Cafe Ravi View

Himachal Pradesh


HPTDC's small, viewpoint snack house is a good place to sip an icy-cold beer with panoramas of the river valley below. You can also dine on a similar if more limited version of the Iravati hotel's menu.

There's a sunny lower terrace.


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