Top Things to do in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Top Restaurants in Kolkata (Calcutta)
10 Sights & Landmarks in Kolkata (Calcutta) That You Shouldn't Miss
This former British colonial stronghold boasts evidence of over two millennia of habitation, with ornate, architecturally diverse buildings, ranging from crumbing ruins to Victorian treasures. Home to lively festivals and a vibrant artistic community, clamorous markets and packed temples, this city is crowded and polluted, but ultimately invigorating.
Restaurants in Kolkata (Calcutta)
1. College Street (Boi Para)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 817 reviews
Reviewed By SaswataM10
People need to come and visit this place to see how big a book market can be. You can also find old and rare books alongside the footpath. This part of Kolkata is also very chaotic, due to presence of hand pulled rickshaws and paddled vans. Presence of Six colleges (Medical College, IISWBM, Calcutta University, Presidency University, Sanskrit College, Jain College) & Three schools (Hindu School - The earlier Hindu college, Hare School, Sanskrit School) represent most of the chaos and also the customer base of this book market. This market is also, the biggest book market, in Asia (in all likelihood).
2. Howrah Bridge
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,608 reviews
Reviewed By Arkapal7 - Kolkata (Calcutta), India
This is the fisrt and foremost landmark which the whole world recognises Kolkata with. A British-made cantilever bridge with with Indian made steel, this bridge is the prime connector of the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata the Howrah Railway station One HAS to visit this monument once on visiting Kolkata.
3. Nakhoda Mosque
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 36 reviews
Reviewed By 475vladimirm - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Nakoda Mosque is the principal mosque of Kolkata. It’s in the Chitpur area of the Burrabazar business district in Central Kolkata, at the intersection of Zakaria Street and Rabindra Sarani. The mosque was built as an imitation of the mausoleum of Mughal Emperor Fouzaan at Sikandra, Agra by Kutchi Memon Jamat. The foundation stone was laid on 11 September 1926.
4. Mother House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,580 reviews
Reviewed By debabrata707 - Kolkata (Calcutta), India
If you visit in Kolkata you must visit to Mother House which is associated with Mother Theresa.Last month I have visited the same.This is one of the peaceful place in Kolkata.
5. Parashnath Jain Temple
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4.5 based on 152 reviews
Reviewed By rosalindholt32 - Martock, United Kingdom
Beautiful Jain temple lovely gardens great place to chill out and a lovely little shop selling lots of fun stuff,
6. South Park Street Cemetery
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4.5 based on 533 reviews
Reviewed By Shaffiabel - Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom
You can spend a few hours here wandering this Beautiful & Peaceful place. Lots of history & stories to see. Very interesting.
7. Pareshnath Jain Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 170 reviews
Reviewed By ParwathiH
The Pareshnath Jain Temple is actually a complex of three separate Jain temples. The temples are located in a very spacious grounds with well maintained gardens. The temples are also very nice architecturally and aesthetically. We had been here in the morning and had a very nice darshan.
8. Park Street
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4.5 based on 2,082 reviews
Reviewed By UPSINHA - Patna, India
If you are of upper class or upper middle class person and love good food, Modern type Pubs , good Restaurant and elite Cloths and not want conventional crowd This is place for you ... British era Buildings and some European touch architectures Many colleges Xavier and Loreto Asiatic society Good Hotel to stay The Park Lots of good Food high end restaurants Fine dining , fast food giants McDonald’s available For Good standard cloths lots of showroom and Designer boutiques Good Pubs also available for Night Life This place has historically value and name changes many times from Burial Ground Road to Part Street and now Mother Teresa sarani but the FEEL of the area is maintained You can enjoy here with your Family If nothing to buy just window shopping and feeling the old era within you Highly recommended place
9. Birla Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 473 reviews
Reviewed By Mitesh5556 - Dhanbad, India
The glowing structure that adorns the streets of Kolkata is the popular Hindu Temple, Birla Temple. Dedicated to Lord Krishna and Radha, the temple is perfect specimen of craftsmanship.
10. Eden Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,349 reviews
Reviewed By somnathnayak
Kolkata is known to the rest of world as "Maqua of Football"; and we kolkata dwellers feel proud of that but we are also proud of our own Eden Gardens, a land of International Cricket lovers & players, also a must visit place in Kolkata. Eden Gardens with a seating capacity of 66,000, largest cricket stadium of the country, excellent outfield, beautiful ambiance & passionate spectators are the reasons of all international cricketer's dream playground. In this concrete civilization Eden is our heaven of pleasure.
