Rajasthani ingredients, palace tables and a new generation of kitchens.
New tables, great kitchens and places worth your evening.
places on the shortlist
10 recent openings
Chor Bizarre’s Jaipur restaurant brings Kashmiri and regional Indian cooking to an intimate dining room at InterContinental Jaipur.
Brand chef Srinivasulu A’s menu gives prominence to Kashmiri preparations, with a separate Kashmir Room for shared Wazwan style dining.
Ajay Anand’s café menu alongside an espresso bar.
A chef-directed daytime option.
Coffee and food in a restored 1955 home.
A dedicated coffee programme.
Coffee, matcha and Detroit-style pizza.
A focused neighbourhood café.
Vegetarian Indian cooking in an Art Deco dining room.
Regional flavours with inventive touches.
A café with Sonam Dorje Sherpa’s coffee programme.
Specialist coffee is the draw.
Indian flavours explored through open-fire cooking.
A tasting menu built around grilling, charring and slow cooking.
A private five-course dining experience.
A menu-led occasion requiring advance arrangements.
A seasonal six-course interpretation of Rajasthan.
Local ingredients and regional techniques lead the meal.
A vegetarian restaurant built around Satvik cooking, including millet dishes, dosas and Indian classics without onion or garlic.
A distinct vegetarian option in Jagatpura, with native grains and traditional preparations at the centre of the menu.
Plant-led café cooking by Varun S.
A thoughtful daytime kitchen.
A Silk Route-inspired cocktail bar.
Technique-led drinks take priority.
Rajasthan-inspired cocktails shaped by Ruslan Kaptsan.
A focused craft bar.
Botanical cocktails in a bungalow speakeasy.
A distinctive drinks programme.
Italian dining and drinks in a painted palace pavilion.
A distinctive setting for an unhurried evening.
Carbon’s third Jaipur café focuses on long steeped cold brews, coffee cocktails without alcohol, croffles and sandwiches.
A useful addition for coffee enthusiasts, with the branch’s opening confirmed separately from Carbon’s older outlets.
Palace dining with an optional private tasting experience.
Book the chef’s course menu for a more structured meal.
Modern Indian cooking in an old mansion.
Indian flavours in a distinctly Jaipur setting.
Indian royal-kitchen recipes in a formal palace dining room.
A destination for regional culinary traditions.
Seasonal vegetarian cooking in a restored haveli.
Rajasthan’s resourceful food traditions shape the kitchen.
Italian and Indian cooking across indoor and courtyard spaces.
A setting for shared plates and a leisurely meal.
Garden dining in the Narain Niwas grounds.
An outdoor option for a longer shared meal.
A heritage-house destination for food and cocktails.
A considered option for dinner followed by drinks.
