alphaOne Foodcourt FAST FOOD $ (GT Rd; mains 45-85; h10am-10pm) On the 2nd floor of the alphaOne shopping mall, adjacent to the Ista Hotel and about 3km east of the interstate bus terminus, is this clean and cool food court. Purchase a cash card at the counter to then purchase the food from the various stalls, including North Indian, South Indian, Chinese, ice creams etc. Take the cash card back to the counter to get any change remaining on the card.
Kaptain s Retreat HOTEL $$ (%5005599; www.kaptainsretreat.com; Sector 35-B; s/d 2190/2490, ste 3190; a) Owned by cricketing icon Kapil Dev, this 10-room hotel is filled with cricket paraphernalia, including signed g phon cricket bats and coloured-glass objets d art. For unenthusiastic pace bowlers, there s a relaxing bar-restaurant downstairs. The rooms aren t superluxe but are comfy, cosy with heavy wooden furnishings and shuttered windows.
Bhoj NORTH INDIAN $ (Sector 22-B; standard/choti thali 140/110; g phon h7.30am-10.30pm; a) A travellers favourite, this is an unpretentious spot to fuel up on a hearty North Indian veg thali. The thali ingredients change throughout the day and you can augment the chapattis with rice for a nominal 10, or light eaters can order the smaller choti thali.
Hotel Sunbeam HOTEL $$ (%2708100; www.hotelsunbeam.com; Sector 22-B; s/d from 2295/2695; g phon ai) Sunbeam s rooms and service adequately shine, despite being a little dowdily decorated. They re reasonably furnished and have satellite TV, including the news channels BBC and CNN. The 24hour g phon coffee shop, the Pillars, has a restaurant atmosphere, while the restaurant-bar, the Ambassador (mains 175 to 495), is dimly lit for surreptitious quaffi ng of cocktails.
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