Jaipur New: Top 5 Restaurant

Set in the former ballroom of Rambagh Palace, this dining room draws its menu from the royal kitchens of Rajasthan, Awadh, Punjab and Hyderabad. Gilded mirrors and Florentine frescoes line the walls. The Royal Thali arrives on gold-plated tableware. It is the flagship Indian restaurant of the Taj property and the reference point for palace dining in the city.

The ITC group's North-West Frontier restaurant works entirely from the tandoor and the coal grill. Seating is on low mudda stools at stone-clad walls. Dal Bukhara simmers overnight before service. Kebabs, breads and slow-cooked curries make up most of the menu. It runs to the same template as the group's Bukhara restaurants elsewhere in India.

Housed inside Amber Fort at Jaleb Chowk, the restaurant takes its name from the year the Kachhwaha dynasty was founded. Dining rooms include the mirror-lined Sheesh Mahal and an open courtyard. Food is served on gold-plated thalis. Terrace tables look across to Jaigarh Fort. The kitchen works from recipes attributed to the Rajput court cooks.

The Italian restaurant of Jai Mahal Palace sits beside the hotel pool, with a courtyard setting and garden seating. The menu is Italian throughout, with no Indian section. Wine service is the strongest among the palace hotels in this list. Portions run generous for one. It carries the highest Google rating of the five restaurants here.