Ahmedabad offers a culinary experience par excellence to first time visitors at the open-air village restaurant outside the city. The ambience reflects a typical Gujarat village - the food is traditional, the crockery consists of leaf plates and earthenware cups, the seating is rustic and the entertainment is ethnic! But within the city, food choices range from multi cuisine restaurants serving a variety of Asian cuisines, American style fast food snack bars and cafés, no frill reasonably priced restaurants serving typical Gujarati, south and north Indian cuisines.
Prohibition is strictly enforced in Gujarat. The state has no shops or bars selling liquor. Foreigners, however are served alcoholic drinks at some hotels upon showing their passports.