LehRestaurants

Restaurants in Leh

  1. A

    La Pizzeria

    Leh’s most attractively appointed garden restaurant is considerably pricier than most other eateries, but well worth the extra for thin-crust pizzas, excellent pumpkin soup (Rs90), tajines, tandoori dishes or even trout in brandy sauce. Beer is also served (Rs 150).

    reviewed

  2. B

    Gesmo

    Loveable old-fashioned traveller haunt, with gingham tablecloths, checkerboard ceilings, and a range of cakes and breakfasts supplementing good-value curries.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Summer Harvest

    Top-notch Indian and Chinese food, cold beers and international sports on the TV attract travellers to this warm and inviting restaurant.

    reviewed

  4. D

    Lamayuru Restaurant

    Surrounded by other similar backpacker eateries, this is a plain but very reliable place for good inexpensive Indian, Chinese and international snacks.

    reviewed

  5. E

    Neha Snacks

    Locals flock to this Punjabi place for pure-veg snacks like channa puri (chickpea curry with bread) and Indian sweets.

    reviewed

  6. F

    Grill-N-Curry

    Climb two flights of metal steps for un-usual palace views, then stay for the rich, spicy mushroom caju masala (Rs90).

    reviewed

  7. G

    Tenzin Dickey Tibetan

    Cosy if unpretentious eatery for vegetarian Tibetan food.

    reviewed

  8. H

    Tibetan Kitchen

    Evening tables should be booked in the afternoon (in person) at this classy restaurant at the Hotel Tso-Kar. The menu has lots of Tibetan specialities like sha bakleh (bread stuffed with meat) and ruchowtse (cheese and vegetable momos in soup), but no alcohol.

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  9. I

    Leh View Restaurant

    A Kashmiri-owned place with meaty Kashmiri curries as well as the usual traveller fare. Go up to the roof terrace for dinner with a view.

    reviewed

  10. J

    Booklovers Retreat

    Comparatively sophisticated yet no pricier than the competition for a wide range of cuisines, including creditable Middle Eastern standards. There’s a two-case bookshop and an appealing covered roof terrace.

    reviewed

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  12. K

    Chopsticks

    This third-floor pan-Asian restaurant is Leh’s most stylish eatery. The Thai green curry (Rs90) is excellent. The tom kha kai (Thai chicken and coconut soup) is much less convincing.

    reviewed

  13. L

    Penguin Garden

    Hidden just off the main drag, this is a peaceful place to read the newspapers while nibbling cake by day, or to sit in the twinkling coloured lamplight over tandoori chicken at night.

    reviewed

  14. M

    Himalaya Café

    One of several top-floor restaurants at the south end of Main Bazar, serving good Chinese and Indian fast food in calming modern surroundings. There's also a roof terrace.

    reviewed

  15. N

    Pumpernickel German Bakery

    Behind the simple bakery counter is a merrily ramshackle dining room with Ladakhi wooden columns and a full multicuisine menu. Try its tofu curry (Rs80 including rice).

    reviewed

  16. O

    Amdo

    Not to be confused with Amdo Food, Amdo is across the road, with a roof terrace and a wider-ranging menu, including stomach-sizzling chilli-garlic Chow Mein (Rs45).

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  17. P

    Sheldon Garden Restaurant

    Calm, candle-lit garden serving brilliantly succulent chicken malai tandoori and a vast range of partly successful Mexican, Italian and local options.

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  18. Q

    Amigo Korean Cafe

    Seoul with soul, this delightfully shady garden cafe offers a wide range of Korean specialities, with menus in English and Hangul, along with green tea (Rs20).

    reviewed

  19. R

    Dolphin Bakery

    The Dolphin serves cakes and good vegie burgers (albeit with flourescent yellow fries), on a simple triangle of a streamside, tree-shaded terrace.

    reviewed

  20. S

    Local Food Restaurant

    Regionally sourced produce and traditional recipes live up to the Women’s Alliance’s think-local philosophy. Garden seating. Very limited choice.

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  21. T

    Il Forno

    Unassuming but better than most other lacklustre rooftop restaurants above Main Bazaar, especially for pizza. Beer is also served (Rs130).

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  23. U

    Ladakhi Bakeries

    You can buy freshly baked Tibetan bread from the traditional wood-fired Ladakhi bakeries behind the Jama Masjid.

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  24. V

    La Terrasse

    Open relatively late with a popular roof terrace and (less appealing) indoor dining room for cold nights.

    reviewed

  25. W

    Mona Lisa

    Competant multicuisine menu served on a congenial covered terrace.

    reviewed

  26. X

    Otsal Restaurant

    Pleasant backpacker retreat serenaded by a gurgling stream.

    reviewed

  27. Y

    Amdo Food

    The decor isn’t special but the Tibetan food is. Excellent momos, great fried cheese wontons and lip-smacking vegetable balls in raspberry-coloured garlic sauce. No alcohol. Enter from the side alley.

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