How Bengaluru’s iconic restaurants have stood the test of time and survived a pandemic

These eateries have been resilient to time, globalisation, and now a contagion, despite — or, perhaps, because of — their reluctance to change

For an eatery that's nearly a century old, it's remarkable to hear from its third-generation co-owner, Hemamalini Maiya, that it shut up shop only once before the pandemic. "During the emergency, the government fixed the prices, which were not sustainable. So, we used to put up a board that said, 'Losses for the Day'," she recalls. It was a snarky yet indirect protest.