As the name suggests, this place is famous for its crispy Italian pizzas and scrumptious delicious pasta, both in white and red sauce. As you watch the freshly baked Pizzas approaching your table right from the oven, it appetizes not only your tongue but also your senses.

The place is spread over a garden with some classy interiors and plush furnishings. The country music in the background soothes your ears as you enjoy a full-fat meal with your dear ones. As a fun-filled community greets you in the property, it certifies you have landed at the right place to enjoy some Italian cuisines.

• Cost for two: INR 437-INR 1747
• Timing: 10 AM to 11 PM
• Location: Old Manali, Village Shuru, Main Road.
• Recommended Dishes: Wheat Pizza, Tiramisu, and Vegan Dishes.

A paradise for foodies, it spoils you like anything. With ample food choices like Indian, Japanese, Chinese, and Tibetan, you may feel greedy at times to eat all. Located amidst the busiest streets on Manali, it's known as one of the best restaurants for vegetarians. Its variety of drinks on the rocks has made it a favorite among travelers and the locals, who are pretty fond of it. The Tibetan setup soothes your mind and is a delight to your eyes. Soft Tibetan music plays in the background while you are on a joyful gastronomical ride.

• Cost for two: INR 800-INR 1000
• Timings: 10 AM to 11 PM
• Location: Model Town, Manali.
• Recommended Dishes: Variety of Momos and Noodles.

The White themed natural décor makes La Plage an ambience to experience for every traveller. Away from the hustle-bustle of touristy places, this French café provides a spectacular view of the mountains. Surrounded by apple trees, when the old country music plays in the background, it makes you feel like to be in another world. The delectable cuisines and the sweet offerings make La Plage a place to be not missed while you trek on the hills!

• Cost for two: INR 1000
• Timings: 11 AM to 10 PM
• Location: Old Manali Village, Clubhouse Road, Manali
• Recommended Dishes: Pancakes

One of the best restaurants in Manali, it has a sundeck too for you to enjoy the panoramic view of the valley as your soak under the sunlight.

Following the old-style chairs and floor seating theme, this yellow walled café is the best place to enjoy board games as you gossip with your friends. Apart from serving delicious food for your soul, it hosts karaoke nights and plays acoustic music to soothe your ears. It's a "Let's go party" place for the drifters who seek shelter there.

• Cost for two: INR 650 to INR 1000
• Timings: 9 AM to 11 PM
• Location: Manu Temple Road, Old Manali
• Recommended Dishes: Spanish Omelet, Rajma Rice

Indian Spices and Mediterranean flavours inspire this vibrant café. The lush green that surrounds the café is nothing but just the beginning of this cafe's "wow factor." The beautiful coloured sitting with a serene ambience adds to the flavours of around the world being offered here.

• Cost for two: INR 500 to INR 800
• Timings: 8 AM to 11:30 PM
• Location: Circuit House Road, Siyal, Kullu, Manali
• Recommended Dishes: All the Sandwiches and Coffee

You say Italian, and IL Forno pops up in your mind. Yes, that's the charm of this restaurant in Manali. A perfect dinner date is what you call it when you experience the rustic ambience it offers and its charm of retro-styled interiors. Wrapped up in apple orchards, it serves food for the soul. Most of the ingredients in your food would have been sourced from their kitchen garden.

1. Cost for two: INR 600 to INR 900
2. Timing: 11 AM to 10: 30 PM
3. Location: Hadimba Road, Siyal, Manali
4. Recommended Dishes: Wood-Fired Pizzas and Calzones

With the unusual name and an Italian feel, this most famous Café in Manali serves you pizzas that go beyond the "wow" factor. Its open-air seating arrangement, along with the gushing music of water flowing in the nearby river, gives you an experience of being one with Nature.

The lovely Italian décor and the valley's surroundings add to the fantastic experience you have while you appetize your hunger.

• Cost for two: INR 1000
• Timing: 10 AM to 11 PM
• Location: Log Huts Area Road, Off Old Manali Road
• Recommended Dishes: Cheese Cake, Ravioli, and of course Pizzas

Considered to be heaven for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians with various food served here, the Mayur restaurant is quite economical for your pocket. It has lovely interiors with well-spread furnishing to accommodate your gang. The impressive dinner lightings and delightful atmosphere there makes you yearn to go there again and again.

• Cost for two: INR 600
• Timing: 9 AM to 11 PM
• Location: Aleo, Manali
• Recommended Dishes: Paneer Pakoras and Dal Makhani

If a quiet candlelight dinner is on your agenda with your beloved, then this is the place for you. The country music that whispers in your ear in the background with the sweetness of river water flowing by your side, it's an experience to remember.

The Outside seating arrangement and the lush green surroundings make your night perfect. With a plethora of drinks and food options available here, you keep on yearning for more!

• Cost for two: INR 800 to INR 1000
• Timing: 9 AM to 11 PM ( Tuesday to Sunday)
• Location: Manu Temple Road, Old Manali
• Recommended Dishes: Trout, Sushi, and Spring Rolls

As the name says, it serves authentic Tibetan food. Apart from Tibetan food, it's famous for serving delectable Chinese food and crunchy seafood. The moment you enter this place, you are welcomed by chilled air that gushes over your face; the calming Tibetan décor with prayer flags wrapped pillars add to the place's beauty and serenity.

• Cost for two: INR 750
• Timing: 10 AM to 10 PM
• Location: Forest Reserve Area, Kullu, Manali
• Recommended Dishes: Cantonese Noodles

A must-visit for hardcore Coffee Lovers. Dylan's Toasted & Roasted Coffee House is a place that gives you space to have a heart-to-heart conversation while you sip in your coffee and munch your cookie. One of the best cafes in Manali, it offers freshly baked cookies while you dip in your head in the stacks of books placed in the cafe. Good soft music, lovely fellow travellers, and seating for you to curl up and daydream while Bob Dylan sings you his renditions.

• Cost for two: INR 800
• Timing: 9 AM to 11 PM( Closed on Sundays)
• Location: Old Manali
• Recommended Dishes: Fresh Cookies, Turkish Coffee

Mehak is known for its vegetarian cuisines. The lip-smacking culinary delights prepared out of seasonal fresh vegetables are soothing for the soul. The serving there will tantalize your appetite and lure your taste buds to have more. As the name says, a very popular stopover in the hills of Manali, Mehak restaurant, exuberates your hunger with the smell of its delicious preparations. The place gives you a homely feeling with no-frills seating. This charming place lets you drop by to grab a bite of light food if you are on a trekking spree.

• Cost for two: INR 100-700
• Timing: 10 AM to 8 PM (Closed on Saturdays and Sundays)
• Location: Old Mission Road, Siyal, Manali
• Recommended Dishes: North Indian Meal

The pizzeria is a part of Renest Boutique Hotels and Resorts. This spick and span Pizza outlet has alfresco seating and has live music playing in the background as your cheese-filled pizza melts in your mouth. The freshly baked pizzas here are a delight to have. Moreover, the place is apt to host a gathering if you wish to celebrate any occasion with your loved ones.

• Cost for two: INR 1000-INR 1500
• Timing: 10 AM to 11 PM
• Location: Renest River Country Resort, Manali
• Recommended Dishes: Farm House Pizza

A Seasonal café serves the best coffee and apple martinis. At night the bone fire is a must to have amidst the sacred hills. The Shed serves the appetizers for your tummy and takes care of the artist in you by providing must-attend art classes from noon till 6 PM.

The Indian fusion live music rubs through your ears as you feel lost in the beauty of the stars that glitter above in the sky and hills that surround you to help you capture that memory for a lifetime.

• Cost for two: INR 800
• Timing: 11 AM to 11 PM (April-September)
• Location: Manu Temple Road, Old Manali
• Recommended Dishes: Apple Martinis

Known for its Italian Cuisines, this restaurant is a place where you can fulfil your desire to eat to your heart's content. Giving a feel of the Italian countryside, this place is full of Flowers and Plant in every nook and corner. The stone tables and the open-air sitting where the fresh air encapsulates the feeling of the countryside. From the staff to the surroundings, everything is chic at this lovely place. The smell of the herbs and the spices lingers on for a long. Once you visit it you will get an urge to visit it again and again.

• Cost for two: INR 500
• Timing: 10 AM to 10 PM
• Location: Vashisht, Manali
• Recommended Dishes: Pizzas and Pasta

Known for its German Cuisine, Martin is famous among travellers and locals alike. Taking advantage of the well-laid natural beauty, the alfresco seating adds to the taste of your food. The adjustable seats and the fantastic location have given it a large cult following. Named after the Chef who runs the place, it's packed during brunch time. You may have to reserve a seat before you plan to appetize your stomach with some mouth-watering cuisines.

• Cost for two: INR 1000
• Timing: 12 PM to 5 PM (Only Sundays) ( April to November)
• Location: Shanag Village, Himalayan Sports Club, Manali
• Recommended Dishes: Smoked Trout, Grilled Chicken.

Located just next to the Beas River, this colourful Café oozes the vibes that will make you keep coming back to it. This cosy little place just near the corner of the Old Manali bridge gives you an option of seating outside or curl up inside this quaint place. While you sit inside, make sure you are by the window to enjoy the surreal view of the surrounding.

Serving the best continental food in Manali, you will relish every bite you take. It won't disappoint those who wish to warm up in the cold nights as they serve the Beers and the Sheesha, which are touted to be the best quality in Manali. You will feel altogether in a different space once the live music reaches your ears to soothe your mind.

• Cost for two: INR 500
• Timing: 12 PM to 11 PM Every day except Wednesday. Wednesday -7 PM to 11 PM
• Location: Near Manu Temple, Old Manali
• Recommended Dishes: Burgers, Pasta, and Pizzas

Located amidst the orchards of peach and pear, this café offers Turkish and Mediterranean Cuisines. Most dishes are prepared from in-house grown vegetables and fruits. The Himachali touch to each preparation makes you salivate more. The wooden seating with Board Games makes this place a favourite of young travellers. Not to forget the lush green surroundings, which add to your pleasure of being in Himachal and relishing your favourite dishes amidst Nature.

• Cost for two: INR 300-INR 1000
• Timing: 10 AM-8 PM
• Location: Nagar Patlikuh Link Road, Manali
• Recommended Dishes: Burgers and Tawa Kebabs

Situated near the Vashishth Bath, this quintessential place serves one of the best teas in the area. The Vashishth Baths are famous amidst travellers and trekkers, and once you experience them, you can satiate your tummy at this well-laid-out Café. The prices are pretty reasonable, and the high quality of service is what you demand after a tiring day. The fresh air and the view around are spectacular, and not to forget, the hot spring of Vashishth Bath just adds to the warmth you receive here both from people and surroundings.

• Cost for two: INR 700 to INR 1000
• Timing: 9 AM-11 PM
• Location: Sarchu Road, Manali
• Recommended Dishes: Tea, Coffee, and Israeli Dishes

Ready to assault your palate with a plethora of flavours, this café is located right opposite the Lazy Dog Café we spoke about earlier. The place serves some amazing meals from five different countries and also lets you enjoy hookah/Sheesha if you wish to. The live music and the natural beauty around are just enough for you to swing to their tunes while you finish your meal and retire for the day. The lighting, the ambience, the service, and you can go ga-ga about everything here!

• Cost for two: INR 500
• Timing: 9 am to 11 pm
• Location: Near Conifer Hotel, Old Manali
• Recommended Dishes: Burgers, Sushi and Thai Noodles

The list of excellent eating outlets is endless in Manali, and here's a space recommended to be a must-visit for people who have a sweet tooth. With an exceptional palate of deserts, this warm, cosy space gives you the experience to remember. Located on the outskirts of Manali but worth a visit. A wooden and brick construction, it is surrounded by herbs and a vegetable garden of its own. The lush green that engulfs the place in its lap gives you a feel at home experience. The place has an indoor lounge and a veranda with two-level lawns. Most dishes prepared here come from its garden that ensures quality. The freshness in food satiates your soul. It serves European and North Indian Meals.

• Cost for two: INR 800
• Timing: 9:30 AM-11 PM
• Location: Shuru, Naggar Road, Manali
• Recommended Dishes: Desserts

Established in the 1970s, Mountain View Noodles is a place that can satiate all your food cravings. Home to cuisines from North India and Japan, as the name, suggests it's known for its noodles. Serving high-quality, palatable food, this restaurant is easily accessible to all commuters and is found to be full most of the time. Located at Mall road, it's become synonymous with the word "Food" as it pops up first in your mind when you are hungry. You can relish a scrupulous meal during its operating hours while you enjoy the rooftop seating amidst the mountains.

• Cost for two: INR 300 to INR 1000
• Timing: 8 am to 11 pm
• Location: Mall Road, Manali
• Recommended Dishes: The North Indian Meal and, of course, the Noodles