Honey Hut

Shimla


Cute, modern cafe with great coffee, cakes, sandwiches and meals such as honey-chilli paneer.

Don't ask for sugar: honey will save the world (well sort of).


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Shimla attractions

1. Christ Church

0.04 MILES

This 1840s square-towered church would turn few heads in an English market town but in Shimla it's a treasured landmark, prominent at The Ridge's east end.

2. The Ridge

0.06 MILES

Along the central ridgetop, this broad pedestrian esplanade diverges from The Mall at Scandal Point, guarded by a fancifully hatted policeman. Thronged…

3. Gaiety Theatre

0.12 MILES

Lovingly restored between 2004 and 2009 and hoping for Unesco status, this remarkable 320-seater theatre opened in 1877, originally as part of a bigger…

4. Town Hall

0.15 MILES

Shimla's half-timbered old town hall building originally dates from 1908–10, but has been so restored that it looks essentially new.

5. Ripon Hospital

0.23 MILES

One of Shimla's most atmospheric timber-framed buildings, the green-and-white Ripon Hospital building (1885) has a couple of exterior wooden stair-spirals…

6. Rothney Castle

0.24 MILES

On the way up to the Jakhu temple, you can peep through the gates to see the glass verandas of this 19th-century mansion that was built for colonial…

7. Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara

0.26 MILES

This major Sikh temple isn't a particular attraction but makes a useful landmark beside busy Cart Rd below the bazaar area.

8. Shimla Heritage Museum

0.28 MILES

This small, one-room gallery displays enlargements of a few historic photos of old Shimla, with cursory explanations, but you can see it all in five…