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Manali

Restaurants in Manali

  1. Pizza Olive

    The aromas wafting from the pizza oven give this place an authentic Italian feel and the pizzas and pasta dishes don’t disappoint. You can eat indoors or out in the garden.

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  2. Dylan’s Toasted & Roasted

    Manali’s mellowest hang-out, this hole-in-the-wall cabin-style coffeeshop in Old Manali serves the best espresso coffee in town, cinnamon tea, hearty breakfasts, garlic cheese toast and wicked desserts like chocolate-chip cookies and ‘Hello to the Queen’. DVD movies are shown in an adjoining room.

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  3. Chopsticks

    The most popular traveller choice along the Mall in Manali town, this intimate Tibetan-Chinese-Japanese place is always busy. Naturally there are Indian dishes here, too, along with local trout. Cold beers and fruit wines are also served. Arrive early to secure a table in the evening.

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  4. Mayur

    Locals rate Mayur highly for its well-prepared North and South Indian specialities. Downstairs is traditional Indian, while the contemporary upstairs bistro serves dishes such as croquettes, chicken stroganoff and, oddly, Marmite toast.

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  5. Peace Cafe

    This cosy 1st-floor Tibetan-run restaurant near the post office, serves possibly Manali’s biggest range of global food, from momos to Japanese noodles, and local river trout to Hong Kong lamb. Friendly and efficient service.

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  6. Tibet Kitchen

    On the road to the Club House, this is a decent Tibetan and Chinese place with the feel of a real restaurant.

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  7. Khyber

    Upstairs by the main junction, this darkened bar and restaurant is central Manali’s best place for a cold beer or bottle of fruit wine or cider. The food is also good – the speciality is meat-heavy Punjabi and Afghani cuisine but there’s also Chinese, continental, and tandoori trout. Drinks are reasonably priced, and the booths are a good place to huddle.

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  8. Il Forno

    Perched on a hillside near Hadimba Temple, Il Forno is a genuine Italian restaurant in a superb Himachal stone and timber building. The wood-fired pizzas, calzone, lasagne and pasta dishes are prepared by a Veronese chef and you can enjoy an espresso or beer with wonderful valley views from the garden terrace.

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  9. Johnson’s Cafe

    The restaurant at Johnson Hotel is one of the best in town for European food, with dishes like lamb and mint gravy, smoked chicken, and fig and apple crumble. The restaurant-bar is cosy, but on warm evenings or sunny afternoons, the garden terrace is the place to be.

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  10. Original Sher-e-Punjab

    A few doors down from its Kwality relative, this place fills the gap with meaty dishes from the Punjab. It's a bit less fast-foody and everything is freshly made.

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  12. Manali Sweets

    Manali’s favourite dhaba, serving Indian sticky sweets, hot chai , samosas and hot veg snacks from early morning to late at night.

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    Cafe Amigos

    This reliable little traveller cafe does a good line of enchiladas, burritos and nachos, as well Tibetan, Chinese and pizzas. Good desserts, too.

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  14. Veer Restaurant

    Located at Veer Guest House, this chilled restaurant has a big-screen TV, a library and cushions on the floor.

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  15. Mom's Kitchen

    The name says it all - this place serves wholesome Indian and continental food with the taste of home.

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  16. Kwality Sher-e-Punjab

    A bright, fast-food-style cafeteria serving pure-veg Punjabi and South Indian food.

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