Ld Manali is pretty much considered a hippy enclave. Thanks to this rather ‘global village’ feel, Manali has riverside cafés called River Music or Moondance that waylay your senses with promises of soups, pasta-lasagna.
Hummus-pita, momos, pancakes, ginger-honey tea at very reasonable prices. Shops called No Problem International sell diaphanous, colourful, entirely charming garments that you may never dare drape around you anywhere else.