We Bengalis are rather particular about our food. Simply because a place makes the best biryani does not mean to us that it will make the best kababs too. There will be yet another place for that, and heavens, who can even begin to talk about where you get the best fuchka in town?
Here’s a list compiled by a friend and his friends, and all of them are bona fide foodies, so close your eyes and trust the list. Add more if you have anything in mind, but do make a pilgrimage at most of these places to know the real definition of food
1. Kabiraji Cutlet from Regent (S N Banerjee Road)
2. Moghlai Parota from Anadi Cabin (S N Banerjee Road)
3. Kosha Mangsho from Golbari (Shyambazar)
4. Phulkopir Singara from Mrityunjoy (Lansdowne)
5. Double Egg Chicken Roll from Kusum (Park Steet) (Campari @ Gariahat & Nizam is a close contender!)
6. Chicken Rezala from Shabbir (off C R Avenue)
7. Steak at Oly pub (with beer!!)
8. Ujjala’s Chanachur ( no comparison anywhere)
9. Telebhaja from Putiram (College Street)
10, Daab Chigri from Kewpies (Elgin Road)
11. Chicken Cutlet from Baked & Fried/Mukherjee Sweets (Ballygunge Place)
12. Bijoli Grill’s Fish Roll
13. Mochar Chop Dhoka from Apanjan (Sadananda Road)
14. Boudir’s Lebu Cha (Deshapriya Park)
15. Kochuri & Tarkari from Tasty Corner (Mandeville Gardens)
16. Phuchka/Churmur/ Dahi Phuchka from Bilas or Boudi (Southern Avenue)
17. Chicken Cutlet near Samur (Bhowanipur)
18. Mishti Doi & Rosogolla from Mithai (Beckbagan)
19. Sandesh (all types) from Balaram (Bhowanipur) (Naram pak & Ice cream sandesh)
20. Pantua from Bancharam
21. Indrani from Ganguram/ Rabri from Chittaranhan/ Darbesh from Sen Mahasay /
22. Amritti from Bhim Nag/Ganguram, Maniktala (Jalebis are no match)
23. Aamer morobba – the best outside Gariahat market
24. Kuler achar – the best outside Gariahat market
25. Shukno mashla makha tetul – Available with the churanwalas outside all schools, much to the delight of the students and dismay of the parents !!
25. Dulaler tal mishri
26. Dulaler hojmi – mind boggling and healthy too
27. Bikrampurer kashundi – Mustard just pales next to this
28. Rabri: sharma’s and tiwari brothers. Equally good, equally sinful
29. Rolls: Apart from hot kati, campari etc, the slim, succulent ones from Badshah on Lindsay Street
30. 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.
31. Chops: Various kinds (fish, chicken, mocha etc) from Kalika on Surya Sen St. A stone’s throw from Putiram
32. Prawn cocktail and angels on horseback from Mocambo
33. Chandankheer: A variant of the chhanar payesh, from Jayashree, next to Bhim Nag in Bowbazar
34. Cutlet/Fry: Chittoda on Dacres Lane. Even Writers’ gets the stuff from here
35. Lyangcha: From Shri Hari in Bhowanipore. Also their gutke kochuri which sells out by 7 am
36. Aflatoon: The submerged-in-ghee sweet from Bombay Sweets on Bentinck Street
37. Doi: Jadab Chandra Das. white, himshitol. Closely followed by Amrito, Shyambajar
38. Dimer devil: From Dilkhusa at the College St corner. But I hear they’ve downed shutters
39. Dhoper Chop: From Milandar Canteen, Jadavpur University arts faculty
40. Meatloaf, salami, roast: Kalman on Free School Street
41. Nalen gur from Nadia
42. Shor puriya from Krishnonagore
43. Mutton Biryani from Alia (Bentick Street) or Arsalan
44. Goat brain roll (pantha’r ghiloo roll) from Haji Saheb, Behala
45. Brain masala at Amber
46. Fish pakora- Bengal restaurant behala
47. Baby corn manchurian- BBQ park street!
48. Phuchka, in front of Vardaan Market
49. Roast Chilli Pork, Chung Wah, Central Avenue (near the telegraph office)
50. Chimney Soup, Eau Chew, Ganesh Chandra Avenue (Vijay Mallya loves the stuff here and orders it when in cal)
51. Tea, Balwant Singh’s Hotel, next to the Harish Mukherjee Road Gurdwara, especially at 1 am at night in winter!
52. 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
53. Mutton Chaanp, The Royal Indian Hotel, opposite Nakhoda Masjid, deep inside Chitpur, Kolkata’s Muslim heartland
54. Chelo kebab from peter cat (park street)
55. Sharbat from paramount (college street)
56. Yummy rolls from hot kati rolls (park street)
57. Khiri roll @ Nizam (New Market)
58. Mutton pasanda kebab from the southern aminia golpark, opposite Mouchak.
59. Komolabhog from a very tiny shop called madhureno beside jogesh changra college on anwar shah road
60. Chicken cutlet from chacha’s hotel
61. Ganguram-er mishti doi!
62. Mangsher stew at AD Cabin (Sukhia Street),
63. Mutton stew at Alia (Bentinck Street)
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