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When monsoon comes to the city, what's a better way to enjoy rainy evenings than snacking on warm vada pav washed down with a steaming cup of chai? Pune is home to some of the best vada pav thelas that serve this crunchy potato fritter with soft bread and generous amounts of fried chillies and garlic chutney. While there are numerous thelas, stalls and even hotels that offer the vada pav, there remain those select few joints in the city that have perfected the recipe through the years and are among the most favourite places to head to for a warm snack enjoyed under their makeshift canvas shades while it drizzles outside.
Check out some of the best vada pav places in Pune to visit this monsoon:
Garden Vada Pav
Located in the Camp area of the city, Garden Vada Pav is perhaps the most popular spot for vada pav in Pune. The perfectly cooked potato stuffing and thick deep fried exterior of the fritter is a recipe unchanged through decades! What makes this vada pav stand out is its tasty potato filling and the spicy green chutney that adds a kick to the snack. Served with chura or fried, doughy crisps, one has to wade through a throng of people to get to this coveted snack at the crowded haunt.
Location: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=18.5168468236,73.8758109882
Phone Number: +919145032502
USP Dishes: Vada Pav, Dabeli
Available Cuisines: Maharashtrian
Type: Veg
Meals Served: Snacks
Price for Two: Rs 100 (approximately)
Address: 948, 949, Buttee Street, Camp Cantonment, Pune 411001
Timing: 9 am - 9 pm [Mon - Sun]
Joshi Wadewale
Joshi Wadewale has branches across the city and is an absolute favourite for its powdered garlic chutney sprinkled generously inside the pav before inserting the potato fritter. While Joshi Wadewale started out with the flavour-packed vada, the chain has quickly become a favourite for its onion pakodas, batata bhaji (flat, crispy potato pakodas) and gol pakodas that simply have to be ordered as the perfect sides to the signature vada pav.
Location: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=18.6349438000,73.8203853000
Phone Number: +918180046033
USP Dishes: Vada Pav, batata bhaji
Available Cuisines: South Indian, Maharashtrian
Type: Veg
Meals Served: Snacks
Price for Two: Rs 250 (approximately)
Address: Several outlets across Pune
Timing: 8 am - 9 pm [Mon - Sun]
Rohit Wadewale
Another OG spot is Rohit Wadwale, famous for its Zatka Vada Pav, the perfect treat for those who love a hit of spice in their food. Fashioned like a burger, the bread is lathered with a Kolhapuri-style thecha (smashed red chilly chutney) before placing the potato fritter between the two slices. Served with a side of French fries, crispy, salted fried chillies and a cracker of a garlic chutney, this vada pav guarantees an absolute explosion of flavour, a true zatka (jolt) as its name suggests.
Location: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=18.5585975221,73.7918809801
Phone Number: +919960687808
USP Dishes: Vada Pav, Zatka Vada Pav
Available Cuisines: Maharashtrian
Type: Veg
Meals Served: Snacks
Price for Two: Rs 300 (approximately)
Address: Several outlets across Pune
Timing: 7 am - 9 pm [Mon - Sun]
S Kumar Wadewale
This vada pav stall first opened in Hadapsar and is nearly always engulfed in crowds of people, with a delicious enough reason! S Kumar Wadewale that has now been around for decades is known to serve a larger-than-average vada, only half of which can make it into the pav. The fritter is always hot and crispy while the tang of the chutney infused with mint and garlic elevates this relatively simple snack to a higher level of spiciness and flavour.
Location: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=18.5184936523,73.9359283447
Phone Number: +919158150542
USP Dishes: Vada Pav, buttermilk
Available Cuisines: Maharashtrian
Type: Veg
Meals Served: Snacks
Price for Two: Rs 100 (approximately)
Address: Several outlets across Pune
Timing: 8 am - 8 pm [Mon - Sun]
Goli Vada Pav No. 1
For a bit of a fusion-like spin on the vada pav, Goli Vada Pav No. 1 is an interesting spot that offers varieties like cheese vada pav and scezwan vada pav. And for the slightly more adventurous option, one can always order the grilled vada pav which promises to be a deceptively good dish.
Location: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=18.5727434169,73.8798634708
Phone Number: +918888014848
USP Dishes: Vada pav, grilled vada pav
Available Cuisines: Maharashtrian
Type: Veg
Meals Served: Snacks
Price for Two: Rs 100 (approximately)
Address: Several outlets across Pune
Timing: 9 am - 10 pm [Mon - Sun]
