Here the list of must-visit eateries this Durga Puja. So this festive season, head out and enjoy a range of lip-smacking mouth-watering delicacies.
Traffic Gastropub
What would be a better place to spend your festive days than this? You can treat your taste buds with their Tomar Amar Prem (the twisted tale of American corn on cob), China Town Manchurian Ball (tangra special veg Manchurian balls), Traffic Staff Rice (a mixture of rice, egg, chicken and Szechuan sauce), Dry Chilli Chicken, PoddarEr Paneer Chop, MashirMangshor Chop, Balwant Singh’s Chicken Amritsari Kebab (a mouth-watering chicken appetizer marinated in Indian flavours and yoghurt, roasted in a tandoor), Kosha Mangsho Pizza, which is every bong’s favourite Kosha Mangsho is a thin crust pizza, ChingriMalaikari Pizza and last but not the least, Nolen Gur Brownie.

Traffic Staff Rice – Traffic Gastropub
Where: Traffic Gastropub
Address: 2nd Floor, City Centre 2, Chinar Park, Kolkata-700157
Tenure: From 4th October to 8th October
Timings: 12 Noon to 1 AM (on 4thand 8th October) 12 Noon to 2 AM (on 5th, 6th and 7th October)
Price Range: From Rs. 175/- to Rs. 550/- (+taxes)
Karma Kettle
Karma Kettle is the right place to drop in at this Puja. It has been winning our hearts for the last few years with its Ballygunge outlet, started its journey with its tea-room where one can relish their favourite cup of tea with every bit of calmness and has now recently opened its new outlet at Alipore, which is designed more like a French cafe.

Beetroot & Feta Cheese – Karma Kettle
You can indulge in their wholesome All Day Breakfast Menu, A Kid’s Menu, High Tea Menu, where they present us with some of the luxurious Combos like The Burra Saheb, Gora Saheb, the Kanchenjunga High Tea Set and the Big Ben Express High Tea Sets. The Alipore café also offers us some extremely flavoursome delicacies such as Fresh Summer Berry Pizza, the Vietnamese Spring Roll, the Vada Pav Slider, and the Mexican Bean Slider to name a few. Not only this, but you can also rejuvenate yourself with their various kinds of teas such as Darjeeling Tea, White Tea, Oolong Tea, Matcha Tea, Kolkata Special Teas, Iced Teas and many more.

Lychee Rose Green Tea – Karma Kettle
The teas here are not only special but they are also the unique traditional ones bounded together with the freshness of spices, fruits, and flowers. Apart from these, you can avail some of the other refreshing beverages from the menu too. Out of all the places in the town, this particular one sums up for a perfect location where one can indulge in a steaming cuppa along with some mouth-watering nibbles and make your festive season all the more unique and memorable.
Where: Karma Kettle
Address: 17/1D, Near State Bank of India, Alipore, Kolkata– 700027
4, Swinhoe St, Ekdalia, Ballygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal 700019
Timings: 9 AM to 9 PM (Alipore outlet) 12 Noon to 8 PM (Ballygunge outlet) (Tuesday to Sunday)
Price Range: Rs. 60/- to Rs. 600/- (+taxes)
Aminia
Whenever we talk about the great historical Awadhi/Mughlai cuisine in Kolkata, the restaurant that automatically pops up to our mind is none other than Aminia.

Chicken Tikka Kebab – Aminia
So drop in at any of the outlets of Aminia (except the New Market outlet) and indulge in some the delicious dishes such as Chicken Biryani, Mutton Biryani, Chicken Tikka Kebab, Tandoori Fish Tikka, Chicken Rezala, Mutton Rezala, Chicken Bharta, Fish Tikka Butter Masala, Vegetable Dum Biryani, Paneer Butter Masala, Firni and Mihidani with Rabdi and numerous other scrumptious delicacies. You can also treat your taste-buds with the sumptuous rolls available at all outlets of Aminia except the Barrackpore and the Golpark one.
Where: Aminia
Address for Golpark outlet:57, Golpark, Ballygunge Gardens, Gariahat, Kolkata – 700019
Tenure: 1st October to 10th October
Timings: 11 AM to 3 AM (from 4th October to 8th October) 11:30 AM to 11:30 PM (from 1st October to 3rd October and 9th October to 10th October) (All the outlets)
Price Range: From Rs. 18/- to Rs. 435/- (inclusive of taxes)