Young Jaipur: specialty coffee, galleries, rooftop chai at Tapri. An exhale between forts.
Young Jaipur outside the walls: a calm leafy grid of specialty coffee, contemporary galleries and young designers' shops. This is the city off duty, and the best pause between forts: rooftop chai at Tapri, ice cream, shopping without haggling.
Who it suits
coffee and galleries
a breather between forts
stylish stays
Staying here
Yes, boutique hotels and haveli stays on quiet leafy blocks.
In the evening
Evenings mean Tapri's rooftop chai and cafes till eleven.
Getting there
Ⓜ Sindhi Camp · Chandpole, then a rickshaw
Anokhi CafeOrganic, farm-to-table cafe fare in a calm setting, a clean and light-eating haven for travellers.
Curious Life Coffee RoastersJaipur's original specialty-coffee roaster and its most genuinely work-friendly cafe.
Jaipur Modern KitchenA distinctive farm-forward cafe attached to a celebrated design store, singled out by LBB and travel writers for its wholesome, contemporary cooking.
On The HouseA pioneering, still-excellent C-Scheme bistro repeatedly recommended by LBB for the city's best brunch and bakery.
Roastery Coffee HouseConsistently tops lists of Jaipur's best laptop-friendly cafes: the definitive digital-nomad and specialty-coffee spot in C-Scheme.
Tapri CentralJaipur's favourite modern rooftop chai cafe, a breezy local hangout over Central Park.
SteamAn iconic Rambagh Palace venue, with a genuinely unique heritage setting paired with dependable Mediterranean cooking and a full bar.
Suvarna MahalJaipur's grandest palace-dining experience, set in the Maharaja's former dining hall at Rambagh.
Four Seasons RestaurantRepeatedly recommended as C-Scheme's dependable, hygienic family vegetarian restaurant.
Handi RestaurantA clay-pot institution on MI Road where the kitchen is meat-led, which is worth knowing before you plan dinner.