D-Oh! Boy (Shakespeare Sarani)

Blueberry Lemon, Chocolicious, Deep Dark Desire,
Triple Choco Blast (Clockwise from top)

Well, the Donuts are here in Kolkata and D-Oh! Boy is one of the leading Donut joints in Kolkata. They have got an outlet in Theater Road (Shakespeare Sarani) which runs out of stock by 8 p.m. in most of the days, thanks to the quality of Donuts they sell.

Silver Grill (Park Street)

Silver grill (Park Street Kolkata) Interiors

Like Mags & Olypub, this bar cum Chinese restaurant, Silver Grill has been an old hangout zone for college students and after office crowd for well over three decades. The cheap prices of alcoholic drinks & classic cocktails are the major thing that attracts its regular customers of Park Street. It has two levels, the ground floor having the bar counter and the first floor restaurant invites only family. The interiors feature dim lighting, red colored leather sofas, tall wooden tables, and ragged interiors with hardly any wall decoration.

Golden Empire Bar and Restaurant - Chinatown (Tangra)

Golden Empire Dining area

Situated just beside China Garden & opposite to Beijing, this Bar cum Chinese Restaurant is yet another eatery in Chinatown (Tangra) that offers authentic Chinese cuisine & drinks at very reasonable and inexpensive prices. Golden Empire has 2 doors at the main entrance from the road, one leading to the ground floor bar area frequented mostly by office workers or a friends group and the other leading to the above 2 floors each having air-conditioned dining spaces designed for family grouping. The decor is pretty interesting with Chinese artwork on the walls and some Oriental showpieces.

Aminia (New Market, Esplanade)

Aminia Interiors

Aminia New Market Entrance

This massive restaurant, which has been like a heritage eatery in Kolkata, extended over two floors post-renovation, has been drawing most of the shoppers, office crowd, tourists and visitors in and around New Market (Esplanade) for the past many decades. It has always been a target for college goers because of its location and economic meal. Not many know that Aminia came into the being on the day of India's independence and soon became the byword for Mughlai khana.

Indian Coffee House (College Street)

Albert Hall of Indian Coffee House

The Indian Coffee House has four branches in Kolkata, namely the College St. branch, Central Avenue branch, Medical College branch & Jadavpur branch. These are one of the most favourite hang-out places among friend groups of students and youngsters, although one can see several old-timers frequenting the coffee houses on a regular basis. Today its crusty high ceilings and grimy walls ring with deafening student conversation but despite the dishwater coffee, it’s perversely fascinating. It was born in the 1940s, when the Coffee Board set them up. In the 1950s, when the Coffee Board shut down it was reopened by worker cooperatives who were backed by professors of Presidency College & Calcutta University. The history of the Coffee House at College Street can be traced to Albert Hall, which was built in April 1876. Later, the Coffee Board of India decided to start a coffee joint from the Albert Hall in 1942. Notable citizens, including Rabindranath Tagore and Subhas ChandraBose, were frequent visitors to the place. In 1947, the Central Government changed the name of the place to "Coffee House". The place became a meeting place for poets, artistes, literati and people from the world of art and culture.

Nahoum and Sons (New Market, Esplanade)

Nahoum & Sons @ New Market

Also known as Nahoum's, this Jewish  confectionery shop has been the part of calcutta's heritage since the last 110 years. Located in New Market, previously known as Hogg Market, it has maintained the same look and feel ever since it was opened in 1902. Many people in this city still swear by their rich fruit cake, plum cake, fudge, brownies, tarts and other baked products. The shop has maintained its vintage look over the ears and has not changed it at all. Unlike the new age confectionery shops we have around the city, Nahoum's is built more like those Shops where items are displayed on shelves and you can have look while walking past the shop also. The showcases made of teak, have been a part of the shop ever since it was opened. The inside is quite spacious and one can go around surfing items and selecting their choicest pick.

Inside Nahoum's 

The most sought after items of Nahoum's are its rich fruit cake, Brownies, Tarts, Marzipaans, Fudge, Rum Balls, Cheese samosa, Chicken puffs, Macaroons and many more. Almost each and every item has got its own specialty. The rich fruit cake is the highest selling item during winter and there are long queues to grab a piece of it. Made with original fruits and their age old recipe, it has got a shelf life of about 3 weeks. A 2 pound rich fruit cake or plum cake will cost around Rs.440. The brownies, tarts, and fudges are equally good.

Nahoum's Cakes and Pastries

Items like cheese samosa, mutton samosa, chicken puff and other salty products serves the taste of all. Most of the items are made on the age old recipe that is kept a secret, and it has been like this ever since Nahoum's opened up. The rum ball is a bit sweet but the aroma of rum and the nutty chocolaty feeling once you put it in your mouth, is worth a try. The brownies are different from those which are available in other confectionery shops throughout the city, as they are more brittle in nature yet tastes very good. A piece of it comes at Rs.28.

Confectioneries on display

Other bakery items like, bread, biscuits, buns, cheese sticks are also available. Be it brown, garlic or cheese bread, they taste much better and different than other packaged breads we get from the shops. The sweet buns are dotted with fruits and topped with ample amount of sugar and is a great filler. The biscuits and cookies are available in various flavors like orange, ginger, chocolate, butter, etc.You may carry all of these delicacies to your home and enjoy them or if you cant resist it then try some of them at the shop itself before packing a good amount for home. The price is not that high and is quite reasonable.

Nahoum's Chicken Patties

Location: F-20, New Market, Kolkata - 700087
Contact No.:- (+91)(33) 65269936 



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Khandani Rajdhani (Mani Square)

Khandani Rajdhani Interiors

Rajdhani Entrance

Khandani Rajdhani, the Vegetarian Thali Restaurant located on the top floor of Mani Square mall treats you with delightful and homely atmosphere and hospitality. It is also present in Avani Riverside mall of Howrah. You get welcomed here by a staff in Rajasthani Attire, who marks a “Sandalwood Tikka” on your forehead. The waiters here will treat you royally as soon as you walk into this place, they promptly presents himself with a brass pitcher full of water to wash your hands so that you don’t have to get up from your seats, its an experience there on. After this they start their services and they bombard you with food.

Rajasthani Thali

Rajdhani Interiors

The Gujarati Thali with an exquisitely delicious Bajra Roti with ghee and jaggery is lip-smacking. For the Rajasthani Thali, they serve 20-30 unique items starting from different kinds of Beverages to desserts. Since there are so many items they pronounce each and every item while serving so that you can relate. Dry fruits, cardamom, rose water and ginger form the basis of almost every curry which was served. The service was outstanding and there was a constant refill as soon as I finish my dish without even lifting my head. Each and every dish was piping hot, fresh and extremely delectable. There were a couple of things that stood out like Panner ki Sabji, Kacche aam ki Sabji, Meethi dal, chane Jaisalmer ke, Dal baati, churma, missi roti and one of the favourite is “chhaas”. There were so many things that were being served in small quantities that not only is it difficult to recall what all you had, but you inevitably end up overeating. There is so no particular fixed menu. Rajdhani serves different meals everyday. The Thali costs approximately Rs. 350 on weekdays and Rs. 400 on weekends (inclusive of taxes).

Ao Thali Bajao - Before Leaving, Ring the Thali

Hanging lights of the Ceiling

It's a place where while leaving, you'll be quite tempted to go ring the thali at the entrance (thali bajao - their way of saying the food was good), and the waiters will scream back "aao jo" - meaning come again. You certainly will!! Check out their official website for more information.

Review Done By - Shweta Gangopadhyay.

Location: Level - 4, Mani Square Mall, Maniktala Main Road, E.M. Bypass, Kolkata – 700054

Contact No.: Mr. Sanjeev Roy (+91) 9330113881, (+91)(33) 23202828 / 39

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