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 with rice, available at local eateries, rupees 150-300
a bitter-sweet mixed vegetable curry, often served as a starter, found in local restaurants, rupees 100-200
deep-fried flatbread with spicy potato curry, popular breakfast or snack, available at roadside stalls, rupees 50-100
sweet yogurt, a Bengali dessert staple, found at local sweet shops, rupees 30-80 per cup
a classic Bengali sweet made from chhena (paneer), available at sweet shops, rupees 15-40 per piece
traditional rice cakes, often seasonal (winter), found at local village stalls, rupees 20-50 per piece
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