Moghlai Parota from Anadi Cabin (S N Banerjee Road)
Kosha Mangsho from Golbari (Shyambazar)
Phulkopir Singara from Mrityunjoy (Lansdowne)
O Egg Chicken Roll from Kusum (Park Street)(Campari @ Gariahat & Nizam is a close contender!)
Chicken Rezala from Shabbir (off C R Avenue)
Steak at Oly pub (with beer!!)
Ujjala’s Chanachur ( no comparison anywhere)
Telebhaja from Putiram (College Street)
Daab Chigri from Kewpies (Elgin Road)
Chicken Cutlet from Baked & Fried/Mukherjee Sweets (Ballygunge Place)
Bijoli Grill’s Fish Roll
Mochar Chop Dhoka from Apanjan (Sadananda Road)
Boudir’s Lebu Cha (Deshapriya Park)
Kochuri & Tarkari from Tasty Corner (Mandeville Gardens)
Phuchka/Churmur/ Dahi Phuchka from Bilas or Boudi (Southern Avenue)
Chicken Cutlet near Samur (Bhowanipur)
Mishti Doi & Rosogolla from Mithai (Beckbagan)
Sandesh (all types) from Balaram (Bhowanipur) (Naram pak & Ice cream sandesh)
Pantua from Bancharam
Indrani from Ganguram/ Rabri from Chittaranhan/ Darbesh from Sen Mahasay /
Amritti from Bhim Nag/Ganguram, Maniktala (Jalebis are no match)
Aamer morobba – the best outside Gariahat market
Kuler achar – the best outside Gariahat market
Shukno mashla makha tetul – Available with the churanwalas outside all schools, much to the delight of the students and dismay of the parents !!
Dulaler tal mishri
Dulaler hojmi – mind boggling and healthy too
Bikrampurer kashundi – Mustard just pales next to this
Rabri: sharma’s and tiwari brothers. Equally good, equally sinful
Rolls: Apart from hot kati, campari etc, the slim, succulent ones from Badshah on Lindsay Street
Bundia: Not the soft Bengali variety called bonde. But the dry-on-the-outside, juicy-when-you-bite variety from Kaligodam in the heart of Burrabazar.
Chops: Various kinds (fish, chicken, mocha etc) from Kalika on Surya Sen St. A stone’s throw from Putiram
Prawn cocktail and angels on horseback from Mocambo
Chandankheer: A variant of the chhanar payesh, from Jayashree, next to Bhim Nag in Bowbazar
Cutlet/Fry: Chittoda on Dacres Lane. Even Writers’ gets the stuff from here
Lyangcha: From Shri Hari in Bhowanipore. Also their gutke kochuri which sells out by 7 am
Aflatoon: The submerged-in-ghee sweet from Bombay Sweets on Bentinck Street
. Doi: Jadab Chandra Das. white, himshitol. Closely followed by Amrito, Shyambajar
Dimer devil: From Dilkhusa at the College St corner. But I hear they’ve downed shutters
Dhoper Chop: From Milandar Canteen, Jadavpur University arts faculty
Meatloaf, salami, roast: Kalman on Free School Street
Nalen gur from Nadia
Shor puriya from Krishnonagore
Mutton Biryani from Alia (Bentick Street) or Arsalan
Goat brain roll (pantha’r ghiloo roll) from Haji Saheb, Behala
Brain masala at Amber
Fish pakora- Bengal restaurant behala
Baby corn manchurian- BBQ park street!
Phuchka, in front of Vardaan Market
Roast Chilli Pork, Chung Wah, Central Avenue (near the telegraph office)
Chimney Soup, Eau Chew, Ganesh Chandra Avenue (Vijay Mallya loves the stuff here and orders it when in cal)
Tea, Balwant Singh’s Hotel, next to the Harish Mukherjee Road Gurdwara, especially at 1 am at night in winter!
Kesariya Firni, Aminia, Next to the municipal headquarters, esplanade (You can see the real zafraan strands in the cream). Also their Biryani, Kolkata’s lightest
Mutton Chaanp, The Royal Indian Hotel, opposite Nakhoda Masjid, deep inside Chitpur, Kolkata’s Muslim heartland
Chelo kebab from peter cat (park street)
Sharbat from paramount (college street)
Yummy rolls from hot kati rolls (park street)
Khiri roll @ Nizam (New Market)
Mutton pasanda kebab from the southern aminia golpark, opposite Mouchak.
Komolabhog from a very tiny shop called madhureno beside jogesh changra college on anwar shah road