25 Food Conversation Starters for Foodies (Desi Edition)
By the Bakkar team ·
Nothing gets Indians talking like food. These openers start debates you can never really win, which is exactly the point.
Easy openers
- Pyaaz kachori, samosa or vada pav? Pick one, defend it.
- Best street food in your area, and where exactly?
- Biryani: Hyderabadi, Lucknowi or Kolkata with the aloo?
- Momos: steamed, fried or tandoori?
- What did you eat today that was actually good?
- Chai with what: biscuits, rusk or Parle-G only?
- Sweet tooth or spice lover?
Debates
- Pineapple on pizza: crime or genius?
- Is dal chawal the best comfort food? Change my mind.
- Mumbai pav bhaji or Delhi chole bhature?
- Filter coffee or masala chai, forever?
- Should paani puri have meetha paani?
- Maggi at 2am: self care or bad decision?
Go deeper
- Which dish tastes like home to you?
- Something you can cook that you are proud of?
- A food you hated as a kid and love now?
- Best meal you ever had while travelling?
- Who cooks the best food in your family?
- Last meal on earth: what is it?
For a foodie Adda
- New place opened nearby, anyone tried it?
- Under ₹200 meal recommendations, go.
- Weekend food walk, who's in?
- Post your lunch, no filter.
- Best late night food near here?
- Rate the most hyped cafe in town.
Keeping it going
Ask for the exact place, not just the dish. "Which stall?" turns a food chat into a plan, and a busy food street is a perfect first meeting spot.
Finding people who are into foodie
On Bakkar, Foodie is one of the 20 interests you can pick for your profile (up to 5). Discover shows people who share the most interests with you first, and highlights the ones you share on their card, so an opener from this page is never out of the blue. More openers for any mood are in our 40 conversation starters.
