MI Road is where Jaipur shops when it wants a fixed price and a receipt. The handicraft emporia — the state’s Rajasthali and the large private showrooms — sell blue pottery, block print, miniatures, marble and jewellery without the bargaining of the bazaars. The sweet shops at the Johari Bazaar end and the Rawat kachori shop on Station Road are the food stops.
The road also has the city’s shoe shops, watch shops and bookshops, and the pavement sellers of puppets and painted elephants outside the emporia.
In and around the bazaar
| Name | Where | What it is known for |
|---|---|---|
| Rajasthali | MI Road | The Rajasthan government emporium; fixed prices. |
| Private handicraft emporia | MI Road | Large showrooms; shipping arranged. |
| Sweet shops | Johari Bazaar end | LMB and others; ghewar, feeni, mishri mawa. |
| Rawat Misthan Bhandar | Station Road | Pyaaz kachori, mawa kachori. |
| Shoe shops | MI Road | Formal footwear and jutis. |
| Bookshops | MI Road | General bookshops; Chaura Rasta inside the walls for textbooks. |
Worth knowing
- Emporia prices are fixed and higher; the goods are reliable.
- Check that ‘hand block print’ is hand printed; ask to see the block.
- Sweets travel; ghewar is a monsoon season item.
Named houses on this page
Rajasthali
Rajasthan government handicraft emporium · MI Road, opposite Ajmeri Gate
Rajasthan Small Scale Cottage Industry
Handicrafts, textiles and jewellery showroom · Amer Road
Bombay Misthan Bhandar
Traditional sweets and savouries · MI Road, outside Sanganeri Gate
Surya Mahal
Sweets, dry-fruit mithai, vegetarian restaurant · MI Road
Niros
Indian, Mughlai and continental · MI Road, Panch Batti
Handi Restaurant
Laal maas, handi meat, Mughlai · MI Road
Copper Chimney
North Indian grills and tandoor · MI Road
Natraj Restaurant
Vegetarian; Rajasthani thali · MI Road, Panch Batti
Indian Coffee House
Filter coffee and light meals · MI Road
Lassiwala — Kishan Lal Govind Narain Agarwal
Kulhad lassi · MI Road, opposite Natraj
Ramchandra Kulfi & Juice Center
Matka kulfi, rabri falooda, juices · MI Road / Badi Chaupar
Best Books Corner
Indian literature, magazines, general books · MI Road
Crossword Bookstores
Bestsellers, fiction, non-fiction · KK Square, C-Scheme
Raj Mandir Cinema
The Art Deco movie palace of 1976 · Bhagwan Das Road, off MI Road
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