It’s easy to see why Bengaluru is called the “Silicon Valley of India.” And why it’s quickly catching up to the original. The city’s #9 Business Ecosystem ranking is obvious with Foxconn producing the iPhone 17 at a new $2.8-billion campus near the airport, accelerating a fast-growing local electronics cluster and deepening supplier footprints across North Bengaluru. In 2025, Colliers ranked the city among the world’s top tech hubs, underscoring Bengaluru’s hiring moat. However, this a city that works to live, with a #1 Family-Friendly Attractions ranking (powered by Bannerghatta’s wildlife encounters and Wonderla’s coasters) and a #4 for Nature & Parks. A big reason for the latter? The 240-acre Lalbagh Botanical Garden and 197-acre Cubbon Park bookend the core, with Nandi Hills just up the road. All that activity works up local appetites and Bengaluru’s #3 global Restaurants ranking delivers – from heritage seafood at Karavalli to progressive kitchens in Indiranagar. Meanwhile, retail depth behind #6 Shopping runs from UB City’s luxury to the vast Phoenix Mall of Asia. (And yes, the photogenic Vidhana Soudha and Bangalore Palace still earn that #1 Sights & Landmarks swagger on your feed.) The long-awaited (and just-opened) Yellow Line stitches together this urban gem that is ranked #19 in our overall Lovability index.