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Best restaurants in Baner

6 restaurants in Baner that locals recommend. Most recommended: Sainath Khanawal (42 people recommend it), Gong, Balewadi High Street (20 people recommend it) and Za'atar (9 people recommend it).

Baner's restaurants lean towards hearty Maharashtrian food: Sainath Khanawal is the thali spot many people point to, and Chul Mutton comes up for mutton. Za'atar is the shawarma favourite, Idlicious the pick for South Indian food, Gong at Balewadi High Street draws many for Asian food and sushi, and Rustle Nest is a locals' recommendation.

Where people disagree: Not everyone agrees: a few recent visitors say Sainath Khanawal has declined or is too oily, a couple find Gong hit or miss, a few call Za'atar pricey, and one visitor found Chul Mutton not great.

6 places in BanerBuilt 2026-10-22
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  1. 1.Sainath Khanawal, Baner

    42 people recommend, 4 warn against it

    Sainath Khanawal is a Maharashtrian non-veg thali spot that many people call the best in Pune, praising its authentic food, unlimited rassa and bhakri, and huge, filling portions at budget-friendly prices. A few commenters who have been recently are more critical, saying the food is too oily, the rassa watery, or the taste and quality have declined over time. The setting is not posh, but one diner says the food is worth it.

    Baner

  2. 2.Gong, Balewadi High Street

    20 people recommend, 5 warn against it

    Gong at Balewadi High Street is an Asian restaurant that many people recommend, with commenters praising its food, ambience and drinks, and several singling out the sushi. A couple of diners find it hit or miss, saying portions are small for the price or that items beyond sushi are average. A few warn it is overpriced or overrated, and two call the food outright bad or awful.

    Balewadi High Street

  3. 3.Za'atar, Baner

    9 people recommend, 1 warns against it

    Za'atar in Baner is a commenter favorite for shawarma, with several saying it's the closest to authentic Middle Eastern flavor you can get in Pune, and a couple naming it the best shawarma spot overall. The caveats: a few commenters find it pricey for a shawarma, one diner found a delivery order cold and rubbery, and one feels its Arabian style may be too authentic for Indian palates.

    Baner

  4. 4.Rustle Nest, Baner

    8 people recommend

    Rustle Nest in Baner is a restaurant that several locals recommend, with one diner calling it the coolest place and noting it is pet friendly, and another praising its look. One diner suggests it for brunch, and one recommends dishes like the creamy chicken or paneer peri peri and the shawarma fries.

    Baner

  5. 5.Idlicious, Baner

    7 people recommend

    Idlicious in Baner is a South Indian restaurant that several people recommend, with one first-hand diner preferring it for good south Indian snacks over nostalgia-driven older Pune cafes, and another pointing to it as the option for Tamil-style food. One commenter suggests it beats Vaishali, though that same person adds that Pune's South Indian food overall still falls short of Hyderabad's. The caveats are mild: one diner finds it okay at best, another says the ambience is not great, and one notes the service needs to improve even though the food is great.

    Baner

  6. 6.Chul Mutton, Baner

    7 people recommend, 1 warns against it

    Chul Mutton is a mutton restaurant in the Baner area that several people name among their recommended spots for mutton in Pune, with one calling it simply good. One commenter who visited the Balewadi High Street outlet found it not great but still worth experiencing once, and another warns that Manas Satara in Shivajinagar is better.

    Baner

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These are the places on our best restaurants in Pune map whose address is in Baner. Each one passed the map's bar: at least five different people recommend it, and no more warn against it than recommend it. They are ordered by how many people recommend them. Each summary paraphrases those comments, and each place page links to the comments it cites. How we make our maps

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