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Every story here starts with a sit-down interview. We ask the people behind Bengaluru’s independent businesses why they started, and write down what they told us.

Subani Karmacharya, optometrist, and Keertan Gopal, mechanical engineer, the co-founders of Tuk Tuk Pizzeria, standing together — Tuk Tuk Pizzeria

Food & drink

Tuk Tuk Pizzeria: The Pure-Veg Sourdough Pizza Truck Built by an Optometrist and an Engineer

Tuk Tuk Pizzeria serves 48-hour fermented sourdough pizza from a truck in BTM Layout, Bengaluru. Co-founder Subani Karmacharya explains why they chose wheels over a shop, why the kitchen is pure veg, and what to order first.

Tuk Tuk Pizzeria · BTM Layout · 17 Oct 2026