Via San Francesco a Ripa, 56

Trastevere

Tel. 06 58.03.992 – Reservations not required; credit cards accepted; English spoken.

Lunch and dinner served; Closed Monday at lunchtime. 

When you left home, you were all keyed up for Italian food, but now the thought of yet another plate of pasta or pizza makes you nauseous. Yes, you’ve hit a wall – the starch wall. The strange thing is most Italians never feel this way, which is probably why the other diners at Jaipur are mostly English speaking and very, very happy as they greedily bite into their samosas and crack their papadum over ice-cold bottles of Kingfisher.

Jaipur is the perfect anti-Italian meal: it is well located in Trastevere, the staff is friendly, there is plenty of seating (including outside tables in summer), the menu includes all your favorite Indian dishes (although they’re not as spicy as you might expect) and best of all, unlike other great restaurants in Rome, Jaipur is never mobbed with Romans clamoring aggressively for a table. 

The menu includes a range of curries, vegetables and lentils, and the especially scrumptious tandoori specialties. In addition to the a la carte menu, you can order complete vegetarian or meat dinners for a fixed price. They also offer Indian sweets and chai, and of course, those wonderful mango lassi. Feel free to order in English – it is universally spoken here.

Jaipur is reachable by the #8 tram from Largo Argentina or the H bus from Termini Station.