North Goa
This bakery opposite the market is a cool respite from the shopping chaos. Offers cakes, pastries, mini pizzas and sandwiches.
Must-see restaurants in India
Tamil Nadu
Easily the smartest place in Rameswaram for a feed, the Daiwik's vegetarian restaurant offers an excellent multicuisine menu.
Konkan Coast
Sarja Restaurant, adjoining the Raigad Fort ropeway’s base terminal, is a good place for lunch or snacks. No English menu.
Gangtok
Small alleyway window serving reliably delicious Kolkata-style wraps plus momos (Tibetan dumplings) to take away.
Gujarat & Diu
This place near the railway tracks has modern booth seating, great thalis and a mix of Gujarati and Indo-Chinese dishes.
Shillong
With a relaxed, pleasant atmosphere, this neat, no-nonsense restaurant serves a tasty mix of Indian and Chinese meals.
Shangrila Vegetarian Restaurant
Mcleod Ganj
Cheap and cheerful Shangrila provides tasty, well-priced Tibetan staples served up by monks of the Gyudmed monastery.
Old Delhi (Shahjahanabad)
This small but buzzing Karol Bagh canteen is a useful pitstop for South Indian treats, fast food, snacks and sweets.
Arunachal Pradesh
This chain restaurant is popular and probably the cleanest and most inviting place you'll find along the main road.
Maharashtra
Dirt cheap, tasty thalis, efficiently served. It's near the clock tower, easily walkable from the railway station.
Trichy (Tiruchirappalli)
Within turquoise-toned walls, Meridian dishes up excellent multicuisine fare in a smart hotel-restaurant setting.
Auroville
Open to all, the visitor centre's main cafe serves good Indian and Continental food, including wood-oven pizzas.
Ooty (Udhagamandalam)
Good South Indian food in a clean setting behind the Nahar Nilgiris Hotel, plus juices, milkshakes and OK pizza.
Tamil Nadu
An always-reliable air-conditioned hotel restaurant that does tasty veg and nonveg fare in clean surroundings.
Thanjavur (Tanjore)
A friendly, popular, veg-only place near the centre of everything, that does afternoon dosas and a nice thali.
Auroville
An open-air cafe featuring delicious pastries, sandwiches and other quick bites, along with top-notch coffee.
Gujarat & Diu
Bottomless vegetarian thalis is what this local place specialises in. The dishes are a little oily but tasty.
Periyar Tiger Reserve
A local favourite in the bazaar, serving spicy pure-veg meals including several takes on the lunchtime thali.
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
A classic, cheap pure-veg place opposite the Secretariat specialising in tiffin snacks, thalis and dosas.
Thanjavur (Tanjore)
Cool off here with the best ice cream in town – it's 'homemade in a factory', according to the workers.
Mumbai (Bombay)
Renowned for excellent Mughlai, tandoori, Chinese and Middle Eastern fare. Located near the Regal Cinema.
Ladakh
This somewhat scrappy, tent-like place has a remarkably wide-ranging menu and the dishes are pretty good.
Hyderabad
A reliable choice for South Indian veg fare with moderate prices, though little in the way of ambience.
Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
Hotel Saket's bright restaurant does good-value Gujarati, North and South Indian, and Chinese dishes.
New Delhi
Japanese sushi, Chinese noodles and Thai curries in soothing surroundings. Serves beer and wine too.
Alappuzha (Alleppey)
Central full-service supermarket stocking everything from fresh fruit to pans and toiletries.
MTDC Ellora Restaurant & Beer Bar
Maharashtra
Located within the temple complex, this is an easy place for lunch or a cold Kingfisher.
Tamil Nadu
Good fresh veg food and an air-con hall; very popular with locals. The coffee is great!
Mumbai (Bombay)
This supermarket will do for quick self-catering needs and general-store items.
Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
This simple but clean MP Tourism place has a very basic Indian menu and coffee.
Old Delhi (Shahjahanabad)
Ashok & Ashok is famous for its mutton biryani and tasty chicken tikkas.
Eastern Rajasthan
Sit inside a cage safe from monkeys to enjoy crisps, chai or instant coffee.
Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
Huge dining halls on the hill at Tirupati feed thousands of pilgrims daily.
Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
Hotel restaurant with good fresh juices and well-regarded vegetarian food.
