Srinagar Restaurants

Nov 11, 2024: Attention travelers! After a month of dry weather, Kashmir celebrated its first snowfall of the season, marking the beginning of winter in the region. Tourist hotspots Gulmarg and (Read More)Sonamarg are now blanketed in fresh snow, offering a pristine winter landscape perfect for your holiday experience. The higher reaches received a dusting of snow, while rain swept through the plains, leading to a significant drop in temperatures. If you’re heading to Srinagar or nearby areas, prepare for chilly weather and enjoy the picturesque beauty of Kashmir’s snowy winter charm.

Food of Srinagar

The Kashmiri cuisine prevalent in Srinagar is a smorgasbord of dishes that are rich, unique and significant enough to create a food culture around themselves. The traditional Kashmiri wazwan is a feast often prepared on the festivals and for welcoming the guests and can have dozens of courses.

Kashmiri food is mild in taste and rich in flavour with the high use of hot spices like cardamom, fennel, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and saffron. Influenced by Mughals, Kashmiri cuisine is predominantly non-vegetarian, with mutton, chicken or fish used as prime ingredients, though the vegetarian dishes are equally palatable.

The local cuisine include tabak maz, or flat pieces of meat cut from the ribs and fried till they acquire a crisp crackling texture, Gushtaba, which are meatballs moulded from pounded mutton like large-sized Rista (meat balls) but cooked in thick gravy of fresh curd base, Yakhni, a cream colored preparation of delicate flavor, is made with curd as a base, seekh kababs, Roganjosh, chaman- fried paneer (cottage cheese), in a thick sauce, dum-aloo - roasted potatoes in curd-based gravy.

The Kashmiri Kahwa is a speciality of the region. It is a golden-tea flavoured with cinnamon, saffron and crushed almonds served piping hot to beat the chilling cold.

Read more about Food of Kashmir

1. Mughal Darbar

Main Residency Road, Srinagar, Lal Chowk, Srinagar

Bakery

10 AM to 10 PM

200

View Details

2. Cafe de Linz

Court Rd

Indian, Chinese

Noon-10.30PM

INR 300-400 For two

View Details

3. Ahdoos Restaurant

Ahdoo's Hotel, Residency Road, Ahdoos Hotel, Srinagar 190001, India

Kashmiri

9AM-11PM

INR 280-350 For Two

View Details

4. New Krishna Vaishno Bhojnalay

Durganag Rd

Indian

8AM-10.30PM

INR 100-150 For Two

View Details

5. 14th Avenue Cafe & Grill

Lal Mandi, Rajbagh, Near Foot Bridge, Srinagar, Srinagar

Cafe, Bakery

11 AM to 11 PM

600

Set on the banks of the Jhelum, this restro-cafe is a great stop for some heartwarming grilled food and confectionery. They host a fusion menu of Indian, Continental and global food.

View Details

6. Stream

Boulevard Road, Dal Gate

North Indian, Chinese

10 AM to 11 PM

1000

View Details

7. Shamyana

Ghat 2, Boulevard, Opposite Dal Lake, Dal Gate, Srinagar

Kashmiri

10 AM to 10 PM

800

Counted among the favourite family restaurants in Srinagar, Shamyana holds a benchmark for serving some of the best Kashmiri non-veg food in town. However, they have a personalised dash of veg delights as well.

View Details

8. Coffea Arabica

MA Rd

Cafe, Bakery

9AM-10.30PM

INR 500-700 For Two

View Details

9. Lhasa Restaurant

Lane No 3, Boulevard Road, Dal Gate, Srinagar

Tibetan, Kashmiri, Chinese

9 AM to 8 PM

700

View Details

10. Crescent Lake View Restaurant

Serving Chinese, Indian and Continental quick bites and main courses, Crescent Lake View Restaurant is the perfect bagpacker eatery. However, the restaurant specialised in Kashmiri dishes alongside desserts and beverages.

View Details