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What to order at Puran Ji Kachori Wale
- Must order
- The hing kachori with curd, then a mawa kachori or a samosa.
- Editor tip
- Besides the hing kachori the shop sells mawa kachori, hing namkeen, samosa, pyaaz kachori and dahi kachori, plus laddoos and jalebis.
CuisineStreet food
Price$$$$
NeighborhoodOld City
HoursDaily 06:00-20:00
Last verified
Why locals love it: Condé 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.
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Location
Address: 1182, Natanion Ka Rasta, Chaura Rasta, Modikhana, Jaipur, Rajasthan
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Mahaveer Rabri Bhandar (Chandpole) ★ 4.3
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.
Why locals goTime Out calls it a hole-in-the-wall shop in the old city, in a lane off Chandpole Bazar, run by the fourth generation of one family.
TipTime Out advises crushing the roti, pouring the sabzi over it and adding the garlic chutney; this is the Chandpole shop.
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.
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Nand Chaat Bhandar, known locally as Nandvala, serves paani puri and dahi papdi at its Fashion Street address in Raja Park, Jaipur, from 16:30 to 21:00.
OrderThe paani puri, six to a round with extra water after, and the dahi papdi.
Why locals goNandwala sits down a lane in Raja Park, and Outlook Traveller says reaching it means wading through a labyrinth of lanes and Raja Park traffic.
TipAsk for the separate meetha paani; the stall opens at 16:30, so go in the evening.
Mahaveer Rabri Bhandar (Chandpole) ★ 4.3
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.
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Why locals goTime Out calls it a hole-in-the-wall shop in the old city, in a lane off Chandpole Bazar, run by the fourth generation of one family.
TipTime Out advises crushing the roti, pouring the sabzi over it and adding the garlic chutney; this is the Chandpole shop.
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OrderThe filter coffee, which a regular of 30 years praises in ETV Bharat's report.
Why locals goThe 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.
TipThe 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.
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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.