Get set for Kolkata’s finest food tour. Greet your guide and take the subway up to the intellectual heart of the city. Here the Bengal revolutionary fighter Subhas Chandras Bose is more famous than Gandhi and the people are passionate about their rights and independence, not to mention their food.
The evening starts at a little street vendor that blends up one of the district's best tropical lasses. Afterwards, you'll hop from spot to spot tasting some fine Bengali fare - prawns covered in fragrant coconut milk curry, onion bahjis from a revolutionary food stand, succulent mutton kosha and a range of Bengali sweets to name just a few. Finish at one of the oldest colonial coffee houses in Kolkata where nearby university students descend for intellectual discussions.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Small group tour limited to 8 exclusive guests
✔ Bottled water and refreshing Indian drinks
✔ Experience 13+ different Bengali tastings - more than any other Kolkata food tour!
✔ Tripadvisor Badge of Excellence
✔ A professional local foodie guide
✖ Alcoholic drinks (excluded)
✖ Pick up and drop off from your hotel (excluded)
Departure & Return
Departure:
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The meeting point is at the Exit Gate 4 of ‘Esplanade’ Metro Station. Your guide will meet you at the exit on the street level at SN Banerjee Road. It has easy access from hotels in the city.
Return: End right where it started.
Itinerary
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Kolkata (Calcutta)
Greet your guide outside Gate 4 of 'Esplanade metro station' and hop on a short train ride up to a district little visited by foreigners yet renowned by locals for its cuisine. When you disembark, you'll dive straight in with an exotic lasse found at a local street vendor before hopping into a tiny joint that's been whipping up some of the best mutton kosha curries in Kolkata for more than a century. Your guide will uncover stories of old Calcutta.
Duration: 60 minutes
2
Kolkata (Calcutta)
Visit Kolkata's most celebrated local seafood restaurants where you'll try their signature prawns covered in chingri coconut cream sauce and a mouth-watering curried fish mousse steamed in a banana leaf. After leaving you'll clamber aboard one of the old richshaws, the only place where these wooden carts still exist in India and take a short tour of the area en route to the next foodie stop. Gorge on a prawn kabiraji at a legendary kitchen started by a Scot in the 19th Century.
Kolkata might seem busy, but your guide will take you on a walk down through a peaceful district pointing out temples and local life along the way. As you meander the backstreets of old Kolkata, you'll try tasty tidbits from the city's most famous onion bhajis to zingy gram salads made from herbs and pulses.
Duration: 2 hours
3
Kolkata (Calcutta)
We'll stop by College Street, where university students pass by piles of school book sellers, heading on their way home from lectures. Drop into a local cafe to sample a famed coconut sherbet drink and then taste Bengali treats at a nearby sweet shop. At the faded grandeur of an old colonial coffee shop where students are busy debating, ceiling fans whirl overhead, and waiters serve coffees in traditional garb. This isn't just a foodie tour, it's a tour into the heart of historic Kolkata.
Duration: 60 minutes
Additional info
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Infant meals not included. The tour isn't suitable for prams as you will need to get on and off transport
• You will need to be able enough to get on and off local transport
• The last stop and coffee shop is a little smoky. If children are on the tour, this stop may be exchanged for a different one.
• This is a walking tour, please wear comfortable shoes.
• Bring an umbrella if rain looks likely
• Please get in contact with us if you have any special dietary restrictions
