ML
ESTABLISHED NAME
Makhan Lal Das & Sons
Kolkata, West Bengal
Sweet house
Sweet houseKolkata foodBengali speciality
A heritage Kolkata sweet shop.
Sitabhog and Mihidana in Kolkata
The city's food is made by houses that have stood at the same address for generations, and much of it is seasonal — nolen gur in winter, the puja weeks in autumn, and the rest of the year held by the everyday sweets and the street trade.
Named companies
Sweet houses and food addresses
Real companies with a published record, listed for reference. Every button opens a Google search.
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ESTABLISHED NAME
Banchharam
Kolkata, West Bengal
Sweet house
Sweet houseKolkata foodBengali speciality
A Kolkata sweet chain known across the city.
DS
ESTABLISHED NAME
Dwarik's Grandsons
Kolkata, West Bengal
Sweet house
Sweet houseKolkata foodBengali speciality
A heritage sweet house of the city.
NK
ESTABLISHED NAME
Naba Krishna Guin
Kolkata, West Bengal
Sweet house
Sweet houseKolkata foodBengali speciality
An old sweet shop known for its range of sandesh.
AH
ESTABLISHED NAME
Adi Haridas Modak
Kolkata, West Bengal
Sweet house
Sweet houseKolkata foodBengali speciality
One of the older sweet houses of the city.
HA
ESTABLISHED NAME
Haji Allauddin Sweets
Kolkata, West Bengal
Sweet house
Sweet houseKolkata foodBengali speciality
A long-established Kolkata sweet shop.
IC
ESTABLISHED NAME
Indian Coffee House
Kolkata, West Bengal
Coffee house
Coffee houseKolkata foodBengali speciality
The cafe in Albert Hall on College Street whose adda culture became part of the city's literary life.
KC
PRIVATE LIMITED
K. C. Das Grandsons Private Limited
Kolkata, West Bengal
Sweet house
Sweet houseKolkata foodBengali speciality
The confectionery descended from Nobin Chandra Das, who invented the white spongy rosogolla; the family business is especially known for that sweet and for tinned products sold worldwide.
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ESTABLISHED NAME
Nobin Chandra Das & Sons
Kolkata, West Bengal
Sweet house
Sweet houseKolkata foodBengali speciality
The shop of the family credited with the rosogolla, opened in 1866 in the Bagbazar-Sovabazar area.
GC
ESTABLISHED NAME
Girish Chandra Dey & Nakur Chandra Nandy
Kolkata, West Bengal
Sweet house
Sweet houseKolkata foodBengali speciality
A North Kolkata sweet shop dating to 1844, near Hedua, famous above all for sandesh — jolbhora, kheer kadam, malai and nolen gur varieties.
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