Where to Eat
Must-Try Dishes
Traditional Bengali fish curry, usually with rohu or catla. Available at most local eateries, rupees 150-250.
Hilsa fish cooked in a mustard gravy, a Bengali delicacy. Seasonal, found in larger restaurants, rupees 300-500.
Deep-fried flatbread (luchi) served with a spicy potato curry (alur dom). Common breakfast/snack, local stalls, rupees 50-80.
Sweetened thick yogurt, a popular Bengali dessert. Available at sweet shops, rupees 30-60 per cup.
Spongy sweet dumplings made from chhena (cottage cheese) soaked in sugar syrup. Found in all sweet shops, rupees 15-25 per piece.
Dry sweet made from chhena, comes in various flavors and shapes. Available at sweet shops, rupees 20-40 per piece.
A vegetarian curry made from cottage cheese dumplings. Served in local restaurants, rupees 120-180.
Best Restaurants
Hotel Swagatam Restaurant
Bengali, Indian
Annapurna Bhojanalaya
Bengali, Vegetarian
Maa Tara Hotel & Restaurant
Bengali, Indian
New Maa Kali Restaurant
Bengali, Chinese (Indianized)
Street Food Spots
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