Eat well in Jaipur without overpaying: the locals'-budget edition.
Eat well in Jaipur for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
Mahaveer Rabri Bhandar in Chandpole Bazar, Jaipur, serves a thali of aloo pyaz sabzi, tikkad roti and garlic chutney, then laccha rabri; about ₹400 for two.
OrderThe aloo pyaz sabzi thali with tikkad roti and garlic chutney, then laccha rabri.
TipTime Out advises crushing the roti, pouring the sabzi over it and adding the garlic chutney; this is the Chandpole shop.
Laxmi Misthan Bhandar, known as LMB, runs a vegetarian restaurant and sweet counter on Johari Bazar Road in Jaipur, with thali, kachori and ghewar.
OrderThe thali with dal baati churma and kadhi, then the ker sangri, and ghewar to finish.
TipThe sweet counter and the restaurant share the Johari Bazar Road address; Lifestyle Asia lists the shop as open from 07:00 to 23:00.
National Canteen Company in Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur, is styled as an 1980s canteen, with cutting chai, filter coffee and hot snacks at about ₹700 for two.
OrderCutting chai or filter coffee with a plate of the canteen-style hot snacks.
TipCurly Tales describes classic benches, vintage posters and Bollywood touches; the entrance is on the side wing at plot A-34.
Santosh Bhojnalaya is a no-frills dhaba-style restaurant at Sindhi Camp in Jaipur, known for its dal, baati and kadhi meal, at about ₹250 for two.
OrderThe dal baati churma meal with kadhi, the dish Condé Nast Traveller India praises.
TipThis is the Station Road outlet at Sindhi Camp; EazyDiner lists it open from 10:00 to 23:00 every day.
RJ14 is a pure vegetarian restaurant on Ajmer Road in Jaipur, serving Rajasthani dishes such as chakke ki sabzi, plus chaat, dosa and sweets, until 23:00.
OrderChakke ki sabzi or the gulab jamun ki sabzi, both listed as main dishes, or the four-foot family dosa.
TipA second RJ14 sits on the Entertainment Paradise campus on JLN Marg; this entry is the Ajmer Road restaurant.
Sampat Namkeen Bhandar in Chandpole Bazaar, Jaipur, has fried spicy aloo kachori with an unpeeled-potato filling since 1936, by Time Out's account.
OrderThe aloo kachori, which comes without chutney; expect to want a second.
TipBring cash, because the shop does not take online payments; it is opposite Darbar School on Baba Harishchandra Marg.
Sharma Chat Corner fries aloo tikki in a large pan on MSB Ka Rasta in Johari Bazaar, Jaipur, and serves it with spicy chickpea curry and chutneys.
OrderThe crisp aloo tikki with spicy chickpea curry and the coriander and tamarind chutneys.
TipIt opens at 15:00, so it suits an evening walk through Johari Bazaar rather than a morning one.
Puran Ji Kachori Wale has fried hing kachoris filled with moong dal at Chaura Rasta in Jaipur since 1963, and serves them with fresh curd instead of chutney.
OrderThe hing kachori with curd, then a mawa kachori or a samosa.
TipBesides the hing kachori the shop sells mawa kachori, hing namkeen, samosa, pyaaz kachori and dahi kachori, plus laddoos and jalebis.
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