Here is the long awaited list of Best Restaurants in Kolkata compiled by Food Freak – Ashish Gupta. Do let us know at editor@indianfoodfreak.com if you come across any more interesting restaurants/categories which can be added to this list.

Indian Cuisine

Speciality Bengali Cuisine: 6 Ballygunje Place (Ballygunje Place), Oh Calcutta! (Forum Mall), Bhojo Hori Manna (Branches at Hindustan Road, Ekdalia Place), Sholoana Bangali (Branches at Triangular Park, P A Shah Road), Kewpies (Bhowanipur), Aaheli (Peerless Inn, Esplanade)

Biryani (Kolkata style) & Mughlai Cuisine: Aminiya (Branches at Tollygunje near Malancha Cinema, S N Banerjee Road), Naushijaan (Kasba Rajdanga Naba Pally), Arsalan (Branches at Park Circus, New Alipur), Shiraz (Branches at Park Circus, Salt Lake)

North Indian (Punjabi/Mughlai/Kashmiri): Bar B-Q (Park Street), Afraa (City Centre, Salt Lake), Peter Cat (Park Street), One Step Up (Park Street), Lazeez (Elgin Road), Ivory Kitchen (Camac Street), Mirch Masala (Near Gariahat Pantaloons), Amber (Branches at Park Street, Waterloo Street), Astor (Hotel Kenilworth)

Dhaba: Sher e Punjab (Behind Airport), Azad Hind Dhaba (Ballygunje Circular Road), Sharma Dhaba (Ballygunje Circular Road),  Jai Hind Dhaba (Sarat Bose Road, near Paddapukur)

North Indian Buffet & Kebabs: Sigree (Branches at South City Mall, EM Bypass), Barbeque Nation (Salt Lake Sector V)

South Indian: Tamarind (Deshpriya Park), Raj (Branches at Forum Mall, Manoharpukur Road), Malgudi Junction (Camac Street), Banana Leaf (Lake Market), Anand (Central Avenue)

Vegetarian: Bombay Shiv Sagar (Multi cuisine, Camac Street), Teej (Rajasthani Cuisine, Russel Street), Gupta Brothers (Shambhunath Pandit Street)

Food Court: South City Mall, Forum Mall, AXIS Mall, City Centre Mall, Emami Shopping Arcade (Lord Sinha Road), Swabhumi Food Court

Global Cuisines

Italian: Ivory Kitchen (Camac Street), Tangerine (Off Theatre Road), Spaghetti Kitchen (Forum Mall), Mocambo (Park Street), Bibi ka Taaja’s (Dhakuria)

Sizzlers: Peter Cat (Park Street)

Continental: One Step Up (Park Street), Peter Cat (Park Street), Mocambo (Park Street), Flury’s (Park Street), Bohemian (Ballygunje), Amber (Branches at Waterloo Street, Park Street)

Mediterranean: Afraa (City Centre Mall, Salt Lake), Soho (Ideal Plaza, Sarat Bose Road)

Chinese: Flavors of China (Park Street), Red Hot Chilli Pepper (Ballygunje Circular Road), Waldorf (Russel Street), Chowman (Branches at Ballygunje, P A Shah Road), The Wall (Deshpriya Park), Chinese Pavilion (Ballygunje Phari), Kim Ling (Tangra),  Beijing (Tangra),  Golden Joy (Tangra), Mainland China (Branches at Gurusaday Road, South City Mall)

Thai: Benjarong (South City Mall), Waldorf (Russel Street), Arhan Thai (Bentick Street)

Japanese: Afraa (City Centre Mall, Salt Lake), The Wall (Deshpriya Park)

South East Asian and Greek Platters: Bibi ka Taaja’s (Dhakuria)

Alcohol/ Night Life

Pub/ Bars: Someplace Else (The Park Hotel), Roxy (The Park Hotel), Shisha Reincarnated (Camac Street), Dublin (ITC Sonar Bangla), The Bar (Hyatt Regency, Sector 3 Salt Lake), Power Play (City Centre Mall, Salt Lake), The Junction (Taj Bengal)

Night Club/Discotheque and Pubs: Venom (Fort Knox, Camac Street), Tantra (The Park Hotel), Underground (HHI, AJC Bose Road), Zara (South City Mall)

Snacking and Street Food

Rolls (Kolkata Style): Badshah (New Market), Hot Kathi Rolls (Park Street), Campari (Gariahat), Bachan Singh (Rashbehari Crossing), Bedwin (Gariahat), Tasty (Off Southern Avenue)

Phuchka (Golgappa/Panni puri) and Jhal Muri: Road-side stalls at Vivekanand Park, Lake Kali Bari (Vilas Pandit), New Market, Jetty (Second Hooghly Bridge) and at Lord Sinha Road.

Chaat / Pav Bhaji / Shinghada (Samosa): Haldiram’s (Branches at Exide Crossing and Ballygunje Phari), Maya Rams (Lord Sinha Road), Emami Shopping Arcade (Lord Sinha Road), Road-side stalls opposite Lighthouse Cinema, Jetty (Second Hooghly Bridge), Samosa & Chats at Tiwari Confectioners (Branches at Minto Park, Jagmohan Mullick Lane, Satyanarayan Park)

Fish Fry and Fish Finger: Bijoligrill (Bhawanipur), Lazeez (Elgin Road), Peter Cat (Park Street), Campari (Gariahat), Badshah (New Market)

Momo: Orchid (near Elgin Road crossing), Tibetian Delight (near Elgin Road crossing), Alibaba’s (Ashutosh Mukherjee Road), Wow Momo (South City Mall)

Kachori Sabzi: Maharani (Rashbehari), Haryana Sweets (Kankurgachi), shops at Portuguese Church Street (Brabourne Road) and at Burrabazar.

Radha Ballabi: Bengali version of Kachori Sabji, stuffed dal puri with slow cooked half cut potatoes or cholar (channa) dal; Ganguram (Tollygunje, Elgin Road Crossing), KC Das (Esplanade), Ballaram Mullick Radharaman Mullick  (Jaggu Babu Bazaar).

Sweets

Misti Doi: Mithai (Branches at Golpark, Circus Avenue), Kalicharan Sweets (Khidirpur), Chatturbhuj Sweets (Khidirpur), Gupta Bros (Gopal Nagar), Ganguram (Tollygunje, Shambhunath Pandit Street)

Traditional Bengali Sweets and Sandesh: Bhim Chandra Nag (Branches at Strand Road, Bowbazar), Girish Chandra Dey & Nakur Nandi (Beadon Street), Naba Krishna Guin (Bowbazar) K C Das (Branches at Esplanade, Kalighat),  Ballaram Mullick Radharaman Mullick  (Branches at Ballygunje Phari, Jaggu Babu Bazaar, New Alipore),

North Indian Sweets: Gangaur (Middleton Row), Gupta Brothers (Gopal Nagar, Ballygunje Park Road, New Alipore), Tiwari (Branches at Minto Park, Jagmohan Mullick Lane, New Alipore), Nepal Sweets (Sarat Bose Road), Chappan Bhog (Theatre Road) 

Others

Bakery: Kookie Jar (Branches at South City Mall, Rawdon Street), Bakes (Rawdon Street), Nahoum’s (New Market), Spencer’s (South City Mall), Kathleens (Branches at Lord Sinha Road, New Market), Swiss Yum (Lords Crossing, PA Shah Road), Just Baked (Sarat Bose Road), The French Loaf (Sarat Bose Road)

Frozen Meat: Spencers (South City Mall), Shops in Old SS Hogg Market (New Market) & Campari (Gariahat)

– Ashish Gupta