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FOOD & BEVERAGE
MONKEY MADNESS KICKS IN AT MONKEY BAR,
BENGALURU, INDIA’S FAVOURITE GASTROPUB
n 2012, Monkey Bar kick-started India’s cutting chai and Kulukki Sharbath all make their
gastropub revolution. Now it’s back to create way to the menu.
Imore monkey madness. India’s favourite Expect a contemporary Monkey Bar with an
gastropub (part of the Olive Group of restaurants) inviting ambience, swanky terrace, and a
returns to Bengaluru, renewing its valued revolutionary bar scene. The colour palette hugs
relationship with the city. natural light, and a captivating red stone accents
Set on the first floor of the newly renovated The the bar. This reinvention brings new life to a
Museum building, Monkey Bar overlooks beloved space, passing from old-style aesthetics.
Bengaluru’s bustling Museum Road. A slew of
local flavour profiles have been merged into the Must try: On offer is a delightful gastronomic
beverages and all the classic cocktails amaze adventure (don’t worry, the adored burgers are
with a monkey twist. still on the menu), inordinate cocktails and
Local spices and produce like, queen everything else that makes for an enjoyable time
pineapple, amla, star fruit and red banana, out. The bar menu focuses on native ingredients
characteristically Indian flavours like masala cola, and home-grown flavours injected with a dose of
chilli chaat, and preparations like Murabba, imaginative flair.
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