Independent cafés and bakeries in Kolkata, selected for their coffee, pastry and cooking. Find a place with something distinctive on the table.
Independent cafés and bakeries in Kolkata, selected for their coffee, pastry and cooking. Find a place with something distinctive on the table.
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Joy Banerjee gives Bengali pantry staples a new setting: posto-bora sandwiches and aam-tel chicken pizza.
A casual but unmistakably chef-led kitchen for diners curious about modern Bengali food.
A specialty coffee destination in a restored bungalow, with its own roastery, a Coffee Classroom and a bakery developed with Lavonne.
A distinct café pick for diners interested in coffee as much as the room, with a considered bakery programme.
A glasshouse café beside Baker’s Nest, pairing Mexican and Asian cooking with coffee and desserts. Housemade tortillas, chicken enchiladas and borracho prawns give the menu more substance than the setting alone.
A Salt Lake café to visit for the food as well as the room, particularly its Mexican dishes and handmade tortillas.
A Southern Avenue bistro with coffee, pizza and a broader comfort food menu. The Romana potato cheese pizza, charred prawns and tiramisu are reasons to sit down for a meal.
A useful café and bistro addition for South Kolkata, with recent food coverage highlighting its potato pizza and carefully prepared mains.
A coffee roastery, espresso bar and training lab with a café kitchen at Broad Street in Ballygunge.
Coffee tastings, roasting and brewing education sit alongside the café, giving it more depth than a standard coffee menu.
