Top Rated Restaurants & Cafes in Kolkata

Cha Bar is a coffee shop located inside a bookstore in Kolkata. This is a nice place to enjoy reading your favorite book while sipping a cup of coffee. This place is quiet and peaceful and the interiors are brightly decorated. Some of the items on their coffee menu include Cappuccino and Iced Caffe Latte. They also serve snacks to burn those hunger pangs. The snack menu includes Chicken Tikka Wrap, and Chicken and Asparagus Quiche. Those with a sweet tooth should try their Chocolate Truffle pastries. It is a pocket friendly place thus making it ideal to catch up with friends.

Mocambo may not look very interesting from the outside but it has been a city favorite since 1956! Situated in the famed Park Street, Mocambo serves Indian, Continental and Chinese cuisine. However, once you step inside you'll notice Continental be the most favored option. The 'Chateaubriand', 'Fish Florentine', 'Devil's Crab' and 'Fish a la Diana' have been local hits for the longest time now. The restaurant has an impressive wine list and a variety of other spirits; steer clear of the cocktails though. The interiors maintain a curious sense of old world charm and the warm hues create quite a comfortable setting for an enjoyable meal!

If you are a Chinese food lover, you should definitely try the Tong Fong located in the Park Street area. This is a very old restaurant that serves authentic Chinese fare in a convivial setting. They have a veg and a non-veg buffet. Some of its delicacies are Kung Pao chicken, Crispy Baby Corn With Honey, Chicken Drumsticks and Chili Garlic Pepper Fish. This is an expensive restaurant so a rare visit would only be possible. The decor and the crowd of this place, makes this a perfect dinner destination for the entire family.

The Other Room on Park Street is a trendy and hip joint, dishing out some mouth-watering Indian, Chinese and European cuisine and a host of innovative mocktails and cocktails. It is the perfect place to unwind after a long day at work or if you're in the mood for some great music, the live performers will not disappoint. With its chic interiors and prompt service, The Other Room is good enough to pass off as your own!

Zen, nestled in the classy and elegant Park Hotel, is truly a 'new theater of food' that provides a visual and culinary treat as well. Wooden paneled flooring giving the effect of bamboos and artifacts adorning the room are well coordinated with the Oriental decor. It has show kitchens, where you can watch the skilled chefs expertly dishing out tasty preparations. Every order of the customer is treated like a piece d'art and right from the recipe to the presentation, each step is carried out with precision and amazing attention to detail. If you like your privacy, choose to sit in the space separated by the wooden columned curtains. The Japanese bar serves excellent sushi and teppanyaki. Be a part of this culinary journey that takes you through the unique world of Oriental cuisines.

If you thought that Park Kolkata serves only international cuisines, think again! The in-house restaurant Saffron is dedicated to the varied flavors of India. In India, tastes, recipes and spices differ from region to region. Each culture has distinctive dishes and cooking methods, be it the 'Chullah' and 'Tandoors' used in Punjab or extensive use of coconut milk in South Indian cuisine; flavors are hardly ever the same. Saffron attempts to offer all these culinary delights to its patrons under one roof. Tweaking the original recipes to cater to the modern tastes, the chef achieves a perfect balance between the traditional and current trends. So the next time you are tired of eating Chinese, head straight to Saffron, where a sumptuous Indian meal awaits you.