EAT: Manali, Chopsticks
02. Nov, 2009 
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No visit to Manali is complete before dropping by for a meal at Chopsticks. This busy, neat & clean joint is a favorite of the tourist crowd. It’s easy to find located right on the main drag, smack dab in the middle of the Mall.
Service here is quick and friendly. Doors open early around 8 A.M. but the breakfast starts rolling out closer to 9 A.M. Try the muesli here…they know how to serve up a mean bowl full to the brim with curd, dried and fresh fruit all topped with honey. No trouble finding a seat during the morning hours as the breakfast crowd saunters in throughout the morning.
Lunch and Dinner are excellent times to catch the bustle of tourists. If you want to meet new people this is the place. The extensive menu covers Indian, Tibetan, Chinese and Continental fare at reasonable prices. Also, you can find beer and other alcoholic drinks here. Of course I order the momos for nearly every meal including breakfast. The spinach cheese are quite good. After two visits to Manali (2006 & 2009) and many meals during those visits, nothing on the menu has disappointed me yet.
Though not as relaxed as Gakyi in Mcleodganj, you can certainly walk up and start a conversation with strangers. Most times the crowd is a mix of Indian tourists and foreigners from all over…listen in on a table nearby and you’re bound to hear about their day of sightseeing or where they are off to in the morning.
2009 meal cost: Rs 280, momos, two lassi, one dish and roti + tip.
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