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Bengali Nights Kolkata Food Tour with 13+ Tastings
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4 Hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Overview
Get set for Kolkata’s finest food tour. Greet your guide as the sun sets 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.
What's Included
- Taste 13+ different Bengali food and drinks
- A private trained local foodie guide
- Small group tour limited to 8 exclusive guests
- Bottled water and refreshing Indian drinks
- Alcoholic drinks (excluded)
- Pick up and drop off from your hotel (excluded)
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
Your guide will be waiting at the Gate 4 exit of Esplanade Metro Station and will be wearing A Chef's Tour t-shirt. It's easy to reach from most hotels in central Kolkata. Address: Jawaharlal Nehru Rd, Esplanade, Kolkata, West Bengal 700013, India.
Start time
05:00 PM
End Point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Kolkata (Calcutta)
Greet your guide outside Esplanade metro station at 5:00pm and catch the train up to a district little visited by foreigners and known 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. As you eat, your guide will tell you stories of old Calcutta.
1 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
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.
2 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Kolkata (Calcutta)
Next stop College Street. Here, piles of school book sellers are passed by university students on their way back from lectures. Drop into a local cafe to sample a famed coconut sherbet drink and then dive into Begali treats at a nearby sweet shop. The evening finishes in 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 Kolkata.
1 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
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.
- There is some moderate walking some wear comfortable shoes and bring appropriate clothing and an umbrella in rainy season
- Please get in contact with us if you have any dietary requirements
Operated by A Chef's Tour
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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