Kashmir is often seen as a city with its quintessential natural beauty with the place changing its color from green to yellow to orange with the season. Indeed Kashmir is rightly termed as ‘the Paradise on Earth’ for its own peculiar beauty.
Keeping the beautiful backdrop in mind, on a cool sunny morning how would you feel spending endless hours at your favourite café sipping on some hot coffee? Freaking awesome right?
The café generation and café culture has already found its way and is growing. The scent of freshly brewed coffee has spread in the Paradise too…All you nature lovers out there make a list of these amazing cafes, that’ll satisfy your hunger and quench the thirst of your soul.
These modern-day cafes are designed keeping in mind the change in preferences of the new/younger generation. Next time you are visiting Kashmir keep this list handy.
1.Books and Bricks: For all you bookworms out there.
“Amalgam of café and a reading room, epitome of a peaceful library and mesmerizing interiors”, defines our next café, the Books And Bricks. Sophisticated furniture, eye-catching wallpapers, exclusively quick service and delicious food served on wooden platters awaits you in this café. Books And Bricks is the first choice of discerning travelers, offering leisure at real value for money. Books and bricks lives to its name, the walls are lined with old Readers Digest’s pages and there many books.
Address : Gogjibagh, Opposite Amar Singh College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190008
2. 14th Avenue: A café with a beautiful sight
Soak up the beautiful sight of the river Jhelum while having some of the yummiest cakes and bakery stuffs from the café. A typical European style café in the midst of the city. Apart that, its cuisine ranges from Italian to Indian, Lebanese and Mediterranean. Spend your evening sipping some coffee while enjoying the sunset.
Address: Lal Mandi, Rajbagh (Near Foot Bridge), Srinagar.
3.The Other Side Café – Here, choices are for everyone!
This is a place where everybody eats and does things they love. Wanna sit back and watch some television shows? Yes of course you can, and no, nobody will be judging you! You can also soothe your mind and free your stress with a choice of melodies from Coke Studio or Bollywood for endless hours while satiating your hunger with delicious food. And you Bibliophiles need not worry, go ahead and choose a quiet corner for yourself.
They have made all efforts for you to return to the restaurant again.
Address: Sarah City Centre Mall, 2nd Floor – Exhibition Crossing, I.G. Road, Srinagar.
4. Hukus Bukus : Trying to find a café with an outside sitting area?
This café offers you an open space in the backward. You can enjoy your food and coffee while relaxing in the open-air instead of the loud chatty indoor. Well the café also provides a well-lit glam indoor environment.
Address: Honda lane, Rajbagh.Srinagar.
5. Goodfellas café : A blend of traditional and contemporary.
This café seems quite determined to provide its visitors a counter balanced architecture. The café reflects the traditional construction of Kashmiri homes that made use of planks of woods for the walls. A perfect blend of modern and traditional architecture is reflected in every piece of furniture. While appreciating the interior views don’t forget the tasty appetizing food plate.
Everyone has a favorite place to visit; who knows may be this will become yours.
Address: The Bund, Residency Road.
Whether you are visiting Kashmir for the first time or you are a local, you must definitely try any one of these cafes or rather all these amazing café
