Top 10 Food Destinations At Dehradun

 Dehradun's Food

Food items were always a part of making a place more famous for which people come from far places to taste that one amazing cuisine.
As the capital of the state, Dehradun is a cultural hub where people came from various backgrounds and joined the major community of the city and also give their food to the city which makes the city more popular among the tourists.

Today I will tell you about some top food destinations that you can take during the trip to Dehradun.

1. Kumar Sweet Shop:- One of the oldest sweet shops in Dehradun. It gets established in 1951 in Dehradun near Clock tower. The Shop is famous for a variety of sweets of Indian Cuisine like - Jalebi, White Barfi, Guldana, Ras Malai and much more. At present time it has many branches all over the city.
 

2. Standard Bakers:-  It is one of the oldest bakeries founded in Dehradun in 1947. The place is famous for making the finest cakes and pastries in the city. Its rusks and biscuits are famous worldwide as they also import their products to foreign countries. It has two branches one is on Kaulagarh road and the other is at Jakhan.

Standard's Bakers

Standard Bakers (The old shop, since 1947)

3. Ellora's  Melting Moment:- It had been set up in the city since the British Era. The place is the best destination for Chocolate cakes, Muffins, and cupcakes. Another speciality of the shop is its Stick jaws toffee(Candy) which is also famous worldwide. It has its last shop at Rajpur Road.

Ellora's Bakery

4. The Buffet Snack Shop:- The shop is opposite Gandhi Park on Rajpur Road. It is the best place for taking a meal at a food joint. it serves Vegetable sandwiches, Burgers, Vada Pao and Bhajiya which are fast food items but in a healthy way. Its Burger and Sandwiches are too good as people take them as mid-day snacks.

The Buffet Burger Shop

A Burger at Buffet

5. Chaat Wali Gali:-  As the name suggests, the street is famous for Gol Gappe and Chaat Papdi. The Street has many shops which are only serving these to their customers. It's the best destination for the people who love these Indegenic cuisine items. It resides at the Clock tower over Chakrata road.

Chaat wali Gali

6. Gaylord Ice Cream Parlour:- The place is too famous for its Softy Ice cream which has many flavours like- Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry, Butter Scotch, Black Forest and much more. You can find it near Clock Tower, It is at the starting point of the Paltan Bazar. The shop is a hub of people especially children as they are fond of its Ice cream.

Gaylord Express

7. Madrasi Dosa Hut:- It is actually a stall in Prade Ground which gives you  Delicious authentic South Indian Food at reasonable prices. It is on the opposite side of the Kanak Cinema. They gave their service from 5 pm evening to 11 pm night. It is especially famous for the Dosa they made.

8. Chetan Puri Wala:- Tried eating junk food and stuff all around well then you should move on to authentic Indian food here. They serve you the famous Puri Bhaji with delicious Sabji and sweets too. The place is next to Hanuman Mandir at Hanuman Chowk, which is small in size. Despite its size, people came here and stand in long queues to taste the food.

Chetan Puri Wala

9. Inamullah Building:- The place gets established in 1911 by Inamullah. At that time it was suggested that the route on which the building is well en route a railway track to Mussoorie, but never happen. At present time the place is famous for its non-veg as well as its Mughlai Cuisine, especially serving various hot and juicy kebabs.

The Main entrance to the Building

The shops along the road in the Building

 10.  Maggie point:- Last but not least, as the name suggests famous for Maggie noodles. It is a hub of couples where they take noodles and get amazed by the valley look from the mountain. They are on the Mussoorie route after the Tadkeshwar Mahadev Temple. The point is actually different small restaurants on the side of the road.

Maggie

Maybe I have left some other food destinations but the places I have listed out are on people's vote.



 

Top 20 Facts about Dehradun

 Dehradun's History

Dehradun has seemed to be a hill station all the time but waits I have found some less known facts about the history of this magnificent city and the State of Uttarakhand so stay calm and read.


1.     In the Hindu Scriptures, Dehradun was called Kedar Khand i.e."Abode of Shiva" as well as according to Mahabharata, it was the home of the Great Guru Dronacharya, even that's why the city is also known as "Dronagiri". For more info about Guru Dronacharya, check out my other post.
Also according to Ramayana Rama and Laxmana visit the city after coming from Sri Lanka and Laxmana stayed here and practised meditation. The place today is known as "Laxman Siddh".

Tapkeshwar Mahadev

2.   The city has been a Home of many famous personalities whether they are Indian and Foreign, they stayed up here and spend their lives. Some of them are - Ruskin Bond, Bil Acne, David Cling, Sant Kirpal Singh, Nayantara Sehgal and much more.




3.  The eldest son of the 7th Sikh Guru, Guru Ram Rai founded a Gurudwara here which is further referred to as "Dera". Hence the city got its name "Dehradun". The day Guru Ram Rai arrived in the city, is today celebrated as "Jhande ka Mela". For more info about Guru Ram Rai, check out my post on him.

A View at Jhanda Sahib

A monument in Jhanda Sahib

4.  The Demand for the separate state of Uttarakhand came into existence at the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress in 1930 led by P.C. Joshi.



5.   The Chipko Moment started for saving the Forests by the locals of the state led by Gaura Devi, Sudesh Devi, Bachni Devi and Chandi Prasad Bhatt in the year 1973. In the year 1987, the moment got awarded the " Right Livelihood Award". The moment has a significant effect on World's Environment and activities like- Deforestation, Hunting, Poaching and much more.

Women protecting Tree

Gaura Devi

6.   Jim Corbett Park, one of the oldest National park got established in 1936 for the protection of the Royal Bengal Tiger in the memory of Jim Corbett.


7.    The first Agricultural University of India, Govind Vallabh Pant University which helped the Green Revolution got established in 1960, earlier it was known as "Uttar Pradesh Agricultural University", but later on in 1972 it gets renamed.


8.   The city has been once ruled by  Ashoka, the Mauryas who ruled from 273 BC to 232 BC. In 1860 a historian named  John Forest found a rock edict in Kalsi, Dehradun which tells the story of the Mauryan Era in Dehradun.

Mauryan Edict

9.  The city was the only place after Mumbai and Delhi where Cabret Dances were organised till the late 60s.


10.   Maharishi Gautam had also lived in the city, the place is now known as "Chandrabani". It is also a fact that during the exile of Pandavas they came up here and stayed in the same place in Chandrabani.

Maharishi Gautama

11.   The first and the oldest Forest Institute gets established here in 1878 by Dietrich Brandis.  It was earlier known as Imperial Forest Research Institute(IFRI). It gets re-established in the year 1906 under British Era. For more info about FRI, check out my post.

Forest Research Institue

12.   Dehradun was invaded and captured by Najib -ul- Dula, the governor of Saharanpur in the year 1757. After his death, the land was annexed by various tribes which make the city independent. In the year 1803, the city was captured by Gurkhas till 1814. After that British captured the area in 1816, during these two years the land suffered death and clashes.


13.   The treaty between the kingdom of Nepal and the British Raj named as Treaty of Sagauli annexed the city of Dehradun and it came under British Raj and get colonised. After that, they also colonised  Landour and Mussoorie.

Treaty of Sagauli

14.    It was not noted but the city was also known for its Prison, after Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dehradun was considered a prison house for slaves, during World War II many German, Austrians and Italians were enslaved while the war was imprisoned here.

Dehradun Prison

15.    Dehradun was also get invaded by Mahmud of Ghazni during his campaign in India, followed by Taimooralang in the year 1368. After him, Ruahela Nijbuddulo in 1757 and Ghulam Qadir in 1785 invaded the city.

Mahmud of Ghazni

16.   Rash Behari Bose, one of the key organizers of the Gadar Party and later in the Indian National Army were based in Dehradun till they were forced to move to Japan in 1915.

Rash Behari Bose

17.    According to historians, earlier Dehradun was under Garhwal Region which was founded by Ajay Pal in 1400. He and his successors ruled the region till 1803 without being get interrupted by other Kingdoms.


18.   In 1901 The British Raj Started the Railway system which was connected to the Meerut Province. It was decided that the route must bring to the hilly region of Mussoorie but failed. The evidence gets traced up to Ghantaghar.

 Dehradun Railway station

 19. Katyuri were the initial rulers of the Garhwal Region which ruled the city too. The land was further gets divided into Sikhs and Mughals.


20.   The city has one of the oldest Braille Press, established in 1951 by the Indian Government, Ministry of Welfare to make Braille literature available for the Blind. It was followed by the National Institute for Visually  Handicapped( NIVH ) in 1967 as a  training centre for the Blinds. 

National Institute for Visually Handicapped

 I have listed some lesser-known facts, if I had left anyone then please write about them.