PARK STREET - BAR-B-Q

Park Street remains Kolkata's foremost dining district, with many restaurants and pubs. It is often known as "Food Street" and "The Street that Never Sleeps". Park Street has been the recreation zone for Kolkata people since the British era. However, in the last 20 years, many new restaurants, malls, 5-star hotels and nightclubs have opened in other areas of the city and Park Street has lost much of its earlier attraction as being the numero uno entertainment hub of Kolkata. However, it is still one of the prime commercial and entertainment zones of the city. Park Street is traditionally decorated with lights on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve.

We will discuss the most happening places, night life and disco / lounge bars at some later posts. However now I move on with providing some information about the places that I have recently gone to in Park Street.

One of the oldest restaurants is BAR-B-Q. Its interiors and ambience gives you a feeling about the heritage and culture of Kolkata. They make their Chinese food according to their own style. For eg., I found tomato and mushroom in a Bar-b-q special fried rice, and cashew nuts in a chicken Kong pao dish (Picture provided in the left side). The prices were moderate ranging from Rs 120 - 130 for rice, noodles type items. And all chicken side dishes were Rs. 220. There are many chicken, fish, prawn items that can be found on the menu. The quantity for each rice and chicken dish is however more than sufficient for two persons. And you could find Chinese Horoscope on the tables ;P .Adjacent to this restaurant is its Chinese counterpart  called Flavours Of China.

Location: 43/47/55 Karnani Mansion, Park Street, Beside Mc Donalds

Contact No.: +(91)-(33)-22299916, 22299078, 30281190, 22298885 +(91)-9874636164, 9874899054

Blue Poppy (sikkim House) - Middleton Street

Sikkim House: Blue Poppy:

If You are looking for good Chinese food, or awesome chicken momos in the maidan / park st region, and you don’t want spent a lot in the prominent costly restaurants of park street, this is your ultimate destination. The place is clean, cozy and moderately lit inside by large hanging light shades. Chicken steamed momo is a must have, if you are at this place. It’s just Rs.80 for 8 pieces and a bowl of soup. Other good quality low priced foods are fried rice/ chowmein , pepper chicken, dry chili chicken, crispy babycorn, chop suey & thukpa. The place remains filled at lunch time and in the evenings by college students (mostly Xaverians) and office-goers. Remains closed from 4 pm to 5 pm. A moderate lunch for 2 persons comes to around Rs. 230-250.

Contact No.: 9874141389, 9830376737
Location: Sikkim House, 1st Floor, 4/1 Middleton St, Middleton Row. (Beside Maidan Metro Stn.)



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The Sonnet - DD Block Saltlake (Near City Centre)

 

The Sonnet is a wonderful 4-star hotel located on DD block of Saltlake, near City Centre, which opened a year ago. It provides many facilities like business centre, car service, Wi-Fi, 24 hour coffee shop, Jacuzzi pool, gym, banquet hall, parking space and others. It has a stylish poolside lounge called ORION with dance floor & DJ, perfect for an intimate party. The bar called, UNWINE, offers an impeccable selection of liquors, wines & cocktails. AURA is the restaurant which has a lavish ambience and serves Indian, continental & Oriental cuisines. The central air conditioning provides moderate temperature; the interiors are royally decorated with perfect lighting, plush sofas, comfy chairs, marble tables and expensive cutlery. Waiters are well-dressed & friendly. The dinner buffet is really excellent especially the veg & chicken kebabs and Vetki Fish fries. There is also biriyani, mutton and chowmein apart from various kinds of salads. The desserts are yummy. The per head cost is Rs. 700 (including taxes) on a weekend, however its lesser on weekdays. The no. of items in the buffet should be increased if they want to compete with other star hotels, though I wouldn’t mind if the price becomes a bit higher. More restaurants should also be opened alongside. Certainly check out their website for more info: http://www.thesonnet.com/

Location: Block DD. Plot No.:08, Sector-01, Salt Lake

Contact No.: +91-33-66339000

Sher-e-Punjab - Jessore Road (Near Airport)

Sher-e-Punjab Kolkata

Sher-e-Punjab is basically a dhaba style restaurant located at Sukantanagar near Airport, on Jessore Road. There are 3 styles of sitting arrangements: Dhaba style non air conditioned, Air conditioned and open-air sitting style. Watching planes take-off and land is an added attraction here. Its most delicious cuisines is obviously Punjabi & North Indian, in which Kadai Chicken, Butter Chicken, Chicken Hydrabadi , Tandoori chicken, Kebabs are the specialties. The Vegetarian items which are on demand are Dal Tadka, Masala Chana, Punjabi chatpata Paneer, Punjabi Paneer Tikka.

Mocambo- Mirza Ghalib St. (Free School St.)

Mirza Ghalib Street, previously known as Free School Street, is a street that joins S. N. Banerjee Road with Park Street in Central Kolkata. This area is famous for cheap hotels and eateries. Many foreign visitors reside in these cheap yet reliable hotels. The used book and record shops sport an eclectic collection due to trade with generations of budget travelers the world over. 

Mocambo opened its doors in 1956, a European oasis of glamour and jazz on Park Street, Calcutta’s famous cabaret row. It is an old but classy restaurant which still has an odd jumble of Europeanisms: a mural of faux Degas ballerinas, red vinyl banquettes, red silk lampshades hanging like upside-down tulips. Fish à la Moutarde is grilled beckty, a Bay of Bengal delicacy, drenched in a spicy mustard sauce, whose virtues a Bengali can croon about. Angels on Horseback is chicken wrapped in bacon. Fish à la Diana is indulgence itself: beckty, stuffed with prawn and cooked in cream. I would recommend everyone to try the Pepper Devilled crab & Stuffed tandoori chicken as starter and Chicken Paparika in the main course. Among soups the cream of Chicken Soup is just excellent. Among desserts don’t forget to try the Ice cream with hot chocolate sauce. However be prepared to wait for a long time before you get a place to sit though, especially on weekday evenings! Though the live music stopped 20 years ago, Mocambo boasts of a charm which none of the other restaurants in that area can parallel, this is a place where the cuisine Steaks are simply over-whelming.

Location: 25 B, Opp Flurrys, Park Street
Contact No.: +(91)-(33)-22654300, 22290095

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Hatari - Rashbehari Avenue (Triangular Park)

If you are shopping in gariahat or Rashbehari Avenue OR maybe you come out of Priya Movie Hall after watching a movie on a nice weekend, and you are feeling hungry, but you do not want roadside momos or chowmein; You want to go to a nice, clean, hygienic place nearby to have some tasty food, then you should try out Hatari, Opposite Triangular Park, on Rashbehari avenue.. Food is served very fast, all kinds of Chinese dishes are awesome.. Though the entrance and the house from outside might give rise to thoughts in your mind like: "you are in the wrong place!", I assure you that once you enter the restaurant, you will feel: "why is such a nice place kept hidden??". It is a budget restaurant and full course dinner/ lunch will cost you around Rs.230-250 for two. You can check out their website as well: http://hatarirestaurant.co.in/

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Golbari and Rupa (Shyambajar 5 point crossing)

Golbari at Shyambazar

Golbari’s Kasha Mangsho or mutton in thick oil, chilli-red, spicy gravy - the kind that will put your taste buds on fire, yet you would enjoy it to the last drop of the sauce. It is by far the most popular Kasha Mangsho (Mutton Kasha) in Kolkata. It is served with paranthas. Serving for over nine decades, this restaurant is located on the ground floor of a circular building right on the Shayambajar 5 point Crossing on APC Road. Cost for 2 persons is Rs. 220.

Location: 211, APC Road, Shyambazar Crossing, Kolkata – 700004

Contact No.: (+91)(33) 25546096