Almora
Almora's Lala Bazaar is one of the most authentic and characterful market streets in the Kumaon Himalayas — a narrow lane lined with traditional atalas (wooden shop fronts) selling Almora's famous handcrafted copperware, angora woolens, Kumaoni ring bracelets, and singhal (the town's celebrated sweet). The street food here — bal mithai (chocolate-brown fudge rolled in sugar balls), singhal, and chai — is the real taste of Kumaon and should not be left un-sampled.
The Almora copperware sold at the Lala Bazaar dhol-damau workshops is hand-beaten and genuinely unique — a far more meaningful souvenir than the mass-produced brassware sold in most hill station markets.