8 heritage restaurants from Kolkata and their iconic dishes

When we talk about Kolkata the only thing that comes to everyone’s mind is Rosogulla. But, it is much more than that and people coming from across the cities will find a gastronomic experience here with a variety of foods available around the city. The ‘City of Joy’ is quite popular for the amount of culinary influence it has had in the past with Mughals and British ruling over the city for some time. Also, due to the Chinese immigrants, there is a lot of Indo-Chinese food that grew after their colonization. Today, we are going to talk about some of the iconic restaurants that have been there for ages in Kolkata and still rules over the heart of people. (Images courtesy: Instagram)

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Located on Park Street, this restaurant is quite popular for its Chelo Kebab, which is a unique dish made with a combination of buttered rice with poached eggs and grilled kebabs and veggies). This restaurant is one of the oldest restaurants in Kolkata and is as famous as the Howrah Bridge. (Image courtesy: Instagram/@foodzrole)

This Swiss bakery has been there in Park Street since 1927, the time of the British Empire and is one of the major attractions of Kolkata. One of the iconic dishes of this place is its English breakfast which includes ham & bacon sausages, poached eggs and toast. (Image courtesy: Instagram/@in_kolkata)

The name itself defines the importance of this restaurant as it is located in one of the historical places of Kolkata. This restaurant is quite popular for its rustic ambience and is known for its Bengali meals. However, it's the Kosha Mangsho or Spicy Mutton Curry that one must have here to enjoy the authentic Bengali flavours. (Image courtesy: Instagram/@chirashreee)

It’s a place that will make you feel patriotic for sure, as it came into existence on the Independence Day of India. It is for this reason that people love to go to this place, and one of the iconic dishes of this restaurant is Chicken Biryani that one must have when in Kolkata. (Image courtesy: Instagram/@bhoj_on)

Apparently, it is the oldest bakery in Kolkata and is well known for their cakes varieties. It’s a popular Jewish bakery and is based in Central Calcutta in the New Market region. One of the popular dishes one can have here is the Plum Cake.(Image courtesy: Instagram/ @nehasbansod)

It’s a small roadside stall which is quite popular for the variety of street foods sold here. One of the unique things about this place is the Chittoda, which is that the owners have been selling for over 50 years. This stall is situated in the Dacres Lane of Central Avenue Region of Central Kolkata. @kolkata__the__city__of__food)

This is often known as the Adda for Bengali, where one could interact with like-minded people. This restaurant is known for its historic importance and rich heritage and is based on College Street. It is so popular that even Manna Dey has dedicated the song ‘Coffee Houser Adda’ to this restaurant and of all the dishes, one of the most popular ones is its chowmein which is quite pocket-friendly and is quite delicious.(Image courtesy: Instagram/@kolkata.connection)

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