Mcleod Ganj
Pleasingly laid-back and sociable, this oasis of peace is pretty central yet faces wooded slopes from its shared tables and floor cushions. The great…
Must-see restaurants in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla
Widely rated Shimla's top restaurant, and with prices to match, the Cecil provides hushed elegance, big view-windows and a chance to sport your newly…
Himachal Pradesh
At the junction west of the traffic lights, Little Chef is Rekong Peo's best stand-alone restaurant, with a pleasant dining room of mosaic tables plus a…
Himachal Pradesh
The river-facing restaurant of this pretty, garden resort is one of the most tempting options for a non-resident meal should you simply be touring the…
Himachal Pradesh
The Raj Mahal hotel's restaurant has a rear dining hall and suave, newer Chinese-speciality section but, after dark, the most appealing option is eating…
Himachal Pradesh
This rooftop restaurant has great valley views from its expansive patio, plus an inside room with low tables and floor cushions. The kitchen does a decent…
Himachal Pradesh
Within the castle itself, this hotel restaurant is especially good for lunches taken on the terrace overlooking the valley. The menu includes a few…
Himachal Pradesh
Hung with rope-lamps and set with wicker-bamboo chairs, the restaurant here serves some of Nako's best food, with decent takes on Indian, Continental,…
Himachal Pradesh
Just where the road ends, this old faithful fulfills all your carrot cake, apple pie and cinnamon roll requirements. It does decent coffee, shakes,…
Shimla
This ragged Shimla institution is like an old boys’ club with its ageing leather seats, uniformed waiters and blackboard menu of very simple food. Packed…
Himachal Pradesh
Rooms (from ₹1000) aren't bad but the main attraction is dining with a view over the garden from which your veggies were probably picked, towards the…
Himachal Pradesh
Very handily located right beside the airport access gate, Chef's Magic feels brighter and more contemporary than most Bhuntar alternatives.
Himachal Pradesh
Preserving a wonderfully off-beam 60-year-old wooden house, Doli is both Jibhi's oldest guesthouse (double with/without view ₹1345/950) and its best-known…
Himachal Pradesh
On the main strip along the lake's southern shore, tiny little Kora is good for French press Indian coffee (₹55 to ₹100) and paneer-based veggie meals,…
Himachal Pradesh
A few prayer flags and poster pictures add a little atmosphere to this easily missed, top-floor restaurant whose Indian fare is remarkably good for the…
Himachal Pradesh
One of Chamba's better eateries, the Iravati Hotel's in-house kitchen has a menu that includes a few tasty local specialities including chasnidar (sweet…
Himachal Pradesh
The menu is fairly standard but on a fine day the open rooftop of the Sahil Hotel is hard to beat for dining with river views. It's 200m east of the old…
Manali
The pretty flower garden of this 1860 stone-and-timber house makes a lovely stop on the way to or from Hadimba Temple – and the pizzas are pretty good too.
Shangrila Vegetarian Restaurant
Mcleod Ganj
Cheap and cheerful Shangrila provides tasty, well-priced Tibetan staples served up by monks of the Gyudmed monastery.
Mcleod Ganj
The dated if comfy red-padded seating isn't especially enticing but a notable attraction here is trying spicy Bhutanese food including kewa datse …
Manali
Popular and spacious, Rendez-Vous has a large front garden-yard and an interior decked with artistic photography. Its menu covers many bases, doing a…
Dharamsala
A favourite evening gathering place for the Dharamkot crowd, with a large if somewhat ragged covered lounging terrace where you can eat lamb burgers,…
Himachal Pradesh
To eat in what must be one of the world's smallest revolving restaurants (five small tables), you'll need to pre-book a day or two ahead. There's a ₹400…
Himachal Pradesh
The tables are scrappy and the murals a little mix-and-match but the views are some of the best of all the Vashisht traveller cafes.
Mcleod Ganj
Simple but cosy and clean, this little vegetarian cafe is popular with Tibetans, including monks and nuns, dining on momos and various noodle soups.
Mcleod Ganj
Part-mirrored walls make this friendly orange box-restaurant look bigger than it is and you might need to squeeze in for the good pasta and Tibetan dishes.
Dharamsala
More useful as a landmark than as a place to dine, this handy spot faces Dharamkot's autorickshaw stand and is OK as a place for a cuppa or cheap snack.
Himachal Pradesh
Cosy in all its rough simplicity, Anapurna is a basic, inexpensive place for filling local food such as rajma (bean curry).
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