Local businesses in Shimla
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 41
- Cafe 1873; Cafe Nook; Himachali Rasoi; Amrit Dhaba; Hide Out Café; Sher-e-Punjab; Ajay Dhaba; Alfa restaurant;Tourist information; Amar Bhojnalaya; Himchi bar and kitchen
- Hotels and lodges: 85
- Wingait Inn; YMCA tourist hostel; Ashiana Clarks Exotica Revolving; Oak View; Charlie Mount Lodge; Hotel Uphar; Jisha's Homestay; Vishram; Chapslee Hotel; Clarke's Hotel
- Attractions and museums: 10
- Bantony Castle; The Army Heritage Museum; Himachal Pradesh State Museum; Hamberg 40rp; Railway Board Building
- Cinemas and theatres: 2
- Ritz; Gaiety Theater
- Places of worship: 10
- Gurudwara Kalgidhar Sabha; Jakhoo Temple; Sidh Shri Baba Balak Nath Ji Mandir; Deothi; Dhingu Mandir; Kali Bari Temple; Lakshmi Narayan Mandir; Christ Church
- Parks and stadiums: 3
- jakhu park; Indira Gandhi Park
- Clothing shops: 19
- Nathu Ram & Sons; Shehzadi; Bazaar; Gift Palace; Latawa's; Redtape; Smoke Export plus; Tibetan Handloom Shop; Delhi Stores Plus; Mhalakshmi Cloth House
- Jewellers: 1
- Fatehchand Jewellers
- Bakeries and sweet shops: 3
- National Bakers; Sai Tara; Tripti
Shimla facts
- District
- Shimla District
- Area
- about 25 sq km, about 2205 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 171001 (Shimla High Court), 171002 (Shimla East)
- Places nearby
- Lower Bazaar (neighbourhood and Market, 1 km), Christ Church (anglican church, 1 km), Jakhu Temple (Hindu temple, 1 km), Army Heritage Museum (army Museum, 1 km)
- Culture and food
- Hindus are about 93 per cent of Shimla's population. People of Shimla are informally called Shimlaites, and the annual Shimla Summer Festival is a major event.
- History
- One theory says Shimla comes from Shyamalaya, a blue slate house on Jakhu Hill, another from Shyamala, a name of the goddess Kali.
- Local economy
- Employment in Shimla is driven largely by government and tourism. The city is the local hub of transport and trade and the healthcare centre of the area, with a medical college and four major hospitals.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.