Restaurant-bar inside Hotel Combermere near the Tourism Lift, known for continental food and wood-fired pizzas.
A bar and restaurant within Hotel Combermere on Mall Road, opposite the Tourism Lift. It serves Indian and international food including wood-fired pizzas, pasta, sizzlers and desserts, and has a full bar. Not to be confused with Sol Cafe in Kaza, Spiti.
Within 1 km of Cafe Sol (Hotel Combermere).
Shimla's pedestrian shopping and promenade street lined with colonial buildings, cafes and woollen and handicraft shops.
Yellow neo-Gothic church on the Ridge, consecrated in 1857, known for stained glass and its landmark clock.
Hanuman temple on Shimla's highest hill (about 2,455 m) with a 108-ft Hanuman statue, reached on foot or by ropeway.
Victorian Gothic theatre on Mall Road (opened 1887) still used for plays, exhibitions and cultural events.
Wide open promenade in the centre of Shimla with mountain views, Christ Church at one end and the town's main festival ground.
Quiet forested suburb of Shimla (~2,146 m) with Carignano picnic spot and the President's retreat at Chharabra.
Kali temple built in 1845 by a Bengali Brahmin, near the Mall; linked to the goddess Shyamala, from whom Shimla's name is said to come.
Crowded bazaar below Mall Road for everyday goods, clothes and snacks.
Garden restaurant and bar on Circuit House Road, famous for its many trout preparations.
Long-running two-level Italian restaurant in central McLeod Ganj with a big list of sauces.
Budget vegetarian Italian kitchen on Bhagsunag Road known for quiches, pizzas and cakes.
Family-run Italian restaurant in an 1860s kath-kuni house in an apple orchard on Hadimba Temple Road.
Seasonal Italian garden restaurant in Vashisht, founded by Rosalba Lucioli, with wood-fired pizza.
Main-square restaurant with a long Tibetan and Bhutanese menu: thenthuk, shapta, momos.
Non-profit vegetarian Japanese restaurant on Jogiwara Road with a daily-changing set menu.
Riverside lounge on Manu Temple Road in Old Manali serving Asian and Italian food.