Desert Boy’s Dhani

Jaisalmer


A walled-garden restaurant where tables are spread around a large, stone-paved courtyard shaded by a spreading tree. There’s also traditional cushion seating undercover and in an air-conditioned room. Rajasthani music and dance are performed from 8pm to 10pm nightly, and it’s a very pleasant place to eat excellent, good-value Rajasthani and other Indian veg dishes.


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