Gouthami

Hampi


A well-run place with cushion seating (or dining tables) and an excess of psychedelic wall hangings. Serves tasty Indian, Israeli and Western classics. There's an espresso machine (cappuccinos ₹120), and it also offers good Turkish coffee and cardamom tea.


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Nearby Hampi attractions

1. Ghats

0.38 MILES

These stepped bathing ghats (landings) are just north of Virupaksha Temple.They're still used by village women.

2. Virupaksha Temple

0.51 MILES

The focal point of Hampi Bazaar is this temple, one of the city’s oldest structures, and Hampi’s only remaining working temple. The main gopuram (gateway)…

3. Hemakuta Hill

0.68 MILES

To the south, overlooking Virupaksha Temple, Hemakuta Hill has a scattering of early ruins, including monolithic sculptures of Narasimha (Vishnu in his…

4. Krishna Temple

0.8 MILES

Built in 1513, Krishna Temple is fronted by an apsara (celestial nymph) and 10 incarnations of Vishnu. It’s on the road to Virupaksha Temple near Lakshimi…

5. Lakshimi Narasmiha

0.83 MILES

An interesting stop along the road to Virupaksha Temple is the 6.7m monolithic statue of the bulging-eyed Lakshimi Narasmiha in a cross-legged lotus…

7. Nandi Statue

0.94 MILES

At the eastern end of Hampi Bazaar is a Nandi statue, around which stand some of the colonnaded blocks of the ancient marketplace. This is the main…

8. Sule Bazaar

1.13 MILES

Halfway along the path from Hampi Bazaar to Vittala Temple, a track to the right leads over the rocks to deserted Sule Bazaar, one of ancient Hampi’s…