Every time I think of Nainital, I get very excited about the Mall Road area. That’s one place in Nainital which is bustling with tourists and local activities all the time. From shops, to eateries to local vendors, the ever colourful Mall Road is the life line of Nainital.
Located parallel to the Naini Lake, the Mall Road is a stretch of about 1 km and also serves as the entry and exit point of Nainital. If you enter Nainital from the Main Point (Close to the Bus stand when you come via Kathgodam), on your left is Naini Lake and the right side is full of hotels and shops. This 1 km sstretch going up to the Nainital Boat House Club is called the Mall Road.
We started our walk through the famous Mall and soon came across a “Bun Tik” joint where people were having these Indian Burgers. It didn’t take us much time to order these delicious Bun Tiks which are prepared by frying the Alloo Tikki (Potato Patty) and wrapping them in a fresh baked bun with Indian chutneys. This is the best part about Nainital Mall Road and highly recommended.
Our next stop was not one but a couple of shops which were selling imported items like Bags, Belts, Wallets, Key chains, etc. Nainital Mall is all about shopping and needless to say we picked up quite a bit for ourselves, had Juicy Corns during our walk and completely enjoyed our Sunny afternoon. Nainital is famous for Candles and you will find good candles if you are a Candle lover. Our last stop was Boating and we decided to do Yachting from the Boat House Club. This was a great experience and we took a full round of the Naini Lake which took us about 45 minutes. Since I have done boating in the past, Yachting was a far more superior experience.
NOTE:
It is very important to note that the entry and exit points is Nainital Mall Road are open/close at different times during the year.
May, June and October: Light Vehicles cannot enter/exit from 08:00 AM to 11:00 AM and 02:30 PM to 10:00 PM. If you want to enter/exit during the barred timings, please take the route via Rajbhavan.
November to April: Light vehicles are barred from 06:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
Apart from this Mall Road is the only area where you will find all the ATMs. Banks which already have ATMS are HDFC, Bank of Baroda and State Bank of India. It is highly recommended that you carry cash if you in going during May and June. Nainital is very crowded during that time and the ATMs run out of Cash 
We also liked the variety of Bags, Wallets, Key Chains, etc. Its actually a good place for commercial tourists as it falls right next to the Temple, the Gurudwara (Sikh Temple) and the famous Naini Lake. So its not a bad idea to come here and also help the Tibetans at the same time.