Visiting Jaipur? Here Are Street Foods Recommended By Locals
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The well-known pink city, Jaipur, is well-known for its palaces, forts, and extensive history, culture, and traditions. However, in addition to all of these well-known sights, the city is also well-known for its unique and varied street food selections. You will never run out of options for food to taste when visiting Jaipur. The tantalising and distinctive flavours of Rajasthani cuisine will win you over. When looking for the greatest street food, Jaipur promises a pleasure for the palate in addition to being a feast for the eyes with a swirl of colours. The cuisine of the region promises a variety of flavours, including chaat, churma, thick lassis, and rich mithais. Foodies in Jaipur share their favourite spots in the city, from well-known restaurants to hidden gems. Here are a few of Jaipur's most well-known street food selections that can't be missed for their unparalleled flavour.

Nand Chaat Bhandar 

Who does not enjoy golgappa? Everyone's favourite dish (well, practically everyone's favourite), the spicy delight known as patashi in Jaipur, is out of this world. The Nand Chat Bhandar is the ideal location in Jaipur to enjoy patashi. Choose from a choice of hot, sweet, and tangy chutneys, then gorge yourself on these specially prepared delights. Taste the golgappa and dahi papri chaat and discover which is the best of all! 

Address: VRWG+7WX, Fashion St, Raja Park, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302004 

Price: ₹200 for two  

Timings: 4:30 pm – 9:30 pm 

Samrat Restaurant   

The gathering outside Samrat in Chaura Rasta is not surprising, despite the fact that 7.30 am may be an early start. Fans rush to Samrat's for a strong cup of chai, kachori, and jalebis, including early risers who go for walks, residents of the walled city, and true foodies. While the crisp, flaky kachoris are being given, it's amazing to watch the young servers systematically ladle milk into the tea that is brewing over the fire. The potatoes and onion mixture in the kachoris is fiery and bursts with flavour in your mouth. 

Address: Shop No.273, Choura Rasta, Pink City, Bapu Bazar, Biseswarji, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302003 

Price: ₹250 for two (approx.) 

Timings: 7:00 am – 9:00 pm


Mahaveer Rabri Bhandar 

Mahaveer Rabri Bhandar is one of my all-time favourites. They continue to use charcoal to cook the old-fashioned method. With a side of hot garlic chutney, they make a delicious Bejad Ki roti, a multigrain roti from Rajasthan made from barley or jowar, black chickpeas or kala chana, soybeans, and wheat. They also prepare paneer aloo and pyaaz ki sabzi, which are served in clay pots. After being heated, clay undergoes a change in nature, as the clay pot enables the heat to be proportionately distributed. 

Address: Mishra Rajaji Ka Rasta, Chandpole Bazar, Chandpole, Pink City, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302001 (multiple outlets) 

Price :  ₹150 for two  

Timings: 9:30 am –11:00 pm 

Somilal Rawat Mishthan Bandar 

You can go down to Somilal Rawat Mishthan Bandar in Chaura rasta for a slice of mithai heaven to quell the fire in your mouth. Gulab Sakri, the traditional Diwali puja prasad served in Jaipur households and workplaces, combines rose, cardamom, saffron, and pistachio. Interestingly, rose isn't a component in the mithai, but the way the saffron blends with the other spices gives the mithai eater the impression that they are inhaling rose. 

Address: Choura Rasta, Bapu Bazar, Biseswarji, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302003    

Price: ₹250 for two  

Timings: 8:00 am –10:00 pm 

Ankurit Kachori Wala 

It's difficult to successfully experiment with cuisine, add a few new ingredients to tried-and-true classic recipes, and achieve success. Ankurit kachori from a little shop on Ashok Marg in the C-Scheme has had some success in this regard. Moong daal, chana, and sprouting beans are used as the basic components for the basic dal kachori. These ingredients are heaped high and served with curd, tamarind chutney, and green coriander chutney. Avoid missing it. When visiting Jaipur, put caution aside and take advantage of everything the city has to offer. 

Address: WR74+JMW, Ashok Marg, Panch Batti, D 38, C Scheme, Ashok Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302001    

Price: ₹100 for two  

Timings: 8: 00 am – 9:30 pm 

Sambhar Phini Wala 

In Rajasthan, traditional sweets are highly valued. And as the season changes, so do people's choices for dessert. Pheeni and ghewar are two of the state's most well-known winter specialties. For delicacies that instantaneously melt in the mouth, stop by Sambhar Phini Wala in Ghee Walon ka Rasta. 

Address: shop no 25, 26,27, Ghee Walo Ka Rasta, Johri Bazar, Pink City, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302003 

Price: ₹ 150 for one  

Timings: 7:30 am – 9:00 pm 

Masala Chowk 

A trip to Masala Chowk is the simplest way to sample the majority of the city's street food options all at once because all of the food stands here are famous. There, you can start with breakfast and end with dinner. The boti kebab, galouti kebabs, and chapli kebabs served are comparable to those from Lucknow. The daal baati thali is excellent. When craving Mysore Rava Dosa, south Indian cuisine is a good option. Jaipur residents have grown accustomed to the city's Gulabji's chai, Gopalji's chaat, and Bhagat ke laddoo. The tastiest samosas, gol gappas, chaat, daal baati choorma thali, and even the best tandoori chai can all be found at Masala Chowk, a first-of-its-kind traditional street food court in Jaipur.  

Address: Ram Niwas Bagh, Rina Rd, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302004   

Price: ₹ 500 for two (approx.) 

Timings: 8:00 am –10:00 pm