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.
A bitter-sweet mixed vegetable curry, often served at the start of a meal, available at local eateries, rupees 80-120
Fish curry, typically with Rohu or Katla, a staple Bengali dish, found at small restaurants, rupees 150-250
Potatoes cooked with poppy seeds, a simple yet flavorful vegetarian dish, common in homestays, rupees 70-100
Deep-fried flatbread with spicy potato curry, popular breakfast or snack, available at roadside stalls, rupees 50-80
Sweetened thick yogurt, a classic Bengali dessert, found at sweet shops, rupees 40-60 per cup
Spongy sweet dumplings made of chhena (cottage cheese) soaked in sugar syrup, available at sweet shops, rupees 15-25 per piece
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