- There are restaurants to suit all tastes and budgets, international cuisine like Italian/Chinese are available in the main market.The mall road has a variety of eating options ranging from stalls and dhabas to fancy restaurants. Deeper into the lanes of the town, one can find more local eating places, catering to special tastes and habits ranging from Tibetan food, to Vaishnavi Dhabhas.
- Fe famous palces to eat in manali are Bob Dylan's Cafe - this cafe serves delicious cookies and sandwiches making it a very popular place to eat.
- Johnson’s Cafe The restaurant at Johnson Hotel is one of the best in town for European food, with dishes like lamb and mint gravy, smoked chicken, and fig and apple crumble.
- Khyber This dimly lit bar and restaurant is central Manali' best place for a cold beer or a bottle of fruit wine or cider.
- Green Forest Cafe Lying on the Hadimba Temple - Old Manali road, only a few hundred meters from the temple, it is a very popular destination amongst locals and foreigners alike. It serves Tibetan soups, veggie dumplings, other sandwiches and snacks.
- Lazy Dog Located in Old Manali, it has an extensive multi cuisine menu with good ambience.
- Apple Blossoms at Manali Heights Here you'll find the best of local Himachali food as well as delectable Indian, European, oriental cuisine.
- Forno serves genuine Italian food. The wood-fired pizzas, lasagne and pasta dishes .
- Cafe Zeppelinn - Kothi village (13km from Manali, on the way to Rohtang Pass) is the last Cafe you encounter on your way out of Manali towards Rohtang
