The best restaurants JAIPUR ET SA RÉGION

If the location of the ITC Rajputana hotel does not seduce at first sight, wedged between the train station and an elevated road, its restaurant Peshawri will quickly make you forget this inconvenience. The somewhat curious setting is probably reminiscent of the interior of a traditional house in the Peshawar region of northern Pakistan. Stone walls, wooden clerestories stretched with string, long wooden tables and upholstered stools. The interest lies of course in the plate. The chefs will prepare delicious North Indian specialties with a touch of spice.

This restaurant is so good and nice that the people who live in the Pearl Palace don't seem to take the risk of going to eat elsewhere. On the roof, where a magnificent wrought iron peacock looks down on you, the restaurant overlooks the neighborhood and the heights of the city. An impressive menu, a multitude of delicious and fresh dishes, a superb atmosphere, very good music, a smiling and really responsive staff, you will hardly find better in Jaipur for the price.

Three falafel stands are located on Sadar Bazaar and are always full, whatever the time of day. Our favorite is probably Just Falafel for its interior, which is a little more neat than the others. You will meet many Israeli tourists there, but also many others, because the falafels of Pushkar are famous. Ideal to fill a small hunger or for a light meal, the sandwiches are simply delicious and allow to change the dal or mutter paneer. Not very authentic, but frankly good!

This trendy little café-restaurant is adjacent to the boutique of the same name. The golden youth of Jaipur meets here to enjoy bagels, falafels, tapenade, brie sandwiches, hummus, pesto... The choice of international inspiration is not only very eclectic, but also very convincing. The pastries, cookies, chocolates and desserts of all kinds also hit the spot. You can accompany everything with an espresso (a rarity in India), a fruit juice or an ice tea. If you need to let go, this is the place to be.

This is the restaurant of the hotel Devraj Niwas. Located in the center of the city, it offers an exotic setting in the heart of a landscaped park. The wooden tables are set in an arc in the garden, lit with candles for a romantic atmosphere. In winter, braziers are placed between the tables to keep warm. In addition to the setting, the menu with its many vegetarian specialties is worth the detour. A nice choice of wines, cocktails, and branded spirits allow to prolong this moment. You are at the right place for a romantic dinner.

We will not hide it, Spice Court is a restaurant for tourists. But... the quality is there, the setting is pleasant, the service is impeccable. The meal is taken in a large garden with, in the first part of the evening, a traditional show. From 9pm, the Indians take over the place, and the artists go home. The menu offers a wide variety of simmered dishes, perfectly spiced and tasty. A beautiful air-conditioned room welcomes the customers on hot days. Cherry on the cake, the owner speaks an impeccable French.

This restaurant is installed on the roof of the hotel Umaid Bhawan. You can eat there on the terrace, which is very pleasant in the evening when the weather is fine, or at lunchtime in winter. The address is famous for its tandoor cooking, the clay oven in which meat and naans are roasted, which take on delicate smoky notes. The very varied menu offers a large choice of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. But it is a bit expensive, even if the quality is good. To note, there is a pleasant little bar on the first floor that allows you to extend the evening.

The best buffet in town? In any case, this restaurant is located in a pleasant, well-kept garden and the formula is attractive. If you opt for the buffet, you can eat as much as you want, for a slightly higher price than the a la carte menu. The choice is not huge, but the cuisine is simple and of good quality. The restaurant also offers a menu, with some delicious snacks like the eggplant and feta salad. To be accompanied by a cold beer.

The place is worth a visit for its breathtaking view of the sacred lake, especially at sunset. It is better to come a little earlier if you want to have a place on the terrace, because the address is popular and the tables along the street are quickly taken. The food is good and the menu offers Indian and continental classics that you can find everywhere in the city: curries, dal, rotis, pizzas... and the inevitable Israeli specialties!

With a small terrace, this restaurant offers a nice view of the bazaar from the cramped room on the second floor. On the roof, a vast space overlooks the whole city and a part of the sacred lake. The address is well known to travelers on a tight budget, many of whom come to Pushkar. They come here to have their meals or simply to rest during the day to taste a homemade lassi. They serve Indian dishes, but also pizzas and salads... The food is more than correct.

This is a good idea to leave for dinner in the very calm Jaïpur. In a reconstituted setting, this rajasthani village delights with its atmosphere, but also by its typical (very spicy) thalis. Dance, puppet and music shows, camel or elephant rides, every evening from until.

Handi delights lovers of grilled meats: tandoori, kebab, chicken or mutton tikka, butter chicken... Obviously, vegetarians will not be left out. All this is served in a "Rajsthan rural" setting with walls covered with dried and painted mud. The large, dark room behind a blackened window may seem unattractive, but these are the standards of "cool" in India. A good place to enjoy tandoori at lunchtime. This is exceptional, since the ovens are usually only lit in the evening.

This unpretentious dhaba offers very cheap South Indian snacks(masala dosa, idli, vada). The old-fashioned setting wonderfully recreates the India of the 1970s, just like the portrait of Indira Gandhi hanging in the main room that nobody has yet dared to take down. If the content of the plate is exclusively turned towards the south of the country, the waiters are turbaned in the Rajasthan fashion. The atmosphere here is relaxed and the restaurant is often full, because Indians are very fond of southern cuisine, especially at breakfast.

Don't let the unwelcoming entrance put you off, because this is a very good restaurant. Two large, dark, windowless rooms are always welcoming Indian families looking for a good South Indian vegetarian dish. Prefer the second, brighter room for a succulent potato and onion curry or a classic dal. Some rajasthani specialties are also on the menu. It is often full and you may have to wait for a table, but there are many and the turnover is fast.

The restaurant of the Zone by the Park hotel, located in the north of Bani Park, serves many western and eastern specialties to satisfy its international clientele. But it also offers a short selection of Rajasthani specialties that are worth a visit. You will find them under the selection "khammaghani". Here, the gulab jamun is served in a savory version in a thick cashew sauce. If you prefer the non-vegetarian option, you can enjoy a tasty Shekhawati chicken.

Faced with the gastronomic desert of the old city and the influx of tourists to the City Palace, the maharaja had the good idea to transform a courtyard of the palace into a restaurant. The menu is in the fusion mode, with a touch of spices and typical local products. You can choose between a beet and quinoa salad or a lamb curry served with millet and chard. If the flavors are perfectly balanced, we can only regret a nonchalant and not very involved service, especially since the prices are quite high.

This grungy pocket restaurant is the best of the local canteen scene in Jaipur. No matter what time of day it is, you'll always find customers sitting down to indulge in a well-balanced thali. Not too hearty, not too fatty, it's just right. Alongside parathas and other rotis (bread), the restaurant serves some South Indian specialties like idli and dosa. This authentic address allows you to revise your culinary range at a low price. The address is so local that no English is spoken.

This trendy restaurant belongs to the French-Italian designer Maximilano Modesti, the same one who founded the Kalhath Institute dedicated to the preservation of embroidery and based in Lucknow. A beautiful house with clean and modern lines hosts the restaurant, which plays with graphic patterns to outline the setting. You don't come here to taste yet another curry or dal, but to enjoy a cuisine with international accents: salads, sandwiches, pizzas... A section of the menu is entirely made with organic quinoa. Trendy, we tell you!

Originally, Karim's is a restaurant in the Muslim quarter of Old Delhi. It is famous for its Mughal cuisine, tandoor chicken and kebabs. While the Delhi address is particularly popular, the Jaipur address is showing some gentrification. The restaurant is located in one of the chic and residential areas of the capital of Rajasthan. The stone and wood setting is elegant. Armchairs and almond green benches break somewhat the monotony. You will find on the menu the specialties that made the reputation of the sign.

If you haven't had a chance to try the creamy lassis at Jaipur's Lassiwala, you can make up for it here. This street corner stall sells delicious saffron flavored lassis. They are prepared freshly every day and if you come early in the morning, you will even see Anant doing the final preparations. Served in the traditional clay cups, you can ask for it salted, sweetened, with extra cream. A perfect stop after visiting the museum which is just a few steps away.