Uttar Pradesh India Indian Vegetarian Restaurants

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Uttar Pradesh , India
Indian & International Vegetarian Restaurants

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Agra
Joney's Place is a small place right in the middle of Taj Ganj with good food. They serve Western breakfasts, Israeli food and Indian food. They make a good banana lassi.
Saeed's Place, Taj Ganj, has decent Israeli food. Not pure vegetarian.
Shankara Vegis, Taj Ganj, Restaurant has a rooftop and ground floor dining area. It serves good vegetarian Indian, spaghetti, Chinese, and it serves Western breakfasts. It is one of the best places in the area.
Zorba the Buddha, Gopi Chand Shivhare Road, run by people connected to Osho, is a very good, clean vegetarian restaurant which serves Indian and Western dishes. It is a recommended place, but the prices are higher than normal, with main dishes for around Rs 60. Open noon to 3 pm and 6 to 9 pm. It is closed from mid-May to mid-July.
Dasaprakash Restaurant, by Meher Cinema, around the corner from the Hotel Agra Ashok, is a good South Indian restaurant open for lunch and dinner. They have an excellent thali meal. Recommended.
Lashmi Vilas, Sadar Bazaar, has good cheap South India veg food. They have over 20 types of dosas.

Allahabad (Prayag)
Purohit Restaurant is just off Leader Road in the Johnstonganj area, in the south section of town. It is a good, clean vegetarian place with reasonable prices.

Almora
Swagar Restaurant, next to the Hotel Shikar, has good veg food.
Glory Restaurant, The Mall, is a very good vegetarian place with Indian and Continental food.

Ayodhya
Because Ayodhya is a holy place, meat, fish, or eggs cannot be sold in the town. The only real restaurant I saw in town was at the Pathik Niwas Saket Guest House, by the railway station. It is a simple thali type place with almost no business. There are a few simple restaurants and street stands in town.

Badrinath (Badarik-ashram)
There is a group of good restaurants at the main intersection in town, near the bridge that crosses the river to the temple. The best of these places seemed to be the Kwality Restaurant, but the Vijay Laxmi and Saket both have good menus. The paper masala dosas at the Saket are good. All the places here seem to be pure vegetarian.

Chitrakut (Citrakoot)
Being a holy place, no meat, fish, or eggs are sold in Chitrakut. There are restaurants at both the Madhya Pradesh and UP Tourist Bungalows.
Shree Kamadgiri Bhawan has thalis for Rs 20.
Jaipuriya Hotel has a restaurant, as does the Annapurna Hotel.
When I went to Chitrakut there was no bottled water or cold drinks sold there. I asked the hotel manager where I was staying to have water boiled for drinking.

Dehra Dun
Sammam Veg Restaurant, Paltan Bazaar near the station, has good thalis for Rs 40.
Grand Bakers, Paltan Bazaar, is a good bakery. Not pure vegetarian.
Standard Confectioners, near the Hotel President, has good baked goods. Not pure vegetarian.
Vegetarian, nearby on Rajpur Rd, has South Indian, Punjabi and good cheap thalis for Rs 30.
Kumar, 15B Rajpur Rd, near Motel Himshri, is a very good popular vegetarian place. Meals are about Rs 50. It has good service and is recommended.

Gaurikund
Hotel Pavan Hansh Restaurant, next to Gaurikund, is a well-managed, good vegetarian place

Gorakhpur
Ganesh Restaurant is a recommended vegetarian South Indian place with good food.

Haridwar
Meat, fish, and eggs are banned within the city limits, so there are only vegetarian restaurants.
Bestee Restaurant, Shiv Murti area, near the Hotel Panama, serves Chinese, shakes, breakfast and South Indian food.
Hotel Hoshiyar Puri, on the main road by Hari-ki-Pairi ghat, is one of the busiest thali places in town and is over 50 years old.
Satkar, Vishnu Ghat, has good Indian and Chinese food.
Chotiwala Restaurant, opposite the Tourist Office, is popular and recommended. It is one of the best places in town. It has good thalis.
Siwalik Restaurant, a few shops down from Chotiwala Restaurant, makes good Gujarati and South Indian food.
Ahaar, Upper Rd, near Chotiwala, is a medium-priced place serving very good Continental, Punjabi, and Chinese meals. The last three places are probably the best places in town and are recommended.
Mohan's Fast Food, near the Chitra Cinema, Railway Rd, has veggie burgers, pizzas and Gujarati food. It has a good selection of ice cream. The owner, Sanjeev Mehta, is a helpful and friendly person.
Hotel Mansarover International has a good restaurant, but is more expensive than the other places.
Bride Mathura Walla sweet shop, in the middle of Bara Bazaar, has an excellent selection of good Indian sweets.

Joshimath
Next to the main square is the basic Kamet.
Marwari has a popular vegetarian restaurant.

Lucknow
Ritz Continental, by the Hotel Ram-Krishna, is a good vegetarian place that serves Indian food, Chinese, and pizza.
On the same road, right next to each other, at Vinay Palace, 11 Ashok Marg, are two high-class vegetarian restaurants, the Viranjan and Ruchika. Both of these places are very good.
Cheadi Lal Ramprasad Vaish, MG Rd, has good juices and ice cream

Mathura
Most of the places in Mathura are cheap vegetarian places.
Bhojanalaya vegetarian restaurant at the International Guest House, is located next to Sri Krishna Janmasthan. Open 11 am to 3 pm and 7 to 10 pm.
Brijraj, across from Sri Krishna Janmasthan, serves snacks and dosas.
Brijwasi Mithai Wala, across from Sri Krishna Janmasthan, has good sweets and snacks.
Hotel Madhuvan, Krishna Nagar, has Indian and Chinese food. It is one of the best places in town.

Mussoorie
Green Restaurant is a good vegetarian place.
Madras Cafe is a good South Indian place with over 20 types of dosas. Recommended.
Mahalaxmi, near the GPO, is a good place with veg thali.

Nainital
Below the Standard Hotel in Mallital is a good Juice Stall, which make fresh juices, lassis and shakes.
Rasoi Vegetarian Restaurant, Mallital end of The Mall, has good mid-range thalis and Western food.
Paradise, Bara Bazaar, Mallital, is a very good veg place.
Puruhit, next door, has very good vegetarian South Indian food. It has a good view of the lake.
Nanak's Restaurant, at the Mallital end of The Mall, is a Western fast-food place serving pizzas, veg burgers and milkshakes. Not pure vegetarian.

Ranikhet
Hotel Rajdeep has a veg restaurant.
Mayar, by the bus stand, is a reasonably priced veg place.

Rishikesh
Meat, fish, eggs, and alcohol are prohibited here, so all the places are vegetarian. Some do serve eggs, even though they are not supposed to.
The Lucky Restaurant, east bank of the river, right next to the Laksman Jhula bridge, has good thalis for Rs 20.
Moonlight Restaurant, Laksman Jhula serve high quality Continental, Meixcan, Israeli and Ayurvedic food. The owner is extremely helpful for answering question on the local area. Pleaant atmosphere and very good food.
Rishiraj Restaurant, opposite the post office Laksman Jhula, is run by a friendly Italian woman and her husband. This place has good Italian food and salads, but it is not cheap. Recommended.
Ganga Darshan Restaurant, Laksman Jhula, across from Bombay Kshetra, has South Indian food and cheap thalis (Rs 20).
Ganga View, near by Laksman Jhula, has a nice terrace overlooking the Ganges. The food is fairly good and it is a good place to meet people. Cheap thalis in the evening.
Ganga Emporium and Cafe, next to the Laksman Jhula bridge, is a pleasant place to get a sandwich or snack and watch the world go by.
Chotiwala, across the Shivanand Jhula Bridge, on the other side of the river, is the most popular place in town. It has a good menu at reasonable prices. A special thali is Rs 30. There is an A/C section upstairs that only serves individual orders.
Madras Restaurant, Shivanand Jhula at the boat landing north of town, has good masala dosas and noodles.
Amrita, nearby, has real grilled cheese sandwiches, pancakes and Italian food. The guy who runs this place is an interesting fellow. You can also buy cheese and honey here.
Mukti's Health Food Café, Shivanand Jhula. has good burgers, cheese sandwiches, noodles, and ice cream.
There is an Italian Restaurant, just down the road from the Hotel Rajdeep, which is fairly good.
Shikar Hotel, Shivanand Jhula, has a good restaurant.
The Indrani Restaurant, in town at the Hotel Inderlok is one of the better places in town. They serve Indian and Chinese food.
Baseraa Hotel, in town, is also good.
Neelam's, in town off Haridwar Rd in the main part of town toward the bridge and Muni-ki-Reti, is frequented by young foreign travelers. It is cheap and the food is good. They have macaroni and other Western food.
Tripti Restaurant, in door in the Hotel Suruchi, is a good place.
Vaishal is popular with the locals.
A One Kwality, Kailash Gate, Muni-ki-Reti, has a good menu and breakfasts.

Varanasi (Benaresi)
Keshari is one of the best places in the Dasaswamedha Ghat area. It has a good selection. It is down a small alley, off Dasaswamedha Ghat Rd.
Ayyar's Cafe on Dasaswamedha Road serves South Indian vegetarian food. It is a small, cheap place.
Sunita Cafe, down a side road off Dasaswamedha Ghat, is a cheap vegetarian place with good Indian snacks and dosas.
Madhur Jalpan Grih on Dasaswamedha Road is famous for its sweets, as is Varanasi.
Jalyog, near the roundabout in Godaulia, has good cheap vegetarian meals and very good samosas.
Sona Rupa, Lahurabir Area. which is in the basement of a building across from the GPO, has good vegetarian food at a reasonable price. It serves South Indian and Chinese food.
The popular Sindhi Restaurant, Bhelupura area, near the Lalita Cinema, has good vegetarian food. To get there ask to go to the cinema, as the rickshaw drivers (Rs 20 from the old city) know the cinema, but not the restaurant.
Gujarati Restaurant, up a flight of stairs, across from the KVM Hotel, is a good clean place.
Hotel Barahdari, east of Lahurabir, at Maidagin, has a good Jain vegetarian restaurant.

Vrindavan
ISKCON Guest House has a good selection of reasonably priced items that include a thali for Rs 40. Some good items on the menu are fried rice, dhal fried, mixed vegetable, gobhi-alu, chips (French fries) and the cheese (panir) preparation.
There is a booth at the ISKCON Temple that serves pizza and other snacks. You can also purchase a good selection of maha-prasada in the temple room. The baked goods are usually very good. You can eat temple prasada breakfast (Rs 10) and lunch (Rs 20).
MVT has a good A/C restaurant on the top floor. It has good pizza, Indian and Continental food. Recommended, but it is not cheap.

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