Eating Outs in Kolkata
The fondness for good food among the Bengalis is wee-known. Whatever be your choice of food, whatever cuisine you want to try, Kolkata will never disappoint a food lover in terms of quality and variety of food. Kolkata Cuisine is a perfect blend of traditionalism and contemporary. From traditional Bengali food items to contemporary choices like the burgers, pastries etc you would find it all in this “City of Joy”.
The typical Bengali food items like Luchi, kochuri, cholaar dal, alurdom, chop-cutlet and telebhaja, will surely bring pleasure to any food lover. The savories from the famous confectioneries in Kolkata like the Flury’s in Park Street or Nahoum’s in New Market are very popular and sough after. Other well known Kolkata confectionaries, which you can check out, are Kathleen, Monginis, Uppu, Crust, Jalajoga etc. When we talk of food and cooking in Kolkata, “Kathi Rolls” prepared by wrapping the kebabs in dough, deserves a special mention.
No Bengali meal is ever complete without fish, i.e. “Machher Jhol” or “Chingri Mallai Curry”. The complete variety of fish delicatessens such as Paturis, Tauks Kalias, 7 Ambals, Bhapamach, Murrighontos, Machbhaja, Doimach, Chorchoris, etc. will surely spoil you for a choice.
Kolkata Street Food
Calcutta is home to best of street food. The best places in Kolkata to sample the popular and luring Kolkata street food would be Dalhousie Square or BBD Bagh. You would get a quality mill in just 15 to 20 rupees in the streets of Kolkata. The meal consists of rice, chappatis, Dal(Lentil), fish curry, salad and papad. To enjoy the light snacks in Kolkata like puchka, Jhalmuri, singhara etc, you can pay a visit to New Market or Maidan in the evening.
Kolkata Sweets
Your visit to Kolkata would never be complete if you have not savored on the Bengali sweets. When it comes to sweet dishes, Calcutta is the perfect place to visit. Rosogollas, Natun Gurer Sandesh, Payesh, Misti doi, Langcha, mihidana, sitabhog, sharbhaja, chanabora,or Kheer Puli etc are a must try for you. Jalajog, K.C. Das etc are the ideal places to check out the Kolkata sweets.
Restaurants and Places to Eat in Kolkata
Apart from the Bengali Cuisine, Moglai and Chinese cuisine are also very popular in Kolkata. The best places to check out Chinese cuisine in Kolkata are the China Town in Tangra and the restaurants located in Park Street. Restaurants, which specialize in Mughal cuisine like biriyani, tandoori, kebabs, etc., can be found in New Market and Park Circus. Besides, North Indian, South Indian, Continental, Tibetian, Anglo-Indian, Thai, etc are also available in various parts of Kolkata.
Apart from specialty restaurants, independently run eating joints and places to eat in Kolkata are also there. Signature & Celebrity restaurants such as Sanjeev Kapoor’s Grain of Salt and Saurav Ganguly’s “Saurav’s-The Food Pavilion” are also there in Kolkata.
