With the city having a large expat population, a whole lot of eateries have acquired a new USP. They pride themselves on being some of the most popular places frequented by foreigners

When I first thought of visiting India my major concern was my delicate digestion system unfamiliar to spices for 27 long years,” says Oleg, a Russian national. Oleg came visiting India in 2003 and fell in love with Pune, a city of bright colors and fiery spices. He knew he has to come here more often and felt the need to find a place where he could eat without worrying about any stomach complications.

Thousands of foreigners visit Pune every year and most of them extend their visas to devour the warmth and love the city offers. And as they say that the belly rules the mind, the city seems to rule them. To find food-to-your-taste is not much of a mind-boggling exercise in Pune, which has many noteworthy restaurants with wide variety of food preparations taken from different parts of the world.

Yogi Tree is one such place located in Surya Villa building, Koregaon Park, started by late Osho sayanasi Maa Anand Usha in 2007. This is a baristo-cum-restaurant where you can come in your crumpled payajama s on Sunday mornings with a Jeffery Archer book to read and spend good five to six hours eating wholesome food. “Yogi Tree is like my family kitchen and here, I can eat five meals in a day without annoying my belly,” says Gordana from France who can be seen in Yogi Tree everyday without a miss.

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