Yoga city Rishikesh is as famous for its camping, river rafting, and food as it is for sightseeing. There are as many famous restaurants here as there are famous tourist places, where delicious dishes will be available to you. There are many restaurants and resorts in Rishikesh but we are going to tell you about 5 such restaurants, where you will be able to experience something different along with delicious dishes.
Varr Restaurant
Varr Restaurant is located at Koel Valley in Rishikesh. Varr means God’s blessing, that is why tilak is applied to all the customers before serving food here. After which Panchamrit is given. After Tilak, the first thing to be served here is buttermilk as its signature drink. After which fresh juice is served. After that starter, then the main course, and finally dessert is served. This food is pure satvik. Prasad from various temples across the country is served here as food on a plate. Four plates have been prepared by them. About 20 to 25 dishes are served on each plate, from starter to dessert. Four Rajbhoj thalis have been prepared here, which are served on different days. Prasad from different temples is served as food on these four plates. For your information, let us tell you that the price of one plate is Rs 1050.
Pyara Pahari
This restaurant was established in 2021 in Tapovan, Rishikesh. For the last 3 years, he has been winning everyone’s hearts due to his Pahadi taste. There are many food stalls, restaurants, and shops in Rishikesh, where different types of food are served. But there are only a few places among them, where little mountain food is available. But in Pyara Pahari Restaurant, all types of Pahari dishes like Pahari Raita, Pahari Style Dal Fry, Bhatt Ki Dal, Gahat Ki Dal, Madua Ki Roti and all seasonal Pahari vegetables will be available to the customers. Food is cooked here in authentic Pahari style. All dishes are prepared in iron pans or copper utensils. Also, no food color is used. For your information, let us tell you that the opening time of this restaurant is from 9 am to 4 pm and then from 6 pm to 12 midnight.
Sky Max Lounge
Sky Max Lounge is located near Laxman Jhula in Tapovan, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. It makes you feel like sitting in the sky and enjoying delicious dishes. Sky Max Lounge is the only sky restaurant not only in Rishikesh but in the entire Uttarakhand. Here you can experience eating while sitting in the sky. Although there are many such sky lounges in many places in India, nowhere else can the experience be like here. In fact, you will not be able to see the views from here anywhere else. Sitting here you will be able to see the entire Rishikesh from above. Also told that you can experience eating while sitting in the sky for Rs 3500.
Madras
Madras Restaurant is very famous for its food prepared in authentic South Indian style. Here you will get all the varieties of South Indian food. Here you will get more than 100 varieties of dosa, different types of idli, vada, uttapam, and upma. Besides, keeping in mind the complete cleanliness, good quality ingredients are used here, so that tasty and fresh food can be served to the customers. This restaurant opens at 9 in the morning and closes by 11 at night. Besides, an online facility is also available here.
Chotiwala
Chotiwala Restaurant has been located near Swargashram, Rishikesh for the last 65 years. The identity of this place is due to the satvik food available here and the Chotiwale Baba present here. Today this restaurant is one of the famous restaurants in Rishikesh, where there is a crowd of customers. In 1958, this used to be a small shop, which was established by Shri Harswaroop Agarwal as a simple restaurant in Swargashram Rishikesh. Today this common restaurant is famous across the country by the name of Chotiwala. This restaurant was started to serve satvik food and homely taste to everyone and that taste is still intact. Everyone likes the Satvik thali available here, in which mixed veg, matar paneer, roti, papad, raita, salad, kadhi, dal, as well as sweets, are served. The thali here starts at Rs 250.