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Best restaurants in Rishikesh

Where to eat in Rishikesh — from market lunches to tasting menus

Rishikesh's eating-out scene, edited. Sit-down restaurants worth crossing the city for: regional kitchens, modern Indian, the legacy continental rooms, and the chef-led places opening this year. Long lunches and table-for-two dinners alike.

Top 10 restaurants in Rishikesh

Ratings & reviews via Google

  1. The Sitting Elephant - A Rooftop Restaurant Overlooking River Ganga01

    1. The Sitting Elephant - A Rooftop Restaurant Overlooking River Ganga

    4.7· 9,016 reviews₹₹₹·

    Hotel EllBee Ganga View, 355, Haridwar Rd, Palika Nagar, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249201, India

  2. Sky Deck Restaurant02

    2. Sky Deck Restaurant

    4.9· 937 reviews

    19, Dehradun Rd, Adarsh Gram, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249201, India

  3. GANGA VIEW CAFE03

    3. GANGA VIEW CAFE

    4.3· 3,082 reviews₹₹··

    Ganga View Cafe, near 13 Stories Temple, Laxman Jhula, Rishikesh, Jonk, Uttarakhand 249302, India

  4. RamJhula Restaurant04

    4. RamJhula Restaurant

    4.8· 1,436 reviews

    Swarg Ashram, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249304, India

  5. JAL & JALEBI05

    5. JAL & JALEBI

    4.3· 1,782 reviews

    c/o Hotel Ganga Kinare, Barrage Road, 237, Virbhadra Rd, near AIIMS, Sturida Colony, Rishikesh, Veerbhadra, Uttarakhand 249201, India

  6. The FoodLoft06

    6. The FoodLoft

    4.7· 2,056 reviews

    Shop no 9A, 4th floor, complex, Aiims Road, near SBI bank, near or Seema dental, Aam Bag, IDPL Colony, veer Bhadra, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249203, India

  7. Bistro Nirvana07

    7. Bistro Nirvana

    4.3· 3,781 reviews₹₹··

    Swami Omkarananda Saraswati Rd, Near Green Valley Cottage, Tapovan, Rishikesh, Jonk, Uttarakhand 249192, India

  8. Anna's Mess (South-Indian Restaurant)08

    8. Anna's Mess (South-Indian Restaurant)

    4.8· 4,413 reviews₹···

    Next to Hashtag Hostel, Lower Balaknath Mandir Road, NH 58, Badrinath Rd, Tapovan, Rishikesh, Jonk, Uttarakhand 249192, India

  9. Garh Bhoj Restaurant- Authentic Pahadi Food09

    9. Garh Bhoj Restaurant- Authentic Pahadi Food

    4.7· 794 reviews

    Maniram Marg, above PNB, opposite Panjab Sindh School, Doctor Colony, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249201, India

  10. Kaafe — Best & Widest Ganga View Cafe in Rishikesh10

    10. Kaafe — Best & Widest Ganga View Cafe in Rishikesh

    4.8· 4,682 reviews₹₹··

    Ram Jhula, near Parmarth Niketan, Swarg Ashram, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249304, India

Eating in Rishikesh, an honest take

Every city has its food clichés — and the gap between the tourist-trail restaurant and the place where chefs actually eat is wide. We've kept this list to the latter: restaurants we'd book for a birthday, recommend to a vegetarian guest, or send a client to between meetings.

When to book

Top restaurants in Rishikesh take reservations 2–4 weeks ahead for prime weekend slots. Lunch is almost always easier than dinner. Most kitchens close between 3 PM and 7 PM; the late-night exceptions are noted below.

Dietary notes

Vegetarian and Jain options are widely available across Indian and pan-Asian menus in Rishikesh; vegan menus are reliable at modern places, less so at legacy restaurants. Allergens — gluten, nuts, shellfish — are best flagged at reservation time, not on arrival.

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