West Bengal · Culinary Guide
Howrah
An authoritative guide to the city's essential dishes, notable restaurants, and definitive street food.
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West Bengal · Culinary Guide
An authoritative guide to the city's essential dishes, notable restaurants, and definitive street food.
Dishes locals love — click any dish to explore where else it's popular across India.
Sweetened thick yogurt, often served in earthen pots, available at local sweet shops, rupees 30-60
Skewered meat or paneer wrapped in a paratha, popular at street stalls near Howrah Station, rupees 50-150
Deep-fried flatbread with spicy potato curry, found at local eateries, rupees 80-150
Bengali style fish curry with rice, available at traditional Bengali restaurants, rupees 200-400
Crispy hollow balls filled with spiced potatoes and tangy water, street vendors everywhere, rupees 20-50 for a plate
Spongy sweet dumplings made of chhena, available at any sweet shop, rupees 15-30 per piece
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