Thukpa, momos and gyakok in a warm room off Fort Road.
Fort Road
1
The pedestrianised old market below the palace — pashmina, apricots, prayer flags, and cafés where every Ladakh trip gets planned.
2
A white Japanese-built peace pagoda on a ridge above Leh, reached by 500 steps or a road, with the best view over the town.
3
A nine-storey 17th-century royal palace above the old town, modelled on the Potala and now partly restored.
4
A twelve-storey gompa stacked up a hill in the Indus valley, often compared to the Potala, with a 15-metre Maitreya Buddha inside.