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Food is generally very spicy - to be enjoyed in moderation for first timers. Dairy based sweet products are very popular in this part of the country. Restaurants are mostly vegetarian. Finding restaurants serving good non-vegetarian food could be difficult, and in general, non vegetarian stuff in road side eateries should be avoided. Bread - both leavened and unleavened is readily available.

A typical Rajasthani fare would include daal-baati-churma. Daal is lentil curry;baati is round balls made out of wheat flour and baked in charcoal fire;churma is a dessert made out of crushed wheat balls rolled in jaggery/sugar and topped with ghee.

Chokhi Dhani, Two excellent places to enjoy Rajasthani food served in the traditional mode. Chokhi Dhani a.k.a Lalten Restaurant is a more popular place because of being on the main road near the airport and excellent to do things like horse riding, camel riding, maze, boating, kathputli (puppet) show. Opens at 6PM, and be sure to get here early as many of the sites are difficult to see when it gets dark; 30 min rickshaw ride from Central Jaipur. Rs 400 per person entry.Nice place to visit but avoid going there during rainy season.

Ambrosia, KJ city tower, Ashok Marg, C Scheme (right next to ahimsa circle), ☎ +91 141 3153900. lipsmacking food serving varied cuisines such as lebanese, italian, indian, continental, mexican and chinese located in the heart of the city atop a 100 feet high building providing a breathtaking view of the city.  edit

Apno Gaon. Vegetarian food, including fresh vegetables and fruits. Slightly away from the main city one has to go in for a bumpy ride to reach there. Cost is Rs 350 per person.

Natraj, MI Rd. Vegetarian, specialty is the Rajasthani Thali. The main courses are Rs 90-175 and some thalis a bit more. Credit cards are accepted and they do not serve alcohol.

Loharu House,this is the house of a Royal Family in Civil Lines. You can call in advance and request a special dinner. ☎ +91 141 222 5251, +91 141 222 5945

Rawat Mishthan Bhandar. Do not miss the famous Pyaz ki Kachori (a spicy onion dish). Situated at Polo Victory cinema and very close to both railway station and the bus stand this is a famous age old kachori hangout

Laxmi Mishtan Bhandar. Another very popular sweet dish all round the country is Rasmalai of Laxmi mishtan Bhandar (LMB). The hotel LMB is situated in the busy market of Johari Bazaar in walled city. LMB is a very well known tourist stop that has reasonable prices [1] in its comfortable air-conditioned restaurant for authentic Rajasthani and Kashmiri cuisine. Also a well renowned bakery connected with all of the typical rasmalai, rasgullah, gulab jamun. Warning: Overpriced menu at the restaurant with indifferent wait staff

Prices are way overboard! Tourist trap. Hotel banks on its popularity of it's earlier outdated posts.

Shakes and Icecreams. Yankee Doodle, Jal Mahal at MI Rd and Milky Way near St. Xavier School are popular ice cream parlours.

Chitra Cafeteria, behind Amber Towers, Sansar Chandra Rd, ☎ +91 141 237 2456, +91 141 237 1773 (tarun@aryaniwas.com, fax: +91 141 236 1871),. Good, wholesome vegetarian food. Their lunch buffet is excellent. Rs 150 for a 3 course meal.  edit

Little Chef's Rasoi, c-Scheme near dear park (near dear park and Statue Circle), ☎ +91 141 222 9634 (tarun@aryaniwas.com, fax: +91 141 236 1871), Vegetarian food. Rs 100 for a 3 course meal.  edit

Anokhi cafe, 2 Tilak Marg, C-Scheme. Organic home-baked cakes & freshly prepared sandwiches, pastries, savoury snacks plus organic coffee and a selection of good teas. Quiet, relaxing, good value for money &amp situated outside the Anokhi shop,. The shop is great for truly ethical hand printed contemporary & wearable clothes & textiles. 

Gangaur sweets, bagadiya bhavan market. Sweets for chamcham, also baked sweets and crispy samosas. 

Niros. Located on MI Rd, Niros is a 60 year old restaurant serving mostly Indian and Indo-Chinese dishes. Expect to spend Rs 500+ on a meal for two.

Jal Mahal. A popular ice-cream parlor located on MI Rd, (near Paanch Batti). An assortment of ice cream shakes, and some very indigenous ice cream flavors. Excellent after a hearty meal at one of the MI Rd restaurants.

BMB, 100 Johari Bazaar. Good mid range north Indian restaurant. Rs 110 for a vegetable curry and Rs 13 for a roti. Thali, Rs 360+VAT (big). The restaurant sells good sweets and chat (Indian sweet and savory snacks).  edit

Moti Mahal Delux, 5,kamal mansion,M.I. Rd, Jaipur-1 (near Paanch Batti and Rajmandir cinema hall), ☎ +91 141 4017733. 11AM-11PM. Great for authentic Indian tandoori food. Their specialities include butter chicken, tandoori chicken, dal makhani and hand churned kulfi. Started by legendary indian gourmet chef Kundan lal Gujral. Expect to pay Rs 500+ for a meal for two.