Kolkata (Calcutta) Entertainment

Entertainment in Kolkata (Calcutta)

  1. A

    Tantra

    Considered Kolkata’s top club, contemporary sounds throb through the single dance floor and not-so-chilled chill-out zone around a central-island bar with an overhead observation bridge.

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  2. B

    Flury’s

    Great espressos (Rs60) and iced-tea (Rs60) layered like a tequila sunrise in an enticing art deco palace-cafe.

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  3. Blue & Beyond Restaurant

    The open-air rooftop terrace offers unusual views over New Market.

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  4. C

    Dolly’s Tea Shop

    Teak-panels, rattan chairs, tea-crate tables and the regal presence of matriarch Dolly transform what would otherwise be just another unit in the dreary Dakshinapan Shopping Centre into a charming little oasis that attracts a wonderfully eclectic clientele. Toasted sandwiches or apple pie accompany over 50 choices of tea.

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  5. D

    Rabindra Sadan

    Kolkata's famous poetry, music, art, film and dance are regularly showcased at the Nandan Complex (AJC Bose Rd) comprising the Rabindra Sadan and Sisir Mancha theatre-halls and an art-house cinema. Tourist Information offices and pamphlets give extensive listings of events here and at many other venues.

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  6. E

    Sisir Mancha

    Kolkata’s famous poetry, music, art, film and dance are regularly showcased at the Nandan Complex comprising theatre halls Rabindra Sadan and Sisir Mancha, plus art-house Nandan Cinema.

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  7. F

    Nandan Complex

    Kolkata’s famous poetry, music, art, film and dance are regularly showcased at the Nandan Complex comprising theatre halls Rabindra Sadan and Sisir Mancha, plus art-house Nandan Cinema.

    reviewed

  8. G

    Copper Chimney Lounge

    Chic 21st-century neo-Ottoman bar with hookah water-pipes, shimmering string-curtain dividers and mesmerising lighting effects. It's above a highly rated eponymous restaurant, behind HSCB bank. DJ at weekends.

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  9. H

    Rocks

    Different floors offer different experiences of local drinking culture. The ground floor is a musty old-boys’ dive while the 2nd floor has proficient, if ear-splittingly loud, live Bengali music.

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  10. I

    Chowringhee Bar

    Not quite the colonial delight one might hope, but there's pleasant lighting, pool tables and soft live jazz some evenings. The next-door coffee shop stays open 24 hours.

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  12. J

    Roxy

    With unusually mellow music and a Clockwork Orange retro-futuristic atmosphere, Roxy is the most poised of several fun pub-bars around and within the Park Hotel.

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  13. K

    Ginger

    Kolkata’s best hope for stags, Ginger can be fun with a group watching the majority-male clientele whoop to 1990s dance hits.

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  14. L

    Venom

    Oscillating bars of vertical red light makes it feel like you’re dancing in a giant 1970s amplifier. Musical styles vary.

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  15. M

    Ashalayam

    Play chess at low wicker tables while sipping cheap machine-frothed Nescafe in this calm, bright charity craft-shop cafe.

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  16. N

    Cafe Coffee Day

    Cafe Coffee Day is the most appealing branch of the Starbucks-style chain thanks to its garden terrace.

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  17. O

    Someplace Else

    Western rock and heavy-rock cover bands play nightly at the Anglo-pub Someplace Else. No cover charges.

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  18. P

    Marrakech

    Moroccan-themed bar-club with octagonal tables and low, cushion-seated alcoves around a small, pulsating dance floor.

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  19. Q

    New Empire Cinema

    Of at least nine cinemas around New Market, New Empire Cinema is the most comfortable.

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  20. R

    Little High

    Little High is a DJ bar which lacks a dance floor but spins similar contemporary sounds.

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  21. S

    Inox Elgin Rd

    Inox Elgin Rd is a modern multiplex, bookable online.

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  23. T

    Globe

    The Globe Theatre has a great art-deco façade.

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  24. Chabar

    A full menu of teas to taste while you book-browse.

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  26. V

    Barista

    Barista has numerous alternative branches, some cheaper, you can linger in air-conditioned comfort.

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