Jaipur
Established in 1949, Niro’s is a long-standing favourite on MI Rd that, like a good wine, only improves with age. Escape the chaos of the street by…
Must-see restaurants in Eastern Rajasthan
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Jaipur
This multilevel rooftop restaurant at the Hotel Pearl Palace gets rave reviews for its excellent yet inexpensive cuisine (Indian, Chinese and continental)…
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Jaipur
Laxmi Misthan Bhandar, LMB to you and me, is a vegetarian restaurant in the Old City that’s been going strong since 1954. A welcoming air-conditioned…
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Jaipur
Within the eponymous homewares and fashion showroom is this super Mediterranean cafe showcasing organic ingredients and supporting local sustainable…
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Jaipur
Handi Fusion is casual, verging on elegant, and welcoming, with an army of attentive waiters and a bar serving cold beer and wine. It offers generous…
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Jaipur
Despite the crusty exterior this tiny shop has a delightfully creamy centre. Pandit gets rave reviews for its conical kulfi (firm-textured ice cream) on a…
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Jaipur
Set back from the street, down an easily missed alley, this traditional coffee house (a venerable co-op institution) offers a pleasant cup of filtered…
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Jaipur
The best Italian restaurant in Jaipur, Little Italy is part of a national chain that offers excellent vegetarian pasta, risotto and wood-fired pizzas in…
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Jaipur
Four Seasons is one of Jaipur’s best vegetarian restaurants. It’s a popular place with dining on two levels and a glass wall to the busy kitchens. There’s…
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Pushkar
Distinctly a deeper shade of blue in this sky-blue town, Out of the Blue is a reliable restaurant. The menu ranges from noodles and momos (Tibetan…
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Eastern Rajasthan
Alwar’s renowned restaurant has been going since 1957. In the heart of the old town, it serves fresh, tasty pure-veg food – try the delicious dhal fry…
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Pushkar
This chilled rooftop restaurant is a great place to head to even if you didn’t score a room in the popular hotel. The pizza and the Indian seasonal…
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Jaipur
Handi has been satisfying customers since 1967, with scrumptious tandoori and barbecue dishes and rich Mughlai curries. In the evenings it sets up a smoky…
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Pushkar
Head to this no-nonsense local favourite and tuck into some dhal, paneer or kofta, before mopping up the sauce with freshly baked chapatis and washing it…
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Jaipur
Not far from Panch Batti is this classy vegetarian place, which has an extensive menu featuring North Indian, Continental and Chinese cuisine and booth…
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Eastern Rajasthan
This newer branch of Prem's is a bit like a school cafeteria with functional furnishings for a quick meal of delicious Indian veg. The menu is a bit more…
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Jaipur
One of several similarly named roadside kebab shops on this stretch of MI Rd, this one (next to the mosque) is the original (so we’re told) and the best …
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Jaipur
Shikar Bagh is a sumptuous bar-restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating plus an elevated, open-sided terrace under canvas. Its a great place for a lazy…
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Jaipur
This hotel in the Old City has a splendid restaurant on the roof with views down to bustling Nehru Bazaar. It's a great place to break the shopping spree…
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Jaipur
Part of a renowned chain established in 1921, Dãsaprakash specialises in vegetarian South Indian cuisine, including thalis and several versions of dosa…
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Eastern Rajasthan
The plush restaurant in the Hotel Aravali is possibly the best in town, especially for tandoor and nonveg. The curries are generous and delicious plus…
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Jaipur
This popular bakery does a roaring trade in various breads, cookies and sweet cakes. Indeed, the cake display will mesmerise you with its numerous tasty…
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Jaipur
This serene and cool cafe with a fashionable organic vibe is the perfect place to come if you’re craving a crunchy, well-dressed salad, a quiche or a…
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Pushkar
Run by a friendly family, this tiny wholefood breakfast and lunch place has delicious South Indian coffee and homemade cakes. Even better are the salad…
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Pushkar
This traveller stalwart near Naya Rangji Temple continues to satisfy, with wood-fired pizzas and espresso coffee featuring on its predominately Italian…
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Pushkar
Right on the eastern ghats, this cafe has sublime lake views from its front porch and rooftop. It offers the usual traveller menu, including curries,…
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Jaipur
This great little ice-cream parlour has been going since 1952. There are around 50 flavours to choose from, but if it's hot outside, it's hard to beat…
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Pushkar
Perfect for quelling a sudden attack of the munchies, and a big hit with Israeli travellers, these adjacent roadside joints knock up a choice selection of…
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Pushkar
This superb restaurant has excellent thin-crust, wood-fired pizzas and imported pasta with tasty sauces. As well as homemade pesto and gnocchi, there are…
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Jaipur
Tiny Mohan is easy to miss: it’s a few steps down from the footpath on the corner of the street. It’s basic, cheap and a bit grubby, but the vegetarian…
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Jaipur
This popular option near Panch Batti specialises in South Indian vegetarian food; try the tasty dhal makhani (black lentils and red kidney beans). There…
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Jaipur
Head to this popular takeaway with an attached restaurant for delicious Indian sweets and famous kachori (potato masala in a fried pastry case), a…
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Pushkar
Busy any time of day, this is particularly popular as a breakfast stop: watch the world go by with a fresh coffee (from ₹40) or juice (from ₹50) and an…
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Pushkar
Om Baba Rooftop Restaurant serves all the traveller favourites so common in the neighbourhood (pizza, pasta, falafel, hummus), but it's the views from the…
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Pushkar
Come here for pizzas and baked potato combos, as well as Israeli food and espresso coffee. There's a sunny and peaceful courtyard plus a street-side cafe.
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Jaipur
This pocket-sized outdoor restaurant is in a fantastic location on the top of the Old City wall near New Gate. The chef is in a pit on one side of the…
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Eastern Rajasthan
This main-road restaurant has lots of palatable veg and 13 different paneer choices among its multicuisine menu. There’s a hushed and low-lit ambience in…
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Eastern Rajasthan
Sit inside a cage safe from monkeys to enjoy crisps, chai or instant coffee.
