Methodology
THE WEEK correspondents held panel discussions with food experts to rate the best restaurants in seven cities—Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kochi.
The best restaurants in Kolkata for several categories, such as fine dining, north Indian, south Indian, global and regional food, were selected and ranked by the experts comprising chefs, restaurateurs, food critics, food entrepreneurs, food writers and bloggers, and food enthusiasts
Street food is not ranked because the cuisine is vastly different, even within a city. THE WEEK’s Culine Scale was applied to all other categories—five stars for the top 30 per cent, four stars for the next 30 per cent and three stars for the last 40 per cent.
For Kolkata, the panel comprised Arijit Dutta, Tarun Bhattacharya, Sanchayita Bhattacharya Alam, Piya Banerjee, Shyamashree Sen and Pradip Joseph Rozario.
Best Fine Dining restaurants in Kolkata
Chinoiserie, Taj Bengal – 5 stars
Baan Thai, The Oberoi – 4 stars
Vintage Asia, JW Mariott – 4 stars
Sonargaon, Taj Bengal – 4 stars
Peshawari, ITC Sonar – 4 stars
Best Fine Dining standalone restaurants in Kolkata
Salt House – 5 stars
Pa Pa Ya – 4 stars
Oh! Calcutta, Elgin Road - 4 stars
Burnt Garlic – 3 stars
KK’s Fusion – 3 stars
Best North Indian restaurants in Kolkata
Azad Hin Dhaba, Ballygunge – 5 stars
Amber – 4 stars
Zaranj – 4 stars
Jai Hind Dhaba (Bhowanipore) – 3 stars
Oudh 1590, Deshapriya Park West – 3 stars
Best South Indian restaurants in Kolkata
Ammini – 5 stars
Rasam, The Stadel – 4 stars
Banana Leaf, Lake Market – 4 stars
Raj Restaurants – 3 stars
Tamarind – 3 stars
Best Regional restaurants in Kolkata
Oh! Calcutta, Elgin Road – 5 stars
Koshe Kosha, Ballygunge – 4 stars
Bhojpuri Manna, Hindustan Road – 4 stars
Rajdhani Thali – 3 stars
Orchid Restaurants – 3 stars
Best Street Food in Kolkata
Nizam’s, Esplanade
Badshah, Lindsay Street
Allen’s Kitchen
Kusum Rolls, Park Street
Aponjon, Harish, Mukherjee Road
Best Pan-Asian restaurants in Kolkata
Mamagoto - 5 stars
SOI – The Asian Street Kitchen – 4 stars
Aajisai, Quest Mall – 4 stars
Jimmy’s Kitchen, Lindsay Street – 3 stars
The Wall – 3 stars
You can view the full infographic of the best restaurants in Kolkata here.
