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.
Traditional Bengali fish curry, usually with rice, available at local eateries, rupees 150-250
Deep-fried flatbread with spicy potato curry, popular breakfast, local stalls, rupees 50-100
Spongy sweet dumplings in sugar syrup, iconic Bengali sweet, any sweet shop, rupees 10-20 per piece
Sweetened thick yogurt, a refreshing dessert, local sweet shops, rupees 30-60 per cup
Skewered meat or paneer wrapped in a paratha, popular street food, various stalls, rupees 80-150
Bitter-sweet mixed vegetable curry, often served with rice, traditional Bengali restaurants, rupees 120-180
Prawns cooked in a rich coconut milk gravy, specialty dish, larger restaurants, rupees 300-500
Milk-based sweet, comes in various flavors and shapes, sweet shops, rupees 15-30 per piece
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