Food Joints of Kolkata

- Kabiraji Cutlet from Regent (S N Banerjee Road).
- 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 Chandra College on anwar shah road.
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