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Cafés in Malleshwaram

An 1898 extension of temples, tiffin rooms and cafés between Sampige Road and Dr Rajkumar Road.

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Malleshwaram is named after the Kadu Malleshwara Temple, which dates to the 17th century; inscriptions from 1669 record Ekoji I granting it a village near the modern Indian Institute of Science.1 The neighborhood itself was laid out after plague reached Bangalore by train on 11 August 1898, as one of two model extensions with broad roads, drains and space for light and air.2 It covered 291 acres.2

Breakfast here means tiffin rooms. Central Tiffin Room, on Margosa Road at 7th Cross, serves 07:30–11:00 and 16:00–21:30 and is known for its masala dosa.3 Cafés sit between them: Harmakki Coffee Company on 8th Main, open 10:00–21:00 with Wi-Fi, The Brown Table on Dr CV Raman Road until 23:00, and Biska (ಬಿಸ್ಕ) on 15th Cross.

Local tip: Reach Central Tiffin Room on Margosa Road before 11:00, when breakfast stops until the 16:00 reopening; Harmakki Coffee on 8th Main opens at 10:00 for a second cup.

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  • Opens earliest: The Brown Table, from 08:00 (Daily 08:00–23:00).
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Getting to Malleshwaram

Malleshwaram's metro stations are Mantri Square Sampige Road, Srirampura and Sandal Soap Factory, all on the Green Line.1 All three opened on 1 March 2014, with the line's first stretch from Sampige Road to Yeshwanthpur, and Sampige Road is the first stop north of the Majestic interchange.4

Temples, the Institute and the groundnut fair

In 1878 the Survey of India still recorded the area as part of Ranganathapalya village.1 Twenty years later the plague changed that: by June 1899 it had killed 2,665 people in the city, and the new extension's plots were drawn so that every house would get fresh air and sunlight.2

Malleshwaram's landmarks include the Indian Institute of Science and Sankey Tank.1 Mantri Square and Orion Mall are among the city's largest malls, and the World Trade Center on Dr Rajkumar Road is its tallest commercial building.1 The World Cafe is on its 31st floor.

Malleshwaram also holds a Kadalekai Parishe, a groundnut fair, in mid-November; in 2025 it ran from 8 to 10 November, a week before Basavanagudi's.5

Coffee along the crosses

The numbered cross roads carry most of the cafés. Ami Tea Stall is at 7 1st Cross, Clean Slate Cafe at 7/1 14th Cross, Coffee Break at 64 18th Cross and Cafe 1980s at 207 28th Cross. Royal Cafe is on 8th Main at 9th Cross, and Kerbside Bistro at 601 3rd Main. Coffee Club, a small counter, keeps only weekday hours, 10:00–11:30 and 15:00–17:00.

Chord Road has Moorthy's Modern Cafe at 14/2 and Slice N Dice at No. 69. The Greenpath, a detox café, faces Mantri Mall and the metro station at Rajeev Gandhi Circle on Sampige Road.

Dr Rajkumar Road and Crescent Road

Dr Rajkumar Road leads to the Brigade Gateway campus. Screws and Brews is at No. 125 and Nebula at No. 26/1, and Cafe Noir is inside Orion Mall.

On Crescent Road at High Grounds, ner.lu has Wi-Fi, air conditioning and outdoor seats, and Blanc The Coffee Place is at 2A-2B on the same road. The Brown Table, at 238 Dr CV Raman Road, opens 08:00–23:00 and does takeaway.

Sources

  1. Malleshwaram, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Bengaluru: a phoenix that rose from the plague, Live History India (Dinesh Nayak, April 30, 2021), accessed October 2026
  3. 15 best places for filter coffee in Bengaluru, brewed to wake your soul, Curly Tales (Mahi Adlakha, October 24, 2025), accessed October 2026
  4. Green Line (Namma Metro), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. Kadalekai Parishe, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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Malleshwaram cafés: questions

When is Central Tiffin Room in Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, open?

Central Tiffin Room, on Margosa Road at 7th Cross in Malleshwaram, serves 07:30–11:00 and 16:00–21:30, and is best known for its masala dosa. Between the two sittings, Harmakki Coffee Company on 8th Main opens 10:00–21:00 and has Wi-Fi. Arrive at CTR before 11:00, when breakfast stops until the evening reopening.

How old is Malleshwaram in Bengaluru?

The Kadu Malleshwara Temple that gives Malleshwaram its name dates to the 17th century, with inscriptions from 1669. The neighborhood was laid out on 291 acres after plague reached Bangalore in August 1898, as a model extension with broad roads and drains.

Which metro stations serve Malleshwaram in Bengaluru?

Mantri Square Sampige Road, Srirampura and Sandal Soap Factory, all on the Green Line, which opened them on 1 March 2014. Sampige Road is the first stop north of the Majestic interchange. The three stations opened with the Green Line's first stretch, from Sampige Road to Yeshwanthpur.

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