For lunch, cross the road from Mangaldas Market to Rajdhani for a mouthwatering Rajasthani thali.

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The market area is filled with local chai and thali joints that do veg lunches (thalis around 45p).

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But the food is so wonderful--from spaghetti Bolognese to thali platters of regional curries--that no one ever sends anything back.

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But they also contain scores of swanky shops selling saris and other Indian-made merchandise as well as trendy restaurants like the vegetarian thali palace Rajdahni.

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You save room for dinner, as Nadesar takes bespoke dining to a new level: Anything you want to eat, wherever you want to eat it--though you stick with the thali and don't regret it for an instant.

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