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
Jaipur
This multilevel rooftop restaurant at the Hotel Pearl Palace gets rave reviews for its excellent yet inexpensive cuisine (Indian, Chinese and continental)…
Ajmer
This upmarket restaurant, located in Ajmer’s top hotel, the Mansingh Palace, offers excellent Indian, Continental and Chinese dishes, as well as a buffet…
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…
Jaipur
Within the eponymous homewares and fashion showroom is this super Mediterranean cafe showcasing organic ingredients and supporting local sustainable…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Ajmer
With dim, bar-like lighting and American diner decor, this is a popular Ajmer hang-out. It’s divided in two: Mango Masala is no alcohol and vegetarian,…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
Jaipur
Part of a renowned chain established in 1921, Dãsaprakash specialises in vegetarian South Indian cuisine, including thalis and several versions of dosa…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Pushkar
This traveller stalwart near Naya Rangji Temple continues to satisfy, with wood-fired pizzas and espresso coffee featuring on its predominately Italian…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
Ajmer
The Honeydew offers a diverse selection of veg and nonveg Indian, Chinese and Continental food in a pleasant, clean and relaxed (but overly dim)…
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…
