Igloos were something that I’d only ever seen in cartoons. So to see an Igloo cafe in our very own country got me all excited and now I’m planning my next trip to Kashmir!
That’s right. India has got its first-ever igloo cafe located in Gulmarg, Kashmir. Not just Eskimos, but even you can enjoy a cup of hot coffee inside this Igloo which is built over a blanket of snow! According to TNIE, everything starting from tables, chairs to the wall decor is made out of ice.
The cafe has four tables and it can accommodate 16 customers at a time.
According to India Today, the cafe is the brainchild of a hotelier named Waseem Shah who is the owner of Kolhai Resorts.
“I am a traveller myself. I have seen such things in places like Switzerland. So, I thought why not to do something like that here. The idea was to create a new experience. This is the first one in Gulmarg. I am hoping more will come up eventually,” he said.
People who were lucky enough to visit the beautiful cafe shared visuals online. Have a look:
First Igloo Cafe comes up in kashmir's Gulmarg pic.twitter.com/ILcL1uDIuI
— Basit Zargar (باسط) (@basiitzargar) January 27, 2021
It was a pleasant experience to visit Igloo Cafe at Gulmarg,Kashmir pic.twitter.com/rpLsSiA7uX
— Basit Zargar (باسط) (@basiitzargar) January 27, 2021
Asia’s large and India’s first Igloo Cafe setup in Gulmarg #Kashmir. pic.twitter.com/iDAXQoKJh8
— Sajjad Kargili (@Sajjad_Kargili) January 28, 2021
for a cup of 'Kehwa' and 'Samavar'
Kashmir's – first and one of its kind, Igloo cafe #Gulmarg#Kashmir pic.twitter.com/FHSjDfnhKn
— SkiezOrange (@Anu_kakran) January 28, 2021
Kashmir's first Igloo Cafe in Gulmarg, made up of snow and ice. Amazing!@JandKTourism @DrGnitoo pic.twitter.com/bVgVwieuAI
— Mudasir Maqbool (@MudasirJourno) January 25, 2021
Kashmir’s first #Igloo cafe is all set to attract tourists, this is a first one-of-a-kind experience that is being unveiled in the Valley by the tourist.
This is so creative, i will definitely visit over there. pic.twitter.com/AGjftP6KU8— Shaheera al-Muhammed (@al_shaheera) January 27, 2021
Inside-kashmirs-first-igloo-cafe-a-samavar-and-16-guests-sipping-kehwa. pic.twitter.com/9bA0MAC69Z
— Javid Dar (@JavidDa76383924) January 27, 2021
In video- Snow chairs to ice tables, Kashmir’s first Igloo cafe comes up at Gulmarg. Come enjoy the cuppa in the first Igloo cafe of Kashmir. #Kashmir #Snow pic.twitter.com/2VoSKlif9H
— Umar Ganie (@UmarGanie1) January 27, 2021
Doesn’t this look straight out of a Christmas movie?
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