If you ever find yourself in Pune, the German Bakery is one of those institutions you must visit. Its wide selection of cakes, breads, and breakfast goodies including omelettes, muesli, and fruit salads attracts a wide variety of people including tourists, locals, and the people from the Osho Ashram who deserve an entire post of their own. The bakery even offers many different products for home. We’ve been particularly partial to the delicious crunchy muesli. The Kaju Butter (Cashew Nut Butter) peaked my intrigue as well but I haven’t had a chance to try it yet.

Service in this eatery is particularly efficient – you order your food/drink/cake/products at one counter and they simply write prices down onto a bill that you use to pay at another counter. You find a place to sit and the people manage to find you with whatever you’ve ordered. We’ve eaten there at least three times now from brunch and they’ve managed to get all the food orders perfectly correct regardless of the groups that we’ve been in.

Its popularity in Pune has additional benefits since all rickshaw drivers we’ve asked know where the German Bakery lies. The downside to its popularity with foreigners also means that you sometimes need to haggle with the drivers to get a more reasonable rate.

Details: The German Bakery
Found at: North Main Road, Koregaon Park, Pune 411001
Highlights: Fantastic selection of real hearty breads and cakes. Each of the omelette combinations come with the hearty breads that make a great break from your standard Indian loaves. Its relaxed atmosphere and communal table sharing also offers diners a unique experience. They also offer some very nice freshly squeezed juices.
Room for improvement: Its popularity means you can be a sucker for catching a rickshaw both to and from its location. It also means a lot of beggars wait around outside for its patrons to arrive or leave.
Cost: Around INR100 for an omelette, coffee and a pastry. Pastries/cakes start at around INR25 each.
The Kua Rating: 8 out of 10