Kolkata has always been famous for its street food. Whether summer or winter, the city's lanes and bylanes are filled with various street foods that make your mouth water just by passing them. Christmas is approaching. Government offices and schools will be closed. So, how about taking a stroll through the city during this time?
From College Street to Gariahat Market — from buying books to buying clothes, along with enjoying various street foods. Let's see what street foods are popular in Kolkata.
The entire area is fragrant with the smell of books, from the scent of old books to new ones. But College Street is not only famous for its books. It's also known for several popular street foods.
From chicken stew to Putiram's cholar dal and alur dom, from Paramount's coconut water sherbet to Coffee House adda. Everything is available in the book district. Among several popular foods, notable ones include — Dilkusha Cabin's kabiraji cutlet, Mughlai paratha, other fried items, puchka, chaat, coffee at Coffee House and some evening snacks.
Decker's Lane still retains the taste of chicken stew from the British era. Decker's Lane has always been famous as a traditional street in the heart of the city. The fish fry and mutton toast from Chittababu's shop here will linger in your mouth once you taste them. Sailors used to come here to chat since the British era. Many also call it Tiffin Gully for its traditional and delicious food.
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Gariahat Market
Whether it's puja clothes or winter sweaters, people feel more comfortable going to Gariahat Market than big shopping malls. Just as sarees and jewellery are available, various flavoured street foods can also be found here. From mocktails to quench thirst in summer to Bengalis' beloved pithe puli in winter can be found here. Chop, ghugni, jhalmuri — everything can be tasted in this market area.
New Market
Mentioning New Market immediately brings 'Nizam's' to mind. Kolkata's cooks wrap meat or paneer with paratha, put it on a stick and serve it. This is one of Kolkata's nostalgic foods. British sailors were reportedly also great fans of this stick roll.
Park Street
As soon as winter arrives, Park Street adorns itself with new lighting decorations. From the day before Christmas, there's no place to step on that royal road of the city. People can be seen flowing like a stream, one after another. Is it just walking around?
There are also special arrangements for eating and drinking. Some cafes or restaurants from the British era can also be seen here. From stick roll stalls to momo stalls can be seen sitting by the roadside.
Vivekananda Park
If you haven't had tangy, spicy, sweet puchka, head out on a weekend evening to visit Kolkata's Vivekananda Park. Not just puchka, there's also alur dom. This is one of South Kolkata's largest parks, where Kolkatans come for picnics during the winter season. If you want to spend some time in a peaceful, quiet environment, you can certainly go here and stay for a while.
