Rishikesh · EllBee Ganga View

The Sitting Elephant

A Rooftop Restaurant Overlooking River Ganga

The Story

They come at dusk,
to drink.

The restaurant did not choose its name from a book. From the rooftop, you can watch elephants cross to the far bank of the Ganga to drink, unhurried, enormous, and ancient. That moment, repeated at dusk for as long as anyone can remember, is the whole story. We simply built a table beside it.

At the Table

Panoramic Ganga Views

Vegetarian Cuisine

Rooftop Setting

Live Music Evenings

The Sitting Elephant
The Sitting Elephant
4.7 / 5  ·  9,284 reviews  ·  See on TripAdvisor

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Come for dinner.
Stay for the view.

Open daily  ·  08:00 – 22:30

355, Haridwar Road, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

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Guest Words

Ambience of the cafe is very good. Food was delicious and chef especially provided a food for a kid too. Staff service with their politeness and hospitality was very good. Appreciated it.

— Jay Somani

We had a wonderful experience at Sitting elephant Restaurant in Rishikesh! We ordered the Spicy Mushroom and Noodles, and the chef thoughtfully adjusted the spice level to suit our palate, which we...

— George Benhur

We had a very wonderful experience of dining here. Masala dosa , aloo poori and poha all were really good and really made us feel at home. Ankita assisted us so well. Thank you for the service ....

— Kanika Saini

The Sitting Elephant Open 8:00 AM – 10:30 PM
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