- Shimla offers a number of fine dining or even street-food. Practically every mid and top range restaurant,Continental and Chinese cuisine. Authentic Pahadi food may be sampled at many places.The most famous flavors are plum, litchi, strawberry, mango and guava. For alcoholic drinks, try the locally brewed wines.
- Mall Area - Mall area the main tourist attraction has a most number of popular restaurants and eating joints. You will find many of multi-cuisine restaurant, serving north Indian, south Indian,Chinese and Continental Food.
- Baljees restaurant is ideal for breakfast or for a quick lunch while shopping at the Mall.
- Street food in shimla -While walking down the market place you will find a number of road side food stalls, small eateries and dhabas.Like the Bhihari Lal Sharma Stall at Takka Bench is the first fruit chat seller in the city.Climbers to the Jakhu Temple religiously pause here for a chat break.At Rs.30, British time tea stall that nestles in thick cover of forests on the thandi sadak,Chawda Maidan. The Verma tea stall, known famously as the Kewal ka Dhabba is always lively. All dhaba's runs from 7 am till 10 pm, and serves hundred of butter buns, and plenty of tea throughout the day.You can get the butter bun at Rs.14 and tea at Rs.6.You should not miss the best channa bhatura of the town At Rs.30 per plate, Then the last most famous local gol guppa or pani puri per plate Rs10/.After all spicey food you must try a wide range of softies, flavoured ice creams in cups, squashes, and shakes.Here you can get ice creams starting from Rs.15 and go on to Rs. 100.
- Global fast food outlets such as Subway and Domino's Pizza are other options for eating out in Shimla.
- Famous eating places and restaurants in Shimla - Indian Coffee House is a popular cafe known for its historical feel, The food is of good quality and the attendants are courteous.Other cafes you can eat at include Honey Hut, Cafe Coffee Day and Barista Lavazza Expresso Bar.
- Bakery in all the importantin Shimla. Freshly baked breads, patties, pastries and cakes are some of the bakeries' specialties. Trishul Bakery (in Mall Road), Kwality Bakery (in Jakhu Main Market) and Sharma Bakery (in Sanjauli) are well known bakeries.
- You can eat at Tripti, Himanis, Devicos and Baljees restaurants. These multi-cuisine Indian restaurants offer hygienic food of decent quality.
- The Oberoi Cecil Restaurant - It is one of the finest places to eat in town.Silver Oak Serves Mughlai and Chinese cuisine. The food is great and ambience comfortable.
- Do not miss to take lunch and dinner in Ashiana & Goofa and Rendevous -this restaurant/bar offers a nice cozy interior and strong drinks.
