Central Kolkata

Park Street

The street that taught Kolkata how to dine after dark.

Also
Mother Teresa Sarani
Known for
Restaurants, jazz history, Christmas
Best hour
December evenings
Walk
18 min, 6 stops
Park Street

Once the street where Calcutta went out. Still the street where Kolkata goes out, with roughly the same restaurants and considerably less jazz.

01

Photographs

Photographs of the quarter. Open one to see it full size.

02

Must-see buildings

  • South Park Street Cemetery →

    1767. Eight acres of enormous tombs.

  • Asiatic Society

    1784. William Jones founded it, and it holds manuscripts nobody else has.

  • Park Mansions

    1910. Art Nouveau brick, and the best facade on the street.

  • Bow Barracks

    Anglo-Indian housing from the First World War. Homemade wine at Christmas.

03

Where to eat

  • Peter Cat

    18 Park Street

    Chelo kebab since 1975. Queue on the pavement.

  • Mocambo

    Park Street

    Since 1956. Devilled crab and the prawn cocktail.

  • Trincas

    Park Street

    Since 1959. Live music most nights, still.

  • Flurys

    Park Street

    Since 1927. Breakfast, and the rum ball in December.

  • Oly Pub

    Park Street

    Since 1947. Beef steak upstairs, and nothing has changed.

  • Kusum Rolls

    Park Street

    The consensus best kathi roll in the city.

04

Things to see

  1. 01

    The lights, third week of December

    End to end, and the street closed to traffic in stretches.

  2. 02

    South Park Street Cemetery

    Silent ten metres inside the gate. Read the ages on the stones.

  3. 03

    Trincas on a weeknight

    The last of the live circuit, and cheaper than the weekend.

  4. 04

    Bow Barracks at Christmas

    The older, quieter, better celebration.

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