The Guide takes you on a four-cafe crawl to gape at art or window shop designer wear, while you sip on a soothing latte

Bangalore and its quaint, charming little cafes have become synonymous. We scout through bistros that come with the charm of being housed in heritage bungalows overlooking lush greens.
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Many of them are more than just places to hang out over a chilled glass of frappe and come with a theme some with art splattered on the walls, some music based and others with chic designer shopping at boutiques attached besides other activities lined up for you, urging you to take a quick break.

GLOBAL TREE CAFE

Nestled bang on the bustling St. Marks Road is F&B's Global Tree Cafe, a restaurant cum cafe. Walk in to pick yourself a Ritu Kumar or let some local artist's work be a sight for sore eyes as you order yourself a quick snack.

The spacious cafe is warm and sunlit, the muted tones of the wall creates a pleasant soothing feel with colourful cushions thrown around amidst wooden furnishings and is just the kind of place for weary travellers or shoppers to sit back and chill.

The cuisine is predominantly European, Indian and Pan Asian. There is also a bar attached for those who would like to nurse a drink while unwinding.

What's hot: We ordered the Grilled Chicken Fillet: a continental main course with chicken strips laid on a bed of rice and baby spinach tossed with a creamy mustard and garlic sauce.
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The chicken strips were grilled to a crunch, the sauce was mild and not too spicy just the way we like it and this one pot meal was very filling for us.

We got good value for money on our meal and the portions served to us were quite generous.

What's not: The collections they stock are not added upon for many days.u00a0
At: Pappana Street, St. Marks Road, Bangalore. Call: 4033 3888
Meal for two: Rs 800