Arsalan and its new branches across the city – Rajarhat branch reviewed!

To a Bengali, simple joys of life surely do include devouring Bengali style biriyani, and if that is from Arsalan then it's an absolute bliss. This branch of Arsalan I am talking about is located near Chinar Park crossing at Rajarhat. It is one of the newest branches of this renowned food chain in the…

Amazing tastes of opaar Bangla at Kasturi, Jessore Road

Well this blog post was pending for some time! Couple of months back I was pleasantly surprised to discover this relatively new branch of Kasturi so close to my place. It is not always feasible for me to visit their Ballygunge or New Market branch. To start with, I must say that if you are…

Bloggers Meet over Food Tasting session at Au Bon Pain, Park Street

I am an old timer at Au Bon Pain, not only at their Park Street outlet but I have tried them out at their other outlets and kiosks as well spread all across the city. To be very frank, I am an ardent fan of their bakery products. And when it comes to this Park…

Food Tasting session at Crossroad Café, Kolkata

Over the past few years most of the sprouting cafes across the city has only disappointed me. Some has got awesome ambiance but lags behind in quality of the food, some has got amazing food but is so cramped up that you cannot take your friends and family there, while there are many which serves…

Wonderful Gujarati dinner at XII Zodiac, Fern Residency

This was my second visit to XII Zodiac which is housed in the Fern Residency and this time I had the opportunity to feast on some amazing Gujarati food that is actually quite rare to find in the city. To be very frank, before this Gujarati food tasting happened to me I had only tasted…

Devouring your favorite meat at a chophouse! – Wise Owl Steakhouse, Kolkata

On a hot Saturday afternoon we had very little to do when we decided to overcome the lassitude and make a long pending visit to the Wise Owl Steakhouse with my Zomato voucher. To start with, few months back I was overtly excited to learn that Kolkata has got its first steakhouse in a locality…

‘Lokaahar’ and its Poila Boishakh special menu!

There are sudden turns and spots that you come across in your life where you can smell your lost innocence and the essence of your roots that you have somehow left behind in this mad rat race or in the quest to achieve something that brings quantified satisfaction. We are forgetting how to stare at…

Amazing dinner at Palms, Southern Avenue, Kolkata

Southern Avenue gets another good eatery serving quite a wide variety of dishes and cuisines! Though it is just six months old but it has already started building the goodwill which is vital for any restaurant (or any business) to do well in the long run. The Palms offers some good food with amazing ambiance…

Amazing Spanish Cuisine – at Sudder Street – Raj Spanish Cafe

Located at Sudder street this place has got its inimitable charm and an extremely relaxed ambiance with amazing food at extremely reasonable price and mostly foreign tourists around. This place has the charm of old Calcutta embedded somewhere deep inside it. It teleports you back couple of decades and leaves you there with some great…

Chilling at historic lawn – Fairlawns!

Located at Sudder Street this place is absolutely cut out from all the din and bustle of the infuriating crowd of the urban city, the madness that you'll find a few steps away at New Market is non-existent at this piece of lush green heaven! I was here with one of my fellow foodies to…

Paramount Sherbats – College Street – Sharing the seat with Legends!

Very few people have actually heard of Nihar Ranjan Majumdar’s 'Paradise sherbet shop'. But when I start talking about Paramount Sherbets everyone will surely be able to recognize this legend. Name has changed but the place still remains the same, and definitely the quality remains as it is. This legendary sherbet and juice bar still…

Iconic Jewish bakery – Nahoum & Sons

This 113 years old Kolkata's iconic Swiss-style Jewish bakery was set up by Nahoum Israel, an emigrant from Baghdad. For more than a century this place still remains a holy spot for all the foodies craving for brownies, muffins, pastries, tarts, Christmas plum cake or fudge. After Nahoum Israel opened up this shop in the…