Park Street

Kolkata · West Bengal

Kolkata's legendary avenue of live music, old-world restaurants and nightlife — the soul of the city's love of a good time.

Timings

Restaurants & bars from midday till late

Entry

Free to stroll; venues priced individually

Best time

Evening; Christmas–New Year is magical

Time needed

An evening

Park Street (officially Mother Teresa Sarani) has been the epicentre of Kolkata's nightlife and dining for generations. This is the city with a genuine live-music soul, and Park Street is where that heritage lives — in storied restaurants, jazz-era institutions and bars that have been pouring drinks and playing music for decades.

By day it's lined with cafés, bookshops and eateries; by night it glows with neon and buzzes with diners and revellers. At Christmas and New Year, Park Street erupts into a citywide festival of lights and celebration that's unlike anywhere else in India.

Don't miss

›The heritage restaurants and live-music institutions.
›The Christmas–New Year illuminations and street festivities.
›Old-school Anglo-Indian and Continental cuisine.

Good to know

The Christmas-to-New-Year stretch is the most magical (and crowded) time. Kolkata's warmth and unpretentiousness make this one of India's most soulful nights out.