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Jaipur Restaurants

Established as the first planned city in India, Jaipur is located in the state of Rajasthan, with the surroundings resembling desert land. The traditional cuisine of the Rajasthan state generally has a lot of flavouring and spices, because the food needed to be preserved for sometime during the ancient days. Even though modern technology has reduced the need for food preservation through ancient methods, the rice and curry served in most Jaipur restaurants still keep the flavours and spices. Unlike other Indian states and cities, Jaipur shuns the regular meal consisting of rice and vegetables. Instead, Jaipur specialises in rice and curry with a lot of lentils and corn.

Specialties served in Jaipur restaurants include the dal baati churma, gate ki subzi and ker sangria, which are dumplings made out of dhal, gram flour and green beans, respectively. The Thaali, a traditional metal platter with separate sections for a large selection of curries and condiments, is the best way to experience a true meal in Jaipur.

In addition to the typical South Indian meals served in Jaipur, the city also has a selection of dining venues serving multinational cuisine. Chinese, Continental, and cuisines from the Asia-Pacific are commonly served in these Jaipur restaurants.

8 July Restaurant
Fort, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
+91 141 2992 814

A delightful café style diner, this restaurant serves everything from pizza and wonderful milkshakes to vegetable dishes and tea. The restaurant is run by an Indo-Australian, offering eclectic mixes in most of the snacks.

Castle Mandawa
Mandawa, Rajasthan, India
+91 141 159 / 222 3124

Warm and delicious food, reasonable prices, and the safari tours arranged by the restaurant makes the restaurant a good choice for dining. Dinner is a charming affair, with food served in an alfresco courtyard.

Choki Dhani
Tonk Road, via Vatika, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
+91 141 277 0555

The choice of many travel guides and reputed for delicious meals, this restaurant is elegantly set with seating arrangements on the floor (no tables and chairs). The food is served in traditional Indian style, with mouth-watering vegetarian dishes and pure clarified butter in every meal. No silverware is provided and food is eaten by using the fingers, in genuine Indian style.

The Copper Chimney
Mirza Ismail Road, Panch Batti, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
+91 141 237 2275

The menu here offers Chinese, Continental and Indian cuisine, and the restaurant specialises in Indian food. The palak paneer (peas with cheese), sweet-and-sour lassis, traditional lal mas (mutton gravy) and Rajasthani-style kadai chicken (cooked in a heavy wok and spicy) are delectable specialities available here.

Gulab Mahal
Taj Jai Mahal Palace, Jacob Road, Civil Lines, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
+91 141 222 3636

Among the few places specialising in Rajasthan dishes, this restaurant caters to customers with advanced reservations. The dishes such as the pyaaz aur boondi ki kadhi (curry of gram flour and yogurt with onions and garlic), hara mattar sisua (tasty blend of green peas and ginger), papad ki subji (thin lentil wafers cooked with spices) are excellent examples of the traditional vegetarian dishes in Rajasthan. Classis non-vegetarian dishes include murg methi ki bhajia (chicken with fenugreek leaves in yogurt-based gravy), maas ka soyeta (lamb on the bone with millets and spices) and maas ka soola (spiced boneless lamb cooked over charcoal).

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