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.
Sweetened thick yogurt, served chilled, available at local sweet shops, rupees 50-100
Spongy cheese balls in sugar syrup, iconic Bengali sweet, available at any sweet shop, rupees 15-30 per piece
Bengali fish curry, typically with rice, available at local eateries like Hotel Sonar Bangla, rupees 200-400
Deep-fried flatbread with spicy potato curry, popular breakfast, available at small restaurants, rupees 80-150
Hilsa fish cooked in mustard gravy, seasonal delicacy, available at larger Bengali restaurants, rupees 400-800
Dry sweet made from fresh paneer, various flavors, available at local sweet shops, rupees 20-50 per piece
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