6 Ballygunge Place

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Name: 6 Ballygunge Place

Location: First Floor, 612, 12th Main, Indiranagar, Bangalore (919342140520/41521390)

Speciality: Bengali food

Cost: >450 Rs

How does it feel when the essence one's state can be felt in a totally different place altogether? you will have to ask that question to any bengali who has been to 6 Ballygunge place. Food is the soul of bengalis and they are known for their culinary skills!

Here, you can savour the delicate nuances of Morrollla Maacher Bhaja (batter fried fish), Baingan Bhaja (shallow fried bringal) with Moong Dal with Aam Adaa (mango ginger) and Hot Loochis. You choose from an array of sweet water fishes, Daab Chingri (prawns baked inside a tender coconut). Choices of Pathuri (a mustard and coconut flavoured wrapped in banana leaf and grilled). Mocha (banana florettes), Elish (hilsa) Crab and Prawns will be relished by you.

The dessert when we went today was Mishti Doi... Yummmm!!! :)))))

So, all bengalis out there, you can not miss this chance!

Savour the taste of Bengal in Bangalore. Go to 6 Ballygunge Place!

Tandoor, Hong Kong

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Name: Tandoor
Location: 1/F Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, HK. Tel (852) 2845 2262

Specialty: Indian Cuisine (Both Veg and Non-Veg)
Cost: >150-200 HKD

Tandoor is located in the Lan Kwai Fong area, popularly known as LKF. This area is one of the hot-spots of Hong Kong and always bustling with activity. It is right next to Central, where most of the offices are located. So, if you work in IFC or near by, chances are that you can walk down to this place.

The ambience from the inside is soothing… The interior is done very tastefully, in pucca Indian style!! There are paintings and sculptures of Indian men and women in ethnic Indian dresses all over the place… The icing on the cake is the live performances, with artists on Tabla and Harmonium, giving the place that much-needed ethnic touch!!

My Recommendation: Come for a lunch Buffet. It will blow you over! The food is delicious, or I would say, as delicious as it gets in Hong Kong… right from the various chats (had bhel puri today), you can expect both North Indian and South Indian culinary in the buffet! So, if you missing Indian buffet in HK, Tandoor is the place to be!

Make sure you book a table in advance. If you get a place without prior booking, you should bless your stars that day! This is coz this place is always jam-packed, as most of the Indian people around (and there are many) like to come here for lunches during office hours, thanks to the proximity of the place to the various offices…