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China Town
(Hotel Amarpreet, Jalna Rd; mains ?180-200)
This is one of the two in-house restaurants that sit side
by side in Hotel Amarpreet. The other one has the usual Indian and continental dishes,
while China Town dishes up surprisingly fine quality Chinese food. A good range of
noodles is on offer, which goes extremely well with the numerous chicken and lamb pre-
parations all presented appetisingly in the restaurant's well-dressed interiors.
CHINESE
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Tandoor
(Shyam Chambers, Station Rd East,; mains ?160-290)
Offering fine tandoori dishes and flavoursome
North Indian veg and non-veg options in a weirdly Pharaonic atmosphere, Tandoor is one
of Aurangabad's top stand-alone restaurants. A few Chinese dishes are also on offer, but
patrons clearly prefer the dishes coming out of, well, the tandoor.
NORTH INDIAN
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Shopping
Hand-woven Himroo material is a traditional Aurangabad speciality. Made from cotton,
silk and silver threads, it was developed as a cheaper alternative to Kam Khab, the more
ornate brocade of silk and gold thread woven for royalty in the 14th century. Most of
today's Himroo shawls and saris are mass produced using power looms, but some show-
rooms in the city still run traditional workshops, thus preserving this dying art.
Himroo saris start at ?1000 (cotton and silk blend). Paithani saris, which are of a superi-
or quality, range from ?5000 to ?300,000 - before you baulk at the price, bear in mind that
some of them take more than a year to make. If you're buying, ensure you're spending
your money on authentic Himroo, and not 'Aurangabad silk'.
One of the best places to come and watch weavers at work is the
Paithani Weaving Centre
(Jalna Rd; 11.30am-8pm)
, about 6km east of Kranti Chowk (behind the Indian Airlines of-
fice), so take a taxi.
Information
Bank of Baroda, ICICI, State Bank of India (SBI), State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) and
HDFC Bank have several ATMs along Station Rd East, Court Rd, Nirala Bazaar and Jalna
Rd.
