Pleasurable – Pit Stop
Ask most people what they miss while travelling on Indian Highways, and in all likelihood the answer will be, taking a refreshment break at a place with a good atmosphere and décor, which also serves delicious and hygienically cooked food and of course has large and clean restrooms. That’s not asking for much, is it?
But the reality is quite different. We have many good dhabas (rustic highway diners) and also nice restaurants on our highways. But the furnishings and interiors are usually loud and gaudy, and the surroundings and upkeep, are often not to the desired levels. As for neat and spotless restrooms, well they are definitely in serious short supply.
The highway eatery in Rajasthan you should drive to
Upon hitting the wide and winding highway stretch between Ajmer and Udaipur in Rajasthan, you won’t be surprised to be met with jagged hills and the occasional glimpse of a sunset-glazed horizon in the distance. But we suggest you don’t get complacent just yet, and head further on National Highway 8 on this very road for the newest and most unassuming pitstop in the area.
- At Pit Stop Deogarh, 128kms near Udaipur, dine among vintage automobiles
Named Pit Stop (and aptly so), the highway eatery that opened its doors to the public in October 2021 is a sprawling automotive themed cafe in Deogarh, built by hotelier couple Mayurdhwaj and Kritika Rathore. “Revive, survive and thrive—that was the motto we built this place on. Creating this space was not just about setting up an eatery somewhere on a four-hour stretch of unpopulated road. It was about people taking something back with them, from us,” says Kritika.
At Pit Stop Deogarh
Mayurdhwaj is a second generation hotelier. He also runs Heritage Hotel, located about four kilometres away from Pit Stop. After a Hotel Management course in Australia, he returned to start his own venture. The project is a marriage of an almost obsessive love for vintage cars that has always run in the family, with an expertise in hospitality.
Courtesy of : OVERDRIVE and CONDÉ NAST TRAVELLER
