Manali
The relaxed yet stylish garden-fronted restaurant at Johnson's Hotel frames a mountain view through foldaway windows, and its wood-fired pizza oven is…
Must-see restaurants in Himachal Pradesh
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Himachal Pradesh
Easily missed opposite the petrol station, around 2km south of central Kullu, Maitre is the most appealing Western-centric restaurant for miles around,…
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Dharamsala
For beautifully blended flavours, this all-vegan delight is hard to beat with its imaginative range of stews, delicious 'Buddha-bowls', soups and curries…
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Mcleod Ganj
As well as McLeod's best barista coffee, this excellent gallery-cafe serves some very imaginative cuisine including brown-bread open sandwiches (try the…
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Shimla
It's just four heavy wooden tables crammed into a bazaar-box shop-unit but the metalcraft lamps add character and the deliciously flavoured thalis …
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Manali
This mood-lit bar-restaurant with a willow-shaded riverside terrace is popular for smoking shisha pipes (₹460) to an insistently upbeat soundtrack. It…
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Himachal Pradesh
Gaur Niwas is a classical if mostly ungentrified heritage house where you can savour meals from tandoori trout to fair-value thalis to penne alla zingara…
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Manali
Trancey vibes and dangling prayer-catchers set the tone, and there are plenty of chess sets on the wide sunny terrace, but what really makes the climb…
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Shimla
Fronted by an old Fiat 1100, the enticing Simla Times combines a wonderfully panoramic open terrace area with a casually cosmopolitan indoor section of…
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Shimla
In a distinctive all-window circular building, Ashiana is an almost-elegant restaurant for snacks, Indian and (some) Chinese food plus a few Himachali…
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Himachal Pradesh
This timelessly refined restaurant offers indoor, conservatory and terrace dining, the latter with superlative views towards the distant Himalayan…
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Manali
Upstairs, 250m south of the bus station, Vibes is a great place to try authentic, beautifully presented Himachali food that's rarely available outside…
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Manali
Just across the river from Old Manali, climb a short stairway to enjoy Bella Vista's high-quality vegetarian Spanish and Italian food served in a…
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Manali
This slick restaurant-bar produces flavoursome international food – from roast-pumpkin soup to peri-peri chicken, quinoa salad to semi-deconstructed pad…
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Dharamsala
The Norbulinka's magical Hummingbird Cafe has a certain Tibetan elegance and outdoor tables that spill into the idyllic, tree-shaded rock garden.
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Manali
This loungey restaurant-cafe with a mellow, jazzy soundtrack is good for hearty breakfasts, strong coffee and international dishes, from eggs Florentine…
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Mcleod Ganj
One of McLeod's undisputed traveller hubs, with its shelves of books and very extensive rear terrace, well-run Nick’s goes well beyond Italian (though the…
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Manali
Tibetan lutes and ornate Chinese lanterns give panel-walled Chopsticks an attractively distinctive if slightly dated feel. It's handily located just…
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Mcleod Ganj
This popular, vegetarian Japanese restaurant is renowned for its daily changing set menus, but also worth visiting for its fairly authentic miso soup (₹50…
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Himachal Pradesh
Above a clothes shop on the motorbike path that links the town and New Bus Stand, this delightful place is cheaper than most dhabas yet has almost the…
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Manali
This decadent summer-only outpost of a chic Goan eatery serves French standards, like onion soup or mushroom quiche. You can also try specialities like…
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Manali
Twinkling fairy lights and strings of plastic flowers give a sweetly naïve charm to this cosy cafe-restaurant. Its Mexican meals are worth trying, while…
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Mcleod Ganj
Spacious and inviting on two levels, with options to sit at gazeworthy-window bar stools, Jimmy’s offers a choice of 18 sauces for its pastas including a…
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Himachal Pradesh
This small, refreshingly air-conditioned hotel restaurant provides Rampur's best dining experience serving a rasoi-e-khaas (house kitchen) selection of…
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Himachal Pradesh
Enjoy Naldehra's finest dining to the strains of classical music or pay 25% extra to be served on the lovely lawn-terrace. The menu ranges from moussaka…
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Mcleod Ganj
Upstairs at the start of TIPA Rd, the adobe-and-hardwood interior is made all the more attractive with globe lanterns and flower baskets hanging over the…
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Himachal Pradesh
For al dente pesto-pastas, a range of Mexican options and Kullu's best coffee (robust single/double espressos ₹60/80), head 2km south of the centre and…
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Shimla
On two upper floors via an almost invisibly narrow stairway, this loveably cosy coffee shop serves espressos made from organic South Indian beans, but…
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Himachal Pradesh
Just before the main road curves around to the paragliding landing point, June16 is the cutest of several loveable Bir cafes. Romantically named for the…
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Manali
Corner House is a convivially stylish yet laid-back place for a whole gamut of cuisines: the menu includes Burmese, Thai and German options as well as…
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Himachal Pradesh
Upmarket dining in a revolving restaurant which takes two hours to make a full turn. At weekends there's an impressive buffet.
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Shimla
This arty new six-table cafe focusses on healthy-diet veg-, quinoa- and salad bowl-meals, protein shakes and 'detox shots'. It also fixes tacos, pasta and…
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Dharamsala
Down an easily missed stairway from the Himalayan Cafe, Morgan's rooftop terrace has some of the most glorious mountain views in Dharamkot, while proper…
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Himachal Pradesh
Emaho is Rewalsar's top place for barista-style coffee with picture-perfect lake views from its sunny raised terrace, and a small selection of books to…
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Himachal Pradesh
Rasta is the top traveller hang-out for, well, practically anything we tried. Service is friendly, and the space is bright and airy with pine tables and…
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Himachal Pradesh
Come for the spectacular mountain views from big picture windows, stay for cooking that's far better than you might anticipate from a governmental hotel…
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Dalhousie
Pseudo-antique furniture and framed sepia photos in a heritage building create a peaceful dining oasis amid the throng of shoppers just off Gandhi Chowk…
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Mcleod Ganj
This traveller-oriented hotel restaurant, with a sunny terrace and comfy couches inside, serves very good vegetarian food that spans a wide range of…
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Himachal Pradesh
Halfway between Sangla and Chitkul, the Rupin View makes an ideal meal stop if you've got your own wheels, less for the fairly standard food than for the…
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Dharamsala
Eschewing wi-fi and alcohol, this neat little cafe declares itself a 'sanctuary for body, mind and soul'. Dishes include toasted sandwiches, Indian…
