5 - 6 hours
Diwali Celebration With Local Family at Jaipur With Dinner
Experience the vibrant and enchanting festival of lights, Diwali, in the heart of the culturally rich city of Jaipur.
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What to order at Indian Coffee House (MI Road)
- Must order
- The filter coffee, which a regular of 30 years praises in ETV Bharat's report.
- Editor tip
- The original is off MI Road, and a second branch opened at Jawahar Kala Kendra in 2004; staff wear the same uniform as in every branch.
Why locals love it: The coffee house sits in a narrow lane off MI Road and looks unassuming from outside, easy to miss among the new cafes that have opened across Jaipur.
Hidden gems: tours, tastings and classes in Jaipur
Guided tour · 4 hours
Jaipur: Local Lifestyle, Markets, and Food Tour
Experience the local lifestyle, markets, and food of Jaipur on a 4-hour tour. Explore the city’s famous Johari Bazaar & Bapu Bazaar, known for jewelry, textiles, and h...
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Guided tour · 2 hours
Jaipur: History Street Food Tour with Local Guide
Explore Jaipur’s royal street food on a guided walking tour. Taste 7+ authentic local delicacies, watch live preparation, and discover the city’s rich food culture wit...
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Location
Address: 371, Mirza Ismail Road, Jayanti Market, New Colony, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302001
More hidden gems in Jaipur
Ramchandra Kulfi Bhandar ★ 3.7
Ramchandra Kulfi Bhandar on Tripolia Bazaar in Jaipur sells kulfi near Badi Chaupar until 23:00; Outlook Traveller's writer rates it a rival to Pandit Kulfi.
OrderThe kulfi, then a taste-off against Pandit Kulfi's kesar and rabri flavours.
Why locals goPandit Kulfi near Hawa Mahal gets the headline in Outlook Traveller's guide; its writer says this Tripolia Bazaar shop gives it close competition.
TipThe shop is on Tripolia Bazaar by Badi Chaupar and keeps late hours, so it works as a last stop after an evening walk through the old city.
GC Dairy ★ 3.7
GC Dairy on Chaura Rasta in Jaipur's old city serves sweet makkhan, lassi and chaach, with the butter handed over on leaves and the buttermilk in kulhads.
OrderSweet makkhan with pistachios, lassi and namkeen chaach; a Local Food Club walk had shrikhand and makhan.
Why locals goA small counter run by an old couple beside the far busier Samrat on Chaura Rasta, easy to pass while queueing for kachoris.
TipGo after a kachori breakfast at Samrat next door and ask for the makkhan topped with pistachios, then a kulhad of namkeen chaach.
Kaljug Halwai (Tiporewalas) ★ 3.6
Kaljug Halwai, also called Tiporewalas, sells mirchi ki tipore, a pickled green chilli snack, off Kishanpole Bazar in Jaipur's walled city until 22:00.
OrderMirchi ki tipore, a tangy pickled green chilli, eaten as a snack.
Why locals goIt sits down Khunteton Ka Rasta off Kishanpole Bazar and sells mirchi ki tipore, a pickled chilli snack the Local Food Club walk made a point of tasting.
TipAsk for the tipore, a tangy pickled green chilli eaten as a snack, and expect a halwai counter rather than a seated restaurant.
Radhe Kachori Wala ★ 3.7
Radhe Kachori Wala is a small old-city shop on Churukon Ka Rasta in Jaipur, frying spicy kachoris and hot samosas from 06:00 to 22:00 every day.
OrderA freshly fried kachori straight from the pan, and a hot samosa.
Why locals goLifestyle Asia calls it a hole-in-the-wall shop in the old city whose name locals give for lesser-known pyaaz kachori, in a lane opposite the better-known Puran Ji.
TipYash Dixit's Kachoris of Jaipur puts it opposite Puran Ji Kachori Wale, so the two shops can be tried back to back.
Sampat Namkeen Bhandar ★ 4.4
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.
Why locals goLifestyle Asia places it in the cramped lanes of Chandpole, a no-nonsense stall that often sells out by 12:00, so late risers miss it.
TipBring cash, because the shop does not take online payments; it is opposite Darbar School on Baba Harishchandra Marg.
Puran Ji Kachori Wale ★ 4.1
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.
Why locals goCondé Nast Traveller India says locals send you to 'bank wali gali' for hing kachori: a side lane at Chaura Rasta rather than a main road.
TipBesides the hing kachori the shop sells mawa kachori, hing namkeen, samosa, pyaaz kachori and dahi kachori, plus laddoos and jalebis.