Scandal Delights

Shimla


This appealing mini-bar has fabulous views north and south, comfortably padded seats inside and a small outdoor terrace.

It's right at Scandal Point on the top floor above Mahashe Jewelery.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Shimla attractions

1. Town Hall

0.04 MILES

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

2. Gaiety Theatre

0.07 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…

3. Ripon Hospital

0.11 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…

4. The Ridge

0.16 MILES

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

5. Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara

0.16 MILES

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

6. Bantony

0.19 MILES

Whimsical and photogenically dilapidated, this 1880 red-brick mansion looks like a place for a Scooby Doo adventure. There's a wobbly central spire-turret…

7. Christ Church

0.21 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.

8. Kali Bari Mandir

0.34 MILES

The Bengali hut–style Kali Bari Mandir enshrines an image of Kali as Shyamala.