and flavours. A riot of colour assaults Pune during the summer as mangoes, lush and ripe in vibrant orange, green and pink, flood the city. Alphonsoes are predominantly available in May. From the summer to the monsoon months other juicy types of mangoes are available. Maharashtrians enjoy the delicious amras for dessert. This showstopper is prepared using fresh mango pulp. Nonetheless, the rest of the year you can savour other mango delicacies including mango yogurt (amrakhand), mango barfi, aam papada and mango poli.
The Legendary Kayani Bakery
Among the country’s top bakeries is the Kayani Bakery. They have an assortment of biscuits like Ginger and Brazil Nut, but their fame is due to the Shrewsberry flavour. These biscuits are baked in two batches daily, at dawn and late in the afternoon. They are sold out instantly. Evidence of the biscuits’ quality is clearly indicated in the long queues lining up to the bakery in the wee hours before dawn.
Chitale Bandhu Mithaiwale
Chitale Bandhu is well known for its famous bhakarwadis. Tourists make it a point to parcel these back home. In addition, modaks, fresh shrikhand and pedhas are quite in demand.
Laxmi Narayan Chiwda
Specialists in the field of chiwda making, the Laxmi Narayan clan supersede the Chitales who also make it. Even though Laxmi Narayan Chiwda is popular all over the world, it originated in Pune.
The Pune Food Festival
Delicacies from different parts of India are presented at the Pune Food Festival that takes place in the summer.
Restaurants in Pune
With the development of new localities in Pune, cafes and restaurants have popped up all over the place. As a result, Pune has an abundance of eateries.
Popular Spots
Eateries at Koregaon Park serve international cuisines at high prices. Eateries on J.M. Road (Jungli Maharaj Road) serve reasonably priced food, as well as traditional Indian food for vegetarians.
