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RajasthaniOuter Jaipur
Zoya is the all-day restaurant at Fairmont Jaipur in Kukas, serving a Rajasthani Royal Thali, live cooking and western dishes in Mughal tent-style rooms.
OrderThe Rajasthani Royal Thali, or a dish from the live cooking experience.
TipZoya is open from 07:00 to 23:00, so a thali lunch works as well as dinner.
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RajasthaniTonk Road
Chokhi Dhani, a village-style dinner venue on Tonk Road, Jaipur, serves dal, baati and churma with folk dance, puppet shows and craft stalls.
OrderDal baati churma, with the baati sunk in ghee, from the Rajasthani dinner.
TipEntry is from 17:00; dinner is ticketed in three categories, the Rajasthani dinner, the Royal Thali and a multi-cuisine buffet at the resort.
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ItalianC Scheme
In a converted ancestral home on Ramesh Marg, C-Scheme, Jaipur, Opera is an Italian restaurant known for Neapolitan pizza and hand-rolled pasta.
OrderThe Neapolitan pizza and the hand-rolled pasta, with the burrata sourdough to start.
TipChoose a table among the bougainvillea in the garden for winter lunches or summer dinners; the rooms keep much of the old house.
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InternationalOuter Jaipur
Aravalli Dining Room is the all-day restaurant at The Leela Palace Jaipur in Kukas, serving Indian, Rajasthani, Western and Asian dishes by the pool.
OrderA Rajasthani signature dish, taken at an alfresco table beside the pool.
TipSemi-private dining rooms suit small groups, and the alfresco tables look over the pool and the hills.
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North IndianTonk Road
Saffron at Jaipur Marriott Hotel, Ashram Marg, serves North Indian and traditional Rajasthani dishes from a live kitchen, open for dinner every evening.
OrderA North Indian or Rajasthani main from the live kitchen, with fresh breads.
TipSaffron serves dinner only, from 19:00 to 23:00, so go for lunch at Okra, the hotel's all-day restaurant, instead.
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IndianMi Road
Niros, a long-running restaurant on Mirza Ismail Road in Jaipur, serves Indian, Chinese and continental dishes, with laal maas and mutton cutlets.
OrderThe laal maas with butter naan, and the mutton cutlets to start.
TipClosed between 16:00 and 18:00 each day; Curly Tales puts a meal at about ₹2,000 for two and dates the restaurant to 1949.