Discover Kolkata's Most Interesting Bars

Discover Kolkata's cultural bar scene with rooftop cocktail bars overlooking the Hooghly River, heritage lounges in colonial-era buildings across Park Street, and buzzing speakeasies tucked in Ballygunge and Salt Lake. Explore craft beer taprooms, refined hotel bars, and casual adda-friendly cafés serving inventive cocktails. Blending Bengali hospitality, literary soul, and modern mixology, Kolkata offers atmospheric nights from tram-lined boulevards to riverside sunsets in India's City of Joy.

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Hammer

A vibrant rooftop-style lounge on Kolkata’s Park Street, serving up cocktails, shisha, global eats and weekend party vibes under the city lights.

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Someplace Else

Kolkata’s legendary live-music pub on Park Street, where rock, jazz and indie bands fuel the night, pints flow, and every evening feels like a reunion of music lovers.

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The Junction, Taj Bengal

A classy, train-themed lounge bar in Alipore, Kolkata: smooth cocktails, candle-lit wood interiors and soft live music make it perfect for relaxed evenings or romantic nights out.

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Nutcase Etc.

Kolkata’s tiniest cocktail hideout — a moody, art-infused parlour where eccentric drinks, pared-back décor and spontaneous banter turn every night into something a little wild.

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Little Bit Sober

Craft-cocktail hideout on Chowringhee: moody lights, velvet curtains and inventive drinks rooted in Bengali flavours turn every night into an experience.

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