Wednesday, June 14, 2017

FRIENDLY CAFES OF RISHIKESH (CV)

8th June -10th June 2017

"Revolutions have always started in Cafes", said by Martin Firrel.

This was my fourth visit to Rishikesh and I chose Zostel as my home and 'exploring cafes of Rishikesh' as my business. Every cafe here has its own vibes, its own colours and culture. The best part about the cafes here is that they do not bring bills to the table (and that is with every cafe I had visited) and one could sit for hours watching the flowing Ganga and the green mountains with no one to disturb.

Cafe 60's (Cafe Delmar/Beatles Cafe)

1. 60's BEATLES CAFE

With a view of Ganga, peaceful ambience and Beatles music in the background, Cafe 60's is the perfect place for the people who love silence and the food. With delicious food and amazing Masala Chai, Cafe 60's became my favourite cafe. 

View from Cafe 60's








2. ZOSTEL ROOFTOP CAFE

Zostel in itself is a 'must visit' place in Rishikesh. A perfect place to stay for a backpacker, Zostel provides all amenities with chance to interact with different travellers from different countries. My love of graffiti increased after visiting this place. Even if one is not staying in Zostel, one could visit its beautiful rooftop cafe in evening to have its amazing Dal Fry with hot chappatis

Graffiti on one of Zostel's walls


Zostel Cafe at dusk


3. CAFE MOKTAN

We went to have early morning breakfast in Cafe Moktan. Well, I would call it a brick cafe. The interiors of cafe was made of appealing raw bricks with one corner of the cafe covered with books. We had delightful cheese omelette and garlic breads with sumptuous fresh fruit juices.  

The Brickhouse
4. CAFE DE-GOA

"All our waiters are married. They know how to take orders." With a view of Laxman Jhula, Cafe De-Goa is a place to sit where one could observe people walking on Laxman Jhula and wishing and hoping to go on the other side of the river. While we were looking for another cafe to munch-on it started raining in Rishikesh and we found shelter in Cafe De-Goa. The green tea and hot ginger lemon tea were enough to satisfy our taste buds.

Graffiti in front of Cafe De Goa


Graffiti near the cafe



View of Laxman Jhula from the Cafe


Cafe De Goa

5. CAFE LITTLE BUDDHA


Cross Laxman Jhula and walk for few minutes towards right and  one would come across a hidden gem- Cafe Little Buddha. I started climbing the dungeon stairs of the cafe and wondered where I was heading to. To my surprise the dungeon stairs opened upto a beautiful cafe full of people of different colours with amazing Ganga view. We named it the Happy Buddha Cafe.


 
6. CAFE CHATSANG


Very near to Little Buddha Cafe on the road side was Cafe Chatsang. The name of the cafe lured me (from Satsang came the Chatsang) and I couldn't control myself entering the cafe. Grabbing just a cup of tea with my book in my hand I spent some silent time here.




"Sore Today, Strong Tomorrow"- Wall of Cafe Chatsang
 7. GANGA VIEW RESTAURANT

We had heard a lot about Cafe Moksha and in efforts of finding it we ended up landing at Ganga View Restaurant. Cafe Moksha, as was told, is the most happening cafe of Rishikesh with live music in evenings. As we had our bus back to Delhi in evening we visited the cafe from outside and decided to spend some more time with view of Ganga at the Ganga View Restaurant.

The Cafe hopping in Rishikesh gave many beautiful moments to me- the rains, the rising moon, the setting sun, the Ganga water with rafts and bloats floating, the bridge with loads of people walking peacefully over it, the cool breeze and yes the amazing sumptuous delicious food.

Exploring galis of Rishikesh

The Rising Full Moon


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