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
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,…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Himachal Pradesh
This timelessly refined restaurant offers indoor, conservatory and terrace dining, the latter with superlative views towards the distant Himalayan…
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…
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…
Manali
This slick restaurant-bar produces flavoursome international food – from roast-pumpkin soup to peri-peri chicken, quinoa salad to semi-deconstructed pad…
Dharamsala
The Norbulinka's magical Hummingbird Cafe has a certain Tibetan elegance and outdoor tables that spill into the idyllic, tree-shaded rock garden.
Manali
This loungey restaurant-cafe with a mellow, jazzy soundtrack is good for hearty breakfasts, strong coffee and international dishes, from eggs Florentine…
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…
Manali
Tibetan lutes and ornate Chinese lanterns give panel-walled Chopsticks an attractively distinctive if slightly dated feel. It's handily located just…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Himachal Pradesh
This small, refreshingly air-conditioned hotel restaurant provides Rampur's best dining experience serving a rasoi-e-khaas (house kitchen) selection of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Himachal Pradesh
Upmarket dining in a revolving restaurant which takes two hours to make a full turn. At weekends there's an impressive buffet.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Dharamsala
Eschewing wi-fi and alcohol, this neat little cafe declares itself a 'sanctuary for body, mind and soul'. Dishes include toasted sandwiches, Indian…
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