Mirza Ismail Road runs outside the southern walls from Ajmeri Gate to Panch Batti, with old lassi and kachori counters, Station Road sweet shops and hotel bars.
Primitive, a progressive Indian restaurant at Hotel Pearl Palace in Jaipur, cooks over charcoal and wood, from coal-roasted sweet potato to gajar halwa.
OrderThe coal-roasted shakarkand do pyaza and the Awadhi malai paneer, then the carrot-shaped halwa.
TipAn 11-course tasting menu in the private dining room was ₹3,500 vegetarian and ₹4,000 non-vegetarian plus taxes in 2025.
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.
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.
Peshawri at ITC Rajputana on Palace Road in Jaipur serves coal-grilled North-West Frontier kababs, breads and lentils at lunch and dinner every day.
OrderThe coal-grilled kababs with the house breads and a lentil dish.
TipLunch runs 12:30 to 15:00 and dinner 19:00 to 23:30; the restaurant is inside ITC Rajputana, so give the driver the hotel address.
Handi Restaurant on MI Road in Jaipur, opposite the GPO, cooks laal maas and dal baati churma in a dhaba-style room that has a rooftop dining area.
OrderThe laal maas, and the dal baati churma that Travel + Leisure Asia calls excellent.
TipThe restaurant is in Maya Mansion opposite the GPO and has run since the 1980s, according to Travel + Leisure Asia.
Nibs Cafe & Chocolataria, a chocolate-led cafe on Sanjay Marg in Gopalbari, Jaipur, is known for a thick, dessert-like hot chocolate served in large cups.
DrinkHot chocolate
TipThe hot chocolate is the draw, and the cafe pours it in generous portions, so share one if you plan to order dessert as well.
Native Cocktail Room at Hotel Pearl Palace in Jaipur is a dim-lit bar facing the bartenders, known for The Jodhpur, made with smoky tequila and cumin.
OrderThe Jodhpur, with smoky tequila and Mathania chilli syrup, and a bowl of house-made banana chips.
DrinkThe Jodhpur, with smoky tequila, cumin and Mathania chilli syrup, and Picklers Prescription, a gin and apricot drink
FoodBar plates such as house-made banana chips with pineapple salsa, chicken bao and Kolkata beetroot cutlet
TipSeats are tightly packed around the bar, which serves 17:30 to 00:00; the 2026 menu follows a day at a fictional grand hotel.
Sheesh Mahal Bar at ITC Rajputana in Jaipur is a hotel bar lined with thousands of tiny mirrors, inspired by the Palace of Mirrors at Amer Fort.
OrderA classic cocktail at the alabaster island bar, with the bartender's food pairing.
DrinkCocktails, classic spirits and vintage wines poured at an alabaster island bar, with the bartender suggesting food pairings
FoodFinger food and bar plates to go with the drinks
TipIt opens at 11:00, so it works for a mid-day drink or a sundowner; the bar looks over the Jai Singh Bagh courtyard.
The Swinton House is a lounge bar in a bungalow on MI Road in Jaipur, with a long bar, a courtyard, a Pan-Asian floor upstairs and private speakeasy rooms.
OrderThe Sassy Jamun, then the dabeli wheels or the paneer mousse nest.
DrinkThe Sassy Jamun, a tropical drink infused with Indian spices and topped with yuzu foam
FoodIndian dishes with a European twist, such as dabeli wheels and a paneer mousse nest with pickled kataifi
TipWeekdays are calmer, with the courtyard as the draw; the first floor holds Albion, a Pan-Asian restaurant.
Rawat Mishthan Bhandar fries pyaaz kachori and sweet mawa kachori at its main shop on Station Road in Sindhi Camp, Jaipur, from early morning to late evening.
OrderA pyaaz kachori, then the mawa kachori dipped in warm sugar syrup.
TipThe restaurant has a dedicated family seating section, and the shop opens at 06:30 every day.
Lassiwala at 312 MI Road in Jaipur serves thick lassi topped with malai in large kulhads; the original is the middle shop of several using the name.
OrderThe makhaniya lassi in a large kulhad, with its thick layer of malai.
TipSeveral shops on this stretch use the Lassiwala name; look for number 312 and the Kishan Lal Govind Narian Agarwal signboard.
Gulab Ji Chai Wale pours milky masala chai in glasses and kulhads at Ganpati Plaza on MI Road in Jaipur, and sells bun maska to go with it from before dawn.
OrderA kulhad of masala chai with bun maska.
TipThe shop is number 17 at Ganpati Plaza, and its tables have holes to hold the chai glasses upright.
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.
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