Bengali cooking in a restored family house — the reliable introduction to the cuisine.
6, Ballygunge Place
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A white marble memorial hall of 1921 set in 64 acres of gardens, now a museum of the colonial city and the best building in Kolkata.
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The old restaurant strip — kathi rolls at Nizam's, Anglo-Indian food at Mocambo, live music at Trincas — plus the sweet shops the city…
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Founded in 1814 and the oldest and largest museum in India, with the Bharhut stupa railings, an Egyptian mummy and a fossil gallery.
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A restored 1841 Palladian portico on the riverfront with boat rides, the Vidyasagar Setu behind and the best sunset in central Kolkata.