Cuisine
The most popular restaurants in Behala include Panna, Canton, Aashirvad, Prince and the economical Punjab Restaurant. Among fast food joints, Tawa and Haji's are among the top choices for the average Behalite. Haji serves one of the most delicious biriyanis and other moghlai plates in Kolkata. Butter Fish fry of Bengal Restaurant is also one of the most popular fast food. There are also places like Panna's Kitchen, Sholo Anna Bangaliana, Tandoor Darbar, Canton, Chopstick etc. which serves extremely tasty food at reasonable prices.
The average Bengali cannot do without sweetmeats and a testimony to this fact is the large number of sweet shops scattered all over Kolkata, esp Behala. Famous sweet shops of Behala are Sree Durga (the oldest one), Gobindo, Panna, Mouchak etc. Roadside stalls serving chowmein, egg rolls, cutlets, and kebabs are also found all around, but are best avoided due to the unhygienic conditions that they operate in.
Tea stalls serving tea, biscuits and traditional Bengali snacks like Beguni (brinjal chops), Fuluri, Piyanji (onion chops) and Aloor Chop (potato chops) are found at every nook and corner. And also other savories such Aamer Chop (Raw Mango), Mochar Chop (Banana Flower), Tomator Chop, Lonkar Chop (Chilly), Kumro Fuler Chop (Pumpkin Flower), Bok Fuler Chop; as and when the season comes.
New restaurants and cafes have developed in Behala.James Long Sarani has a variety of restaurants including Hatari,Hundred and Kolkata 78.It has also got the best cafe in Kolkata that is Cafe a Coffee Day.
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