Bengaluru · Karnataka

Restaurant billing software in Bengaluru

Compliant GST bills in three seconds, on the printers you already own, built for Bengaluru's billing and compliance reality.

The short answer

CountStand gives Bengaluru restaurants GST-compliant billing that works offline-first: bills print in about three seconds on standard thermal printers, carry the CGST/SGST split and a dynamic UPI QR, and GSTR-1 exports in one click. Setup is self-serve on WhatsApp in about five minutes, from ₹999/mo per outlet, 30-day free trial, no card.

~3 sec
from order to printed GST bill
CGST+SGST
split to the paisa, every invoice
1 click
GSTR-1 export, month after month
₹999/mo
per outlet, billing included

What makes restaurant billing in Bengaluru different?

A bill in Bengaluru is a legal document, a queue-speed problem and a reconciliation record at once. Three local facts shape how it has to work:

  • Bengaluru’s tech crowd pays by UPI almost by default, a dynamic UPI QR on the printed bill collapses settlement time and makes end-of-day reconciliation match reality.
  • Multi-brand cloud kitchens in HSR and Koramangala invoice several brands from one premises, bill formats, GSTINs and series have to stay clean per brand or GSTR-1 becomes archaeology.
  • Power cuts and flaky building networks in older commercial stock mean the billing counter must not depend on the cloud being reachable at 9pm on a Friday.

Which licences and taxes must a Bengaluru bill reflect?

GST is national, but the licensing stack is local, and your bill header should agree with it. Running a restaurant in Bengaluru means keeping these current:

  • FSSAI licence plus the BBMP trade licence from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike.
  • Karnataka Shops & Establishment registration; excise licence for liquor (Karnataka’s regime is its own specialty).
  • Fire NOC and, for pubs/live venues, the police entertainment licence.
03 / Questions

Asked by owners like you

What licences does a restaurant need in Bengaluru?

FSSAI, the BBMP trade licence, Karnataka Shops & Establishment registration, fire NOC, and excise if you pour. Cloud kitchens still need FSSAI + trade licence for the kitchen premises even with zero dine-in.

Which GST rate applies to restaurants in Bengaluru?

The same national slabs apply in Bengaluru as everywhere: standard restaurant service bills at 5% without input tax credit; specified-premises contexts (notably hotels above the tariff threshold) bill at 18% with ITC. CountStand applies the right slab per outlet setting and splits CGST/SGST automatically.

What must the bill itself show?

GSTIN and FSSAI number, a sequential invoice number that never repeats or skips, item-wise amounts, the CGST/SGST split in integer paise, optional service charge on its own line, and a dynamic UPI QR. CountStand prints all of it by default, e-invoice-ready for the day turnover crosses the threshold.

Compliant bills in Bengaluru by tonight

Send your restaurant name and a menu photo on WhatsApp, get a working billing counter back in minutes.

30-day free trial · No card · From ₹999/mo per outlet