West Bengal · Culinary Guide
Jiaganj
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.
A fragrant rice dish with meat, distinct from Lucknowi or Hyderabadi styles, try at local eateries, rupees 150-300
Traditional Bengali fish curry, usually with Rohu or Katla fish, available at most restaurants, rupees 180-350
Sweetened thick yogurt, a Bengali dessert staple, found at sweet shops, rupees 40-80 per cup
A classic Bengali sweet made from chhena (paneer) and sugar, available at sweet shops, rupees 20-50 per piece
Deep-fried flatbread with spicy potato curry, a popular breakfast or snack, local restaurants, rupees 80-150
A bitter-sweet mixed vegetable curry, often served at the start of a Bengali meal, some restaurants, rupees 120-200
Slow-cooked spicy mutton curry, a rich and flavorful Bengali delicacy, specialty restaurants, rupees 300-550
A traditional Bengali sweet, cylindrical in shape, often pink or white, sweet shops, rupees 25-60 per piece
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