The 25 best outdoor restaurants in Bengaluru

Even after 20 years, AD Singh’s Olive Beach, set in an elegant old villa, retains its timeless Med charm, thanks to its revamped interiors, white drapes and outdoor furniture. The alfresco lounge bar and newly restored pizzeria offers Mediterranean fare in a sun-dappled courtyard, live grills under the stars and private dinners at The Table for Eight next to an intimate Tuscan kitchen. Chef Jyotika Malik, a Le Cordon Bleu graduate who worked at Marco Pierre White’s Michelin restaurant Mirabelle, dishes out mushroom pil pil, glazed pork ribs, chevre & fig tart, baked brie, 8-hour lamb shanks, with cocktails by lead mixologist Harish Chhimwal.
Address: 16, Wood Street, Near Karnataka Bank, Ashok Nagar
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Muro, Museum Road

An acronym for Museum Road where it’s located and literally ‘wall’ in several languages, Muro is more than a restaurant and bar. Spanning 8,500sq ft, it has three distinct zones. The alfresco outdoor section covered in lush foliage doubles up as a café on weekends offering Asian breakfast—Khao Man Gai, crab omelettes and pandan French toast. For lunch and dinner, chef Somporn Chaisturn and Niharika Raval’s team showcase Thai and Cantonese flavours—Kra Pao, Truffle Pork Belly and Pumpkin Prawns. By evening, Muro Mezz, the cocktail bar up the cantilevered wooden staircase with India’s first highball carbonation station serves Rain Check, Heat of the Moment, Eat your Art Out and other inventive cocktails.
Address: GF and Mezzanine, No. 05, Onyx Centre, Museum Road
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YAZU, St Mark’s Road

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Yazu, the acclaimed pan-Asian supper club launches its first restaurant in Bengaluru with a spectacular rooftop space, a ‘High Spirits of Asia’ cocktail programme and a signature menu spanning the best of Japanese, Thai, Korean, Chinese and Southeast Asian influences—tartare and ceviche, sushi bar, dimsum, ramen bowls, miso-glazed black cod and Hokkaido scallops from the robata. The Open Terrace Bar helmed by Kaustubh Sawardekar, offers a refreshing bar menu—Tomm Yummm, a clarified gin cocktail inspired by Bangkok’s iconic soup, Indo-Korean fusion Pickle in My Tickle and Rasa Tropis, an Indonesian tropical rum highball of lychee, pandan and coconut. They also have a tea ritual in collaboration with Tea Culture in the afternoon and evening.
Address: Marks Square, St Mark’s Road, Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar
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Monkey Bar, Church Street

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