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ItalianCivil Lines
Giardino is the Italian restaurant at the Jai Mahal Palace in Civil Lines, Jaipur, with pizza dough made fresh each day, plus antipasti, pasta and dolci.
OrderA pizza from the in-house dough, with antipasti to start and a dolci to finish.
TipLunch runs 12:30 to 14:30 and dinner 19:00 to 23:00; Travel + Leisure Asia describes candlelit evening tables, so ask for one.
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InternationalMi Road
Jaipur Pavilion is the all-day restaurant at ITC Rajputana in Jaipur, with a buffet and an à la carte menu that includes a section of Rajasthani dishes.
OrderThe dal baati churma from the Rajasthani section, or a plate from the buffet.
TipOpen from 11:00 to 23:00 every day, so it works for a late lunch; the hotel is on Palace Road, so give your driver that address.
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Modern IndianJln Marg
The Verandah is the open-air restaurant at Rambagh Palace in Jaipur, serving inventive Indian dishes and teas at candlelit tables with live folk music.
OrderThe potato pancake mille-feuille with lentil ragout, with a pot from the tea list.
TipTime Out says it is often sold out in winter, so book ahead; Condé Nast Traveller India puts a meal at about ₹5,000 for two without alcohol.
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North IndianBani Park
The Forresta Kitchen & Bar, an open-air restaurant with lush gardens in Bani Park, Jaipur, serves dahi ke kebab and laal maas with rumali roti.
OrderThe dahi ke kebab, then the laal maas with rumali roti.
TipCondé Nast Traveller India puts a meal at about ₹2,500 for two without alcohol; the open-air tables suit an evening visit.
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North IndianTonk Road
Arirasa is an all-vegetarian North Indian restaurant in Lal Kothi, Jaipur, in a neo-Art Deco room, serving kair korma, edamame seekh kebab and khamiri roti.
OrderThe kair korma with dahi ki khamiri roti, and the edamame seekh kebab.
TipOpen daily from 12:00 to 23:00; the house breads are khapli atta roti, dahi ki khamiri roti and adrak mirchi roti, so order them with the curries.
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RajasthaniCivil Lines
Spice Court serves Rajasthani food in a 1930s colonial mansion on Jacob Road in Jaipur, best known for keema baati, laal maas and junglee maas.
OrderKeema baati with jhol, then laal maas with butter naan; vegetarians can order papad mangodi sabzi.
TipDzurt, a patisserie by Chef Tejasvi Chandela, shares the premises, so finish with its ghewar entremet.