Bhopal

Eating Out

Bhopal is comparatively a peaceful city and does not have a full-fledged nightlife, clubs, bars etc. Most of the restaurants close around 11 p.m., but a majority of good hotels in Bhopal will have a bar that is open atleast till mid-night. Hotels like Amer Palace and The Residency in the Maharana Pratap Nagar area do have discotheques, where one can see the youth dance the night away.

Restaurants in Bhopal’s larger hotels serve uniform multi-cuisine menu’s- the strip-light-and-Formica café’s opposite the bus stand do thalis and hot platefuls of subzi, rice and dal for next to nothing. For breakfast one can try the state’s favourite food, poha- a light steamed rice cake served piping hot in newspaper from every street corner, followed by kachoris (a fried snack stuffed with lentils) and a chai. People also enjoy eating the sweet - sour and spicy "chaat" in Bhopal. Due to the Mughal influence, Bhopal also offers delicacies like Kebabs, Goat Biryani, Chicken Tikka, Jalebi, Ras Malai etc.

Hotel Jehanuma Palace in Bhopal has a very good restaurant that serves awesome North Indian delicacies. Hotel Noor us Sabah also have a couple of good restaurants to choose from. As in any mid-sized Indian city, the safest bets for good food and a variety of cuisines are in restaurants that are part of 3-4 star hotels. Apart from North Indian and Mughlai cuisine, you can also savor Indo-Chinese, continental and American cuisine in the various restaurants of Bhopal.

The various famous restaurants in Bhopal are as follows:

• Arya Bhawan
  This restaurant is located behind Sargam Cinema, MP Nagar. This is one of the most popular restaurants near Habibganj railway station. This A/c dining room has main courses and north Indian thalis for around Rs.60-80.
  
  
• Bharat Bhavan Café
  A refreshingly mixed crowd of artists, workers and visitors lounge around in this friendly, relaxed café, which serves up hot and cold drinks and light snacks at reasonable prices. The terrace is a great place to watch the sunset.
  
  
• Indian Coffee House
  Located at Hamidia Road, this is Bhopal’s big breakfast venue. Here, south Indian snacks, eggs and filter coffee is served with great style at rock bottom prices. Even a large selection of north Indian, south Indian veg. and non-veg dishes are served. It is open from 7.30am until late evening.
  
  
  
• Jyoti
  This is a popular hotel-restaurant specializing in traditional Gujarati food. Located at 53, Hamidia Road, Here, lunchtime thalis are particularly of a good value.
  
  
• Manohar Dairy & Restaurant
  Located on the Hamidia Road, this place specializes in snacks, namkeens, sweets and ice creams.
  
  
• Hotel Palash
  Inexpensive, tasty south Indian café, even the Indian veg and fish dishes is awesome. However, reservations are in full swing in the weekends.
  
  
• Wind and Waves
  Located on the Lake Drive Road. This place is open from 11am till late nights.
  

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