Lazy Sunday Morning
Me: “Let’s go to Bistro Claytopia for brunch!”
Neel: “Bistro Claptepia?”
Me: “No, Claytopia”
Neel: “Claptoptopia”… “Clayteptepia”… “Claytomania”… “Kleptomania”
Me: *hands over head*
… and after a lot of such connotations by Neel, we went to
Bistro Clapto… sowwy… Claytopia…
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| Sunny Play-day |
I had wanted to go there for more than a year, but somehow, plans never happened. The reason that kept this Bistro on my ‘Want to try’ list was their pottery-painting concept. The place has a craft-shop, where they store a variety of semi-finished clay designs that you can choose to paint while you eat. It’s a fabulous concept: You eat and you paint. And for me, Food and Paint are the perfect ingredients for happiness.
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| Go Shawty, it's your birthday |
Bistro Claytopia is one of THE MOST COLORFUL EATERIES I have
ever visited (a second colorful place that sprang to my mind right now is Champor-Champor,
Pantai Cenang).
As I stepped in, Claytopia didn’t quite sweep me off my
feet, but, a while later, I was absorbed in its multitude of colors.
On a Sunday evening, the place was buzzing with people,
eating voraciously, painting between sips of coffee, sound of music and laughter,
a birthday girl with her troupe of kids, a potter sculpting toys for the kids,
fooood… in short, Joy Galore!
The semi-open dining
area had a very kitsch feel,
Moroccan lamps hanging from the ceiling, small pop-art paintings, more clay
stuff (an orange clay-turtle climbing a tree! ), gramo-phone; … and the
craft-shop was such an endearing place. There were clay designs on every shelf;
some semi-finished, waiting to be colored and others, bursting with colorful
patterns. Splashes of color everywhere! There were hearts, Buddha busts,
monkeys, scooters, plates, tea-pots, bowls, vases, ducks, napkin-holders, piggy-banks
and what not! Treasure island!
The food was good too… We went for the burgers, the bun
fresh and soft, and the patty, lip-smackingly tasty! The hazelnut cold coffee
was a delight and the brownie and ice-creams left us feeling like one of the
kids.
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| My Precious! 'Love' and 'Flower': two new fish species |
Oh, by and by, I painted two fish magnets at Claytopia and I christened them ‘Love’ and ‘Flower’! Handed them over to be baked and glazed… I should be getting a call from Claytopia in ten days’ time to collect them! Can’t wait to get my hands on “my precious!”!
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| Paint my Love |
It's too bad they don't have a website, but I do have their other details!
Bistro Claytopia,
#318, 6th Main, HAL II Stage, Indiranagar, Bangalore-560 038
T: +91 804126 7163, +91 80 4132 3394
e-mail: claytopia@gmail.com
There is too much of happiness in this one place! Once you go there, you will fill your tummy with food, eyes with color and heart with joy!
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| It's a mini-Wonderland |
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