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Cafés in MG Road & Brigade Road

Church Street's roaster cafés, coffee houses off MG Road and tables facing Ulsoor Lake.

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MG Road was South Parade until 26 February 1948, when it was renamed after Mahatma Gandhi; it runs between Trinity Circle and Anil Kumble Circle, lined with shops, banks, offices and restaurants.1 Church Street, named after St. Mark's Cathedral, runs parallel to it for 750 m, and Brigade Road links the two.2 The area spreads from Cubbon Road and Lavelle Road to Richmond Road, Shanti Nagar and Ulsoor (Halasuru).

No part of Bengaluru has more cafés, and the range is wide. The Indian Coffee House on Church Street pours filter coffee from 08:00 to 20:30, while roaster cafés fill the rest of the street.3 Off the main roads are a Mumbai roaster in a 70-year-old house, a bookshop café on Edward Road and a lakeside terrace in Ulsoor.

Local tip: For a filter coffee and a roaster's cappuccino on one street, start at the Indian Coffee House on Church Street, open from 08:00, then walk to The Caffeine Baar at No. 46.

At a glance

81Cafés listed
9With opening hours
05:00Earliest opening
23:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Chamundeshwari Coffee, from 05:00 (Daily 05:00–19:30).
  • Closes latest: The Caffeine Baar, until 23:00 (Daily 08:00–23:00).
  • Most listed streets: Church Street (7), Halasuru Road (3), Brigade Road (3).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (12%), takeaway (12%), wheelchair access (5%).

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Getting around MG Road and Church Street

Two metro stations sit on MG Road itself, MG Road and Trinity, and MG Road station has had trains since 20 October 2011.1

Church Street became the first street in the city paved with granite cobbles, laid in a Kasuti pattern taken from Karnataka embroidery, in a ₹9 crore rebuild that began in 2017.2 From 2020 it ran as a car-free pilot with open-air seating, until 31 May 2021; an IISc evaluation found peak-hour footfall up 117% and more than half of the businesses earning more.2

Church Street's coffee bars

The Caffeine Baar, at 46 Church Street, opens daily 08:00–23:00 with Wi-Fi and tables outside overlooking the street.4 In late 2024 its cappuccino went from ₹200 to ₹220 and its most expensive coffee cost ₹320; the cofounder said she was not worried about how Church Street customers would take it.5

Matteo's Coffee is at No. 2, Tribal Brew at Nos. 11–12 and The White Room Coffee & Kitchen at No. 33. Maverick and Farmer has a branch on the street and another on Cunningham Road, a 2,000 sq ft room with indoor and outdoor seating that opened in November 2024.6 In October 2024 the brand charged ₹180–290 for a hot coffee and ₹250–340 for a cold one.5

Old houses and bookshops off the main roads

Ajji House, at 105 Kengal Hanumanthaiah Road in Shanti Nagar, is Subko's first sit-down café in Bengaluru: 2,500 sq ft over two floors of a 70-year-old home, serving the Mumbai roaster's coffee with croissants and its own chocolate.4 11grams Coffee Roasters is at 3 Magrath Road, and Araku has a second address at 16/3 Magrath Road.

Champaca, at 7/1 Edward Road, is a bookstore, library and café on the top floor of an old bungalow, with an avocado tree whose fruit has gone into its avocado toast.7 Its menu was designed by Copper & Cloves around local ingredients, bajra in place of quinoa among them.7 It opens Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00–19:00.

Ulsoor Lake and Richmond Town

Ulsoor Lake covers about 50 hectares and has several islands; the lake in its present form was created by Lewin Bentham Bowring when he was Commissioner of Bangalore.8 Kaara by Lake faces it from Annaswamy Mudaliar Road, with outdoor tables and pets allowed, and Shooketts on Halasuru Road opens 09:00–20:00.

South of MG Road, Cafe Mor'ish at 32 Richmond Road serves 08:30–22:00, and Old Madras Baking Company on St. Mark's Road keeps going until 23:00. For a weekday breakfast, The Falcon Cafe at 19 Brunton Road opens 09:00–17:30, Monday to Saturday.

Sources

  1. Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bengaluru, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Church Street, Bengaluru, Wikipedia, 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. 8 best coffee shops in Bengaluru for specialty brews, handcrafted bites and stellar vibes, Curly Tales (Sannjanaa Shenoyy, September 27, 2024), accessed October 2026
  5. Coffee prices are going up, Deccan Herald (Asra Mavad, October 25, 2024), accessed October 2026
  6. Maverick & Farmer, Bangalore, Verdict Foodservice (November 29, 2024), accessed October 2026
  7. Champaca is a charming store, library and café in Bangalore perfect for book lovers, Homegrown (Fathima Abdul Kader, June 8, 2021), accessed October 2026
  8. Ulsoor Lake, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

MG Road & Brigade Road cafés: questions

What does a cappuccino cost on Church Street in Bengaluru?

At The Caffeine Baar, 46 Church Street, a cappuccino went from ₹200 to ₹220 in late 2024, and the café's most expensive coffee cost ₹320. Maverick and Farmer, which has a Church Street branch, charged ₹180–290 for a hot coffee and ₹250–340 for a cold one in October 2024.

How do you get to Church Street in Bengaluru by metro?

Take the metro to MG Road station, which has had trains since 20 October 2011; Trinity station is also on MG Road. Church Street runs parallel to MG Road for 750 m, is named after St. Mark's Cathedral and has been paved in granite cobbles since a rebuild that began in 2017.

Where is Subko's Ajji House in Bengaluru?

Ajji House is at 105 Kengal Hanumanthaiah Road in Shanti Nagar. It is Subko's first sit-down café in Bengaluru, set over two floors and 2,500 sq ft of a 70-year-old home, and serves the Mumbai roaster's coffee with croissants and its own chocolate.

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