The best way to experience any city is through its regional food, which via its spices and produce conveys the true spirit of the city. Take Bengaluru for instance. The city is multi-cultural with its roots deeply imbedded into the Karnataka soil. Food from Mangalorean kitchens is celebrated here with strong preference being paid to stunning seafood. Ask a local to point you in the direction of their favourite regional restaurant for a guaranteed superb meal. We assure you most of the locals will send you towards ‘Sana-Di-Ge’, a charming fine dining restaurant excelling in the craft of regional fare. Sana-Di-Ge fans claim to not have had a single bad meal ever after all these years of dining here. That’s high praise indeed! No wonder this restaurant is so famous within the locals. The restaurant is located at Goldfinch Hotel in Seshadripuram area.

Now coming to what Sana-Di-Ge is renowned for – its food. The restaurant collects recipes from all the regional kitchens and prepare them authentically in its kitchens under the mantle of native chefs. Discover the food from the coasts of Kerala, Mangalore, Maharashtra and Goa, under this one glorious roof. Seafood is their forte, vegetarians keep that in mind. Give beer or scotch a skip and start your meal with a traditional cooler. Nibble alongside on, patrodde, yetti sukka, butterfly chicken, tandoori crab, mutton pepper fry, chilly bondas, anjal coastal fry, paneer ghee roast and naked fry silver fish. Get an overdose of South Indian curries with, surmai ambat, kheema pav, sungat dumplings, meen roast, bangda curry, basale kadale curry, erachi porichathu, teekha kolambi fry, stuffed kurle and Malabar green peas curry.

The amount of seafood on offer is staggering. If you feel adventurous, just pick your protein and let them surprise you. Wade through Sana-Di-Ge’s lovely dessert menu which is filled with mouth-watering traditional regional desserts such as, coconut pudding, holige, bebinca, kasha halwa, gatti, raagi manni, banana bandi, kharjura payasam, pineapple soufflé, palada pradhaman and elneer payasam. Interiors of Sana-Di-Ge reflects the same regional splendour that you get to see in its menu. A high ceilinged dining room is painted in cheerful yellow, contrasted by use of dark brown wooden furniture. A staircase leads up to a private seating area. The look is traditional and remind one of South Indian households. The place is not too expensive either.