@karthik-shenoy
Weekend rider. If there are hairpins, I'm in.
Manchanabele Dam
Backwaters and hills just an hour out, with mist on the water if you're early enough. Carry your own breakfast; there's nothing much on the dam itself. The road in is good for a relaxed ride.
MTR, Lalbagh Road
A hundred years of rava idli. Silver tumblers, ghee on everything, and a dining room that hasn't changed in decades. Do a loop of Lalbagh first, then come in hungry. Order the rava idli and the badam halwa.
Hesaraghatta Lake
Grasslands, birds, and a wide-open sky, 30 km from the city. Feels like you rode much further. Bring binoculars after the monsoon. Stop for a darshini breakfast in Yelahanka on the way back.
Kamat Lokaruchi, Ramanagara
Village-style North Karnataka breakfast on banana leaves, with the Ramanagara rocks (yes, the Sholay ones) behind you. Try the ragi rotti and the jolada rotti meal. The parking fills with bikes by 8.
