Bengaluru extends restaurant hours to 3:30 AM for FIFA World Cup screenings
Karnataka, acting on an NRAI request, permitted Bengaluru restaurants and hotels to serve until 3:30 AM on July 14, 15 and 19 for late-night FIFA World Cup screenings, up from the usual 1:00 AM cutoff—a temporary window to capture footfall and food-service revenue.
Karnataka government, on NRAI's request, extended Bengaluru restaurant and hotel service hours to 3:30 am on July 14, 15 and 19 to enable late-night FIFA World Cup screenings, boosting food-service revenue.
Why this matters
The extension follows NRAI's push to capture late-night demand, mirroring the prior signal that cleared Bengaluru restaurants to serve until 3:30 AM for FIFA World Cup screenings.
Footfall remains steady with 360 signals tracked over the past 90 days.