West Bengal Β· Culinary Guide
An authoritative guide to the city's essential dishes, notable restaurants, and definitive street food.
Dishes locals love β click any dish to explore where else it's popular across India.
Potatoes cooked with poppy seeds, a Bengali staple, available at local eateries, rupees 80-120
Bengali fish curry, usually with Rohu or Katla, found in small restaurants, rupees 150-250
A bitter-sweet mixed vegetable curry, common in Bengali thalis, available at family-run restaurants, rupees 100-180
Sweetened yogurt, a popular Bengali dessert, sold at sweet shops, rupees 40-70 per cup
Savory fried pastry with spiced potato filling, available at street stalls, rupees 10-20 per piece
Various fried cutlets (vegetable, fish, egg), popular street snack, found at roadside stalls, rupees 15-30 per piece
Spongy sweet cheese balls in syrup, a famous Bengali sweet, available at sweet shops, rupees 15-25 per piece
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