Yuki, Indiranagar: Dim Sums, Cherry Blossoms and Very Good Cocktails

“Get the window table. The metro slides past under a tree canopy and suddenly 100 Feet Road looks like a city worth living in.”

• The one booking request that changes the evening

Yuki Cocktail Bar and Kitchen is a pan Asian restaurant and cocktail bar on the second floor at 839/1, Binnamangala 1st Stage, above Leon's on Indiranagar 100 Feet Road, known for live dim sum and sushi counters, Japanese leaning pan Asian cooking and an inventive cocktail list, with a cost for two of roughly 2,000 rupees.

Indiranagar has a pan Asian restaurant problem, which is that it has approximately nine hundred of them and most serve the same laminated menu of chilli chicken, sushi that has travelled too far, and a Thai curry that has never met Thailand. Walking into another one is an act of faith rather than judgement.

Yuki is one of the ones that earns it, and the reason is narrow and specific: the dumplings. Reviewers do not politely mention them, they write in capital letters about them. The mixed mushroom, truffle and edamame dim sum in particular keeps getting called the best thing somebody has eaten in a long time, and when a single item generates that much noise, the kitchen is doing something right.

The other thing it gets right is the drinks, which matters because this is a cocktail bar with a kitchen and not the other way round. The name is in the right order.

So here is the full picture. What Yuki is, what to order, what it costs, the cocktail list, how it compares with everything else on 100 Feet Road, and the one practical detail nobody tells you about the menu.

What Is Yuki in Indiranagar?

Yuki is a pan Asian restaurant and cocktail bar that expanded to Indiranagar after establishing itself in JP Nagar, specialising in live dim sum and sushi counters with an extensive pan Asian menu. It sits on the second floor above Leon's on 100 Feet Road, which is why people walk past it for months before noticing it exists.

The kitchen's framing is pan Asian with Japanese accents, particularly in the dumplings and sushi, and the menu ranges wider than that suggests. Regional dishes include Larb Gai from north eastern Thailand, Burmese chickpea tofu and Malaysian kampung rice, which is a more ambitious spread than the usual Indiranagar Asian menu.

The room is doing a lot of work too. Japanese cherry blossom trees, earthy tones, black and white flooring, and teal and pink furniture with a neo art deco lean. Cloud shaped paper lamps, soft lighting, a mix of sofas, high tables and regular seating. It is designed for a date night and it knows it.

What Should I Order at Yuki?

Order dumplings first, then sushi, then one big hot dish, and let dessert happen. The mixed mushroom, truffle and edamame dim sum is the single most praised item on the menu and the thing regulars order before they have taken their coats off.

• Mixed mushroom, truffle and edamame dim sum. The headline act. Reviewers rate it as the best dumpling they have had in the city, and I am not going to argue with a consensus that loud.
• Charcoal cream cheese dumplings. Steaming hot cream cheese dumplings have their own fan base here. Black wrappers, molten filling, order one basket per person and do not pretend to share.
• Pepper chicken and spicy chicken celery dumplings. If you want savoury and sharp rather than rich, these are the ones.
• Prawn and crab dim sum. The premium end of the basket menu, repeatedly named in reviews as a standout.
• Yasai Futomaki Age. Their fried sushi, and one of the dishes the restaurant is actually known for rather than just serving.
• Crunchy asparagus tempura maki and ebi tempura sushi. Texture is the point. These two are the sushi orders that keep coming up.
• Hot stone jasmine rice with basil chicken. The comfort order. Arrives hot, crisps at the edges, feeds one properly.
• Miso chicken ramen. A large bowl with a distinctive spicy profile. Order it if you are hungry rather than grazing.
• Millionaire's Brownie or Japanese cheesecake. Both get named constantly. The cheesecake is closer to a sponge, served with coconut crumble and ice cream.
• Coconut panna cotta or mango sticky rice. The lighter finish, and the better one after a dumpling heavy meal.

One genuinely useful warning that comes from people who have eaten there: the live menu differs from what is listed on the aggregator sites. Do not plan your evening around a Zomato photo from last year. Read the physical menu when you sit down.

“Order one basket of dumplings per person and stop pretending you are going to share them. Everyone at the table already knows.”

• The honest ordering strategy

Are the Cocktails at Yuki Actually Good?

Yes, and they are the reason the word cocktail is in the name. Reviews repeatedly describe the drinks as strong, sophisticated, uniquely crafted and among the best in Bangalore, which is a high claim in a city with a serious cocktail scene.

The list is built around unexpected pairings rather than classics with a garnish. The Eiga Highball puts vodka, cold brew, popcorn syrup, smoky whisky, cherry water and soda in one glass. The Fig and Cheese Old Fashioned does exactly what it says. There is a Cheese Cake Gin and Tonic, a Samui Sunset with gin, blue pea, passionfruit and cotton candy, a Pandan Teq-Tea and a Sakura Whisper.

That kind of menu can go badly. Cocktails built around a gimmick often taste like a dessert that lost an argument. The reason these work, going by the volume of praise, is that the balance is right underneath the theatre. If you want something plain, they make a very good hot toddy too, which is a small detail that tells you the bar knows what it is doing.

How Much Does Yuki Cost?

Budget around 2,000 rupees for two as a baseline, and closer to 3,000 for a full dinner with cocktails and service charge. One published account of an evening here put the bill a little under 3,100 rupees inclusive of service charge, which is a realistic number for two people ordering properly.

Some diners report spending 1,000 to 1,200 per person at lunch, which is the cheaper way in. Reviewers also consistently note that the pricing is on the higher side but that the quality and service justify it, which is roughly the correct verdict.

• Lunch for two, no alcohol. Around 1,500 to 2,000 rupees. Dumplings, a rice dish, dessert.
• Dinner for two with cocktails. Around 2,800 to 3,500 rupees. The drinks are where the bill moves.
• A big group. Order dumplings by the table rather than per person and it scales surprisingly well.
• Service charge. Applied. Check the bill and know your rights about it, as you should everywhere.

What Is the Best Table at Yuki?

The tables overlooking the road, without question. You get a view of the street under a tree canopy with the metro rolling past, which is a genuinely lovely thing to sit in front of and the closest 100 Feet Road gets to a scenic view.

Reserve in advance and, based on at least one account of a booking not being recorded properly, call to reconfirm on the day. Arriving early is the reliable way to get the table you want. If you are going for a date night, this is worth the small amount of admin.

The room also has sofas, high tables and standard seating, so specify what you want when you book. A high table is fine for drinks and dumplings, less fine for a two hour dinner.

How Does Yuki Compare With Other Pan Asian Restaurants in Indiranagar?

Yuki competes on dumplings and drinks rather than on scale or novelty, which puts it ahead of most of the neighbourhood's pan Asian rooms and behind the specialist sushi places on raw fish alone. Indiranagar has no shortage of competition within a few hundred metres, including conveyor sushi, Asian fusion cafes and several full scale pan Asian restaurants.

• For dumplings. Yuki. This is the argument, and it is a strong one.
• For cocktails with Asian food. Yuki again. The bar is not an afterthought here, which is unusual.
• For a date night room. The cherry blossom setup and window tables do more work than any amount of mood lighting elsewhere.
• For cheap Asian food. Look elsewhere. This is a premium price point and does not pretend otherwise.
• For pure sushi obsession. The sushi here is good, but a dedicated sushi specialist will go deeper.

The honest summary: if you want one restaurant on 100 Feet Road that handles a date, a small group dinner and a serious drink in the same evening, this is a very safe recommendation.

Window table, truffle dumplings, one good cocktail. Same city, new flavours, always.

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