Along with exploring and sightseeing, trying out new food is an essential part of travel for most people. It’s even more delightful to take our taste buds on a trip, without burning a hole in our pocket. There are several tasty and cheap food trail in Bikaner along with the majestic Victorian-styled architectures, for a wholesome travel experience. From restaurants with beautiful ambience, desserts to satisfy your sweet tooth or cafés to indulge in some guilt-free carbs, we’ve got you covered. For your next trip, here’s a list of the 10 best hunts which make up the lip-smacking yet cheap food trail in Bikaner.
Best Restaurants in Bikaner
Café Green Hut
Bikaner’s first solar operated café, it serves a variety of coffee, cakes and finger-licking food, light on the pocket and tummy. With funky green ambience, it’s also a perfect place to hang out with friends and fill your Instagram feed with aesthetic pictures of the food and décor. Environmentally conscious, they take pride in being 98% free from single-use plastic. Approximate price for two: ₹150
Crown Restaurant
With great food, ambience and seating area, this is one of the best cheap Indian restaurants in Bikaner. It’s vegetarian-friendly serving Indian, Chinese and Continental cuisine. It has delivery and takeaway facilities too. Prompt service with affordable prices, starting from ₹60, make it a top choice for cheap eats in Bikaner.
Heeralal Restaurant
With great cleanliness and service, this is one of the best Bikaneri restaurants to dine with the family. It’s popular for delicious Rajasthani cuisines along with Continental and Chinese dishes starting at ₹70. It has the best Laal Maas punched with aromatic spices which is sure to linger on your taste buds.
The Noodle Foodle
It’s a small affordable outlet offering wide variety of tasty noodles with cozy ambience and prompt service. Their chef recommended Red Sauce Pasta is a crowd favourite. Margherita Pizza, Rangeela Pizza, Masala Bhaji Pizza are your other choices in this Italian favourite. Approximate price for two: ₹150
Gallops Restaurant and Coffee House
Situated opposite Junagargh fort with ample seating area, it’s a dreamy place with great ambience. Serving scrumptious delicacies with unique Bikaneri flavours, with prices starting from as low as ₹50, the place oozes warmth and coziness. Rajasthani Ker Sangri is a must-try dish here along with its special Wood Fire Pizzas. It’s a place to visit for a leisure family lunch or a night out with friends. There’s a takeaway facility too.
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Bikaner Street Food
Chotu Motu Joshi Sweet Shop
Loved by locals and tourists alike, this is a perfect place to take your taste buds on a gastronomical experience. You can start your cheap food trail in Bikaner from here. Recognized by several TV shows and magazines it’s an affordable place to indulge in some crispy jalebis, hot and spicy kachoris, along with the city’s hot favorite, the Bikaneri Bhujia. Approximate price for two: ₹40
Sankhla’s Kesar Kulfi
The Station Road is perfect for street food tasting tour in Bikaner. This is one such place, centrally located and popular among the locals. The soft and creamy kulfis are perfect to pamper your sweet tooth. The kulfis are priced at ₹15 for one, and are extremely light on the pocket and a refreshing breeze from Bikaner’s spicy meals.
Chhappan Bhog
Popular for its variety of Indian snacks and sweets, Chhappan Bhog has a lively ambience with swift service. Strictly vegetarian with ample seating space, it serves the best sweet and tangy Raj Kachori, popular local street food in Bikaner. Head in here for a scrumptious breakfast of Choley Bhature for as low as ₹50 or sink your teeth into some soft and delicious Rasmalais.
Bhikaram Chandmal
One of Bikaner’s oldest sweet shops, it’s famous for the most delicious and gooey Ghevars soaked in sugar syrup and a variety of Bikaneri Bhujias, the best food to eat in Bikaner. Crorepati Bhujia is its speciality. An extremely affordable place, the starting price of some of the sweets here is ₹13. You can also pack some quality sweets and namkeens that will last long on the shelf.
Kishan Sweets
It’s famous for Kesar Fini, a mouth-watering yellow coloured sweet made from pure desi ghee. Serving top quality sweets and namkeens, this 37 years old shop is a crowd favorite in Bikaner. You can also get the sweets packed for your loved ones. Approximate price for two: ₹100
I hope this helps you in planning your delicious food tour of Bikaner. If you liked this article on the cheap food trail in Bikaner, do share your views in the comments below.
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