Street food of Kolkata

Street food of Kolkata is the food sold by hawkers and street vendors from portable market stalls in the streets of Kolkata, India. It is one of the major characteristics of the city, which makes Kolkata the "City of Joy". Kolkata's street foods include Indian street food as well as Chinese, Mughlai, British, and even European foods.

A street fast food stall in Kolkata
Tea stall at Chitpur, Kolkata
The chaatwala in London inspired by street food of Kolkata

Varieties

  • Luchi Alur dom
Luchi and Alur dom is most popular, cheap and consumed street food in Kolkata. Daily workers or passer-by people prefer luchi and alur dom for it's good taste and fast consumption. Instead of luchi in many shops puri, Kochuri, Parota, Naan are served with Alur dom, Paneer Curry etc.
Kochuri Alur dom along with Singara sold in a street food stall in Bara Bazar, North Kolkata.
Street vendors and restaurants sell various types of Pakoras like potato, egg, onion, cauliflower and chicken. Chicken pakora is most famous pakora among the consumers.
Chicken Pokora
  • Fast food stalls
Stalls containing fast foods are frequently seen in the streets which contains Indian as well as Chinese fast foods. Notable fast foods include chowmin, fish finger, Momo, Chicken Pokora/Cutlett, Egg roll, Chicken roll etc.
Chicken roll in Kolkata
Egg Devil and rolls in portable stall in China Bazar
Pork roll in Kolkata
  • South Indian foods
South Indian foods like Idli, sambhar, Dhosa, Masala Dhosa, Coconut chutney are one of most consumed street foods in Kolkata since these are easy to ready and easy to eat.
  • Kulfi
Kulfi is very famous street food in Kolkata, known for it's cooling and satisfying effect in summer times, available in flavours like malai, kesar and elaichi.
Pista Kulfi
  • Other street foods
Other street food of Kolkata includes Momo, Papri chat, Phuchka, Ghugni and Singara chat, Telebhaja, Radha Ballavi and Masala Kochuri, Aloo Kabli, Jilipi, Ghoti Gorom, Badam Makha, Doodh cola etc.
Ghugni and masala chola in a stall
Phuchka in a leaf plate in Kolkata.
A Pav Bhaji stand in Kolkata. Pav bhaji is one of noted street foods of North Kolkata.

Areas and spread

Although Kolkata has street food stalls in nearly every part of the city, it specifically has many areas famous for it's different types of street foods. North Kolkata has comparatively more street food stalls than South Kolkata. Surya Sen Street, Sealdah, Bidhan Sarani, Shyambazar has some notable stalls famous since 90s.

Decars Lane or James Hicky Sarani is a lane in Dharmatala, Central Kolkata, which is famous for it's cheap and tasty food stalls. Maniktala has famous shop which still sells per kochuri at 25 and 50 Paisa.

Exide more near Rabindra Sadan, Shyambazar 5-point crossing etc. are famous for it's momo.

Juice Stall in Salt Lake Sector V.

See also


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