Kolkata, West Bengal Episode 3 | Iconic Coffee House & Bengali Food.

With every passing day in Kolkata, I am enjoying the Bengali food more and more. First time in my 2 years work on visa2explore, I am feeling that i have not done justice to the food and travel tour.
That means - There is much more to the Bengali Cuisine then what meets the eye. Next time after 1-2 years when i travel back to West Bengal, i will try get much more deeper into my learnings and share it with all.
Bottomline: Kolkata food is underrated, If you love food and you have not been to Kolkata, you have surely missed something big.
Well, This is episode 3 of Kolkata, Details of places visited by us during this Kolkata day tour are given below. Few more episodes are on the way. We lost 2 working days in Kolkata because of local strike there. But yes with in the given timeframe, we made best use of it…
Details below:
Mouchak: Decent breakfast but still not the best.
Kachori Rs. 24 per plate
Address: 2, suriya sunstreet, collage square
Location: bit.do/eJvpT
Indian Coffee House: Iconic Coffee house.
Cold Coffee Rs. 48
Address: bankim chatterjee street
Location: bit.do/eJvpX
Bhojohori Manna: Wow, this is the only word any one would say after eating Bengali food at this restaurant.
Luchi Rs. 80
Cholar Dal Rs. 65
Begun Bhaja Rs. 50
Jumbo Ilish Rs. 400
Mutton Dak Bangla Rs. 270
Address: 5th floor, diamond plaza mall, 1/72/A, jessore road
Location: bit.do/eJvp7
K. C Das: Famous sweet shop, they have many branches, i visited the branch address below.
Rossogolla Rs. 15 per pcs
Rasmalai Rs. 19 per pcs
Address: 119B, lake town
Location: bit.do/eJvqa
Note: College street area has a famous Paramount sharbat shop, i could not visit that shop, actually i went there but that time it was under renovation.
It was about the resume operations on the day when i was about to return, so missed the visit to this famous shop of college street area.
Well, if you go to Kolkata - college street is a must visit place. You will be amazed to see the number of book sellers there..
Do share your feedback about this video, hope you enjoyed watching the content.
Thanks for your time, regards. Harish

[@sauravshukla7391]

"Jo kitaab aapko kahi nai milega, wo kitaab College Street me milega" he is damn right.

[@dpatils8417]

kolkata is heart of india..durga pooja is best festival ever in west bengal

[@shreekanth4980]

Don't worry aur ek bar mamta ko lao agli bar pura band hi karwa degi

[@satyapriyapati335]

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@@satyapriyapati335 mamta is baar saaf ho jayegi pakka

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@@SudhirYadav-sp4ty nahi bhai,bengal pe nahi,imposbl,lekin center mein bjp hi jitega

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this is not political video this is only food channel

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খেয়ে নাও বাপু,....কারন বাঙালি খাবার মানেই "অল্পেতে স্বাদ মেটে না, এ স্বাদের ভাগ হবে না।"...thank you... love from All Benglees❤️

[@indranilmukherjee459]

Nice video once again. 20-30 years back Bengali wedding use to start with Luchi -cholar dal - Begun bhaja (reception)

[@suhasiniallika7332]

Sir..visit dakineshwar n kalighat temple..n belur matt....i am from goa.....i visited kolkata in 2016....love kolkata😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@nishkm]

Dont go to kali temple. Rest r good places

[@arin4444]

That Kali temple is a saktipith, don't restrain anyone to go there ...

[@shovosokalbd.2110]

last December i visited that place except Belur mot, Love Kolkata nd love their food n' culture 🙏

[@SutirthaSil7396]

@@nishkm Why??? Maa Bhabatarini mandir in Dakshineswar is one of the most famous temples of West Bengal. Everyone should go there.

[@sudhangshudas3099]

The best food and travel vloger- Harish Bali sir.

[@inspireme3775]

Please give me the songs link

[@neer373]

Currently I am studying in kolkata....Here the sweets are like that...you feel you are in heaven....

[@impostermamu4597]

Where are you studying and what subject?

[@neer373]

@@impostermamu4597 I m studying MSc in computer science...

[@impostermamu4597]

@@neer373 nice

[@preach6787]

So you are a gujju?

[@arghya4NE]

@@preach6787 after 3 hours of dank memes everyone becomes gujju

[@biswajitjana1375]

I'm a bengali..Kolkata is great and I love my Kolkata.

[@ankitamazumder6759]

Love from kolkata, the city of joy❤️ I am bengali and I'm from kolkata, I live near college street area and feeling proud to watch such vlog from a person who is not from kolkata but praising my city continuously ❤️

[@ankushtikroi]

you are right

[@MukeshbhaiBhabhor-qi6sl]

​@ankushtikroi 😊8hiin8 5:52 ii kii😊

[@ankurapu3259]

In Coffee house we eat less, talk and spend time with friends more 🙂🙂😊

[@EntertainmentWorldz]

Fantastic video dear Friend love it. God bless you. Happy Day

[@mayankmalhotra222]

I was having a meal in kolkata today and was telling my wife what I had for lunch. She replied 'oh u had a meal harish bali style' 😃😃😃😃

[@visa2explore]

oh God!!! but what was similar i am trying to think loud

[@mayankmalhotra222]

@@visa2explore bhetki macher paturi - banana leaf steamed bhetki 😃

[@motivationalguruji2989]

The best thing about you is you always complete whole food and don't waste like other food vloggers

[@salappvan]

I Love the way you explain the taste of food..Some time your pause between the comment says it all :)

[@azeemsarwar6931]

Salam from PAKISTAN 🇵🇰.Sir ap apna travel aur food kesy plan krte hain iss pe b aik detailed video banayen plz.. baqi kamaal kr rhy hain ap. India aur indian foods indian culture sb dikhny ko mil rha hai aur jesy ap explain krte hain history ko places ko aur food ko,that is "TOO GOOD" 👍

[@aniksinha9513]

Come to kolkata. You will get authentic bengali food🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@azeemsarwar6931]

@@aniksinha9513 sure.. one day i'll be there 😊

[@aniksinha9513]

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[@azeemsarwar6931]

@@aniksinha9513 jee..i'm gratefull k ap ne shyd bengauli me reply kia but plz translate b kr dain isy 😅

[@aniksinha9513]

@@azeemsarwar6931 actually i can't do translate this poem. Because my english is bad, and i am also very weak in hindi😁😁😁😁 it is a poem of rabindranath tagore

[@rahulsen002]

I am from Kolkata but haven’t seen any other food vlogger to cover the delicacies so well.. the best thing on your channel is the fact that you show very real experiences .. close to ground reality

[@nehagupta7969]

Very nice ....calcutta seems to be very iconic place...👍

[@renukaakkangari4513]

Gm Harish sir ✋ good vlog tq nice tasty Bengali food 👍 have a nice day happy Sunday

[@ishrataisha3407]

Very nice I love to see Kolikota and food. You are doing a wonderful job. Thanks for the shairing such a good information about Kolikota. 👍👌

[@sahidaryaaktar2118]

That was my school, The Hindu School.. ♥️ Thank you for showing my school in your vlog.. 🙏🏻♥️

[@kunalsil3529]

It's nice to see you admiring our Kolkata .... ' The city of Joy ' ...

[@atasibasu9736]

Owner of Bhajahari Manna was the actor of Stayajit Roy...He played the role of Topshe

[@ankitagarwal4380]

What a nice video Bali ji. When I was small I wait for shaktiman on Sunday. But now every Sunday I wait for ur videos. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 RIP 🐟🐓🙏🙏🙏😜

[@aqeel261065]

Sir first time i saw a youtuber giving authentic informations about everything while travelling to any place.sir i am impressed..! Hats off..!

[@ahinnandi3978]

Your knowledge about kolkata is excellent. Hope you enjoy best food in kolkata ever you have

[@subhajitbiswas9182]

bengali food 😍....kal e maa k bltey hobey luchi and begun bhaja banatey😀😀

[@debapriyaroy1063]

College street is an integral part of Kolkata and is very close to our hearts. It is said that if u can't find a book here, most probably it doesn't exist.

[@debasishsaha9591]

Chana dal mai coconut is commonly used in bengal.

[@soumyomukherjee9893]

Wo delhi se h bhai, waha chana dal hi nhi bnta, sidha rajma banta h 😄😄

[@unMotivationalYT]

Great work sir, I have seen all of your videos. Sikkim episode is my Fev.

[@abhisekdatta2012]

Exactly I also enjoyed more Sikkim videos than others

[@MrJH15]

jitendra singh true bro.. Sikkim episode was awe inspiring..

[@akashmanna6361]

Love you Kolkata... My Home City 💓Our city of Joy

[@IndianCultureAndHeritage-SS]

In the college square area, you should have done breakfast at Putiram (adjacent to Mouchak) not at Mouchak. Kachuri and samosa of Putiram is best in that area.

[@jhilamhazra8097]

Yes. Putiram is the best sweet shop in college street area.

[@paranjits189]

Great video @ Visa to explore team...eagerly waiting for the next video👍👍

[@romitachatterjee3116]

You r simply the best sir. U have missed Kolkata's roll.

[@oinddrila]

Sir, you missed Paramount's daab sherbet in College Square..it's a must have item if you are visiting that area! More than 💯 years old shop it is!

[@visa2explore]

Paramount was under renovation when i went to Kolkata

[@oinddrila]

@@visa2explore Thanks for the information, Sir! You are doing a great job! Love your videos! 😊😍👌

[@deeprajput7404]

Gujarati puri sabji jesa lag raha he. Sabse pehle jo apne khaya. Amazing video sir. I am vegetarian but still love to watch your videos sir.

[@bharatiminocha3423]

I am a Bengali Kolkata is the heart of India you must read the history of Kolkata My sisters and brother were born in Delhi and we are in Delhi since 1947 but there is a frequent visit I Kolkata except in this period of corona

[@johnflynn4923]

Indian Coffee House - always the best. I wish they had more locations, so authentic and also tasty snacks at small price!!

[@pinakichakraborty8789]

God bless you sir you are really making the videos which we by heartly wanted to see..... Plese carry on

[@rajajana9842]

I am really glad that you visited Indian Coffee house....its a piece of bengali history and culture

[@GurpreetSingh-tm7qy]

Super vadio sir yummy food

[@shrustybiswas7490]

Sir trust me,u r the best food blogger of India .. The subscribers numbers doesn't describe ur talent sir .. Ur content is awesome in each and every video 🙆👌

[@MrJH15]

Ohh what a coincidence.. just yesterday I had my lunch in Bhojohori Manna in Bangalore j p nagar .. today I am seeing you having it sir .. 😄 I had their “ mini thala” and to my surprise mini thali so big that , actually two people can have heavy meal in it .. and their Khejur tamatar chatni was heaven ✌️

[@biswajitpanda9071]

you are the only youtuber whose video i like before start watching.............

[@cyberia6268]

Sir, Apke expression se lag raha hai aap Kolkata ko bahut enjoy kar rahe hai.. Aisi khushi aapke chehre pe aur jagah nahi dekhi hai... nice sir Carry On .. Bengal meas .. Sweet & sweet People..

[@MrSameer531]

Apart from these amazing food blogs sir,you seem a very content and peaceful person. Positive energy all along..enjoy your journey sir.

[@alokkumarsatpathy4598]

Best of the best...... Enjoying each and every episode.... As always... Thank you sir for showing us such a great content.... 😊😊😊😊

[@kausikmalakar2999]

Aap ka simple way of talking....kolkata vlog ko bohot rich bana rah hai....bohot sandar ....This style is perfect for kolkata. It has to be different for other places....

[@subhasgram]

i used to go to Mouchak with my mom, when she was working (now retired) in medical college hospital, opposite to this shop. Thanks for making me nostalgic

[@nireshkumari6301]

Bengali food my favrate food

[@Saitama408]

Sir, I really enjoy all your videos. I would highly recommend you to try the unique dishes in West Bengal which you can't find anywhere in India. Try sukto, kachkolar kofta, dumurer ghanto, Lau chingri, icharer tarkari, various types of saag, patoler dorma, aloo posto, etc. Please find someone who knows where to get these foods. I want people to know about true Bengali cuisine (not just rasogolla) through your channel. Because you are the best.

[@RASMECCC]

Agree with her..u must try the above mentioned dishes that r a part and parcel of everyday Bengali home meal .... Made with much patience and procedure..

[@jamildavlytov2750]

Thanks Sir . Very nais video look kolkata beautiful .jambula fish rasgula luchi 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@urbandesifamily5172]

Bhojohori Manna : Food looks very tempting...I can make you were so mesmerized with its taste...

[@swetadutta1135]

Try some food from Daker's Lane in kolkata,and must try variety of phuchkas in hedua,Vivekananda park..

[@sudiptaadhikary4242]

If u have time then come at chandannagar. The place of French colony nd sweets....

[@kaushals1679]

*(Central kolkata area) - Girish Chand & Nakul chandra Laxhmi Narayan Sons Paramount Kalika-cutlets & all try phucka & pan- vivekanand road (Esplande area)- Nahoum & Sons Kusum Rolls Naturals Ice Cream (Salt lake are)- Oudh 1950 visit city centre- try mughlai parantha also in some good place visit newtown area for museum ,eco park and many more*

[@sanjaysen7937]

Kaushal S Aminia,sabir,taj......

[@aaarnab8]

Sir ji, for the last few months (lockdown months) me and mt whole family including my wife and my parents watch your shows in our tv almost every night...it feels awesome when we see your videos.. We have seen Kolkata, Uttarakhand, Odhisa, Assam, Meghalaya,

[@anoopkumar8748]

Awesome series sir....you have improved a lot thanks

[@abhisekdatta2012]

Good to see you go to College Street and iconic coffee house. And Go to KC Das's Rosogolla.

[@probirkumarsen804]

Probir Sen Kolkata. Mr Bali highly impressed to watch your clip. No one has shown kolkata so nicely. Thanks.

[@shilpagupta3167]

Amazing video sir.. love watching your videos.keep it up👌☺️

[@ravishah4304]

Harish bali Saab look very nice and great knowledge of food From Ravi Gandhinagar Gujrat

[@indoribabahemant8680]

हरीशजी वीडियो शुरू करते ही आपका पहनावा भा गया कोलकाता के रंग में आप भी रंग गये।

[@sachi5983]

Best series about kolkata...i have watched it multiple times...thanks🙌🏻🙏🏻

[@arabindabasak7107]

Kolkata is a food paradise. We never disappoint any food lover visiting our city. 🤗🤗

[@yashbhuwalka]

Sir Diamond plaza mall ke pass he mera Ghar hai can’t believe you came this side ...

[@paromitapaul7389]

Good to know that u liked Kolkata n Bengali cuisine..One more thing I would like to suggest u is that to come down to Kolkata once during Durga puja..I assure u it will be ur lifetime experience..

[@adrija09]

I am from Kolkata and I am really impressed with your excellent presentation style !!!! Very very informative for people outside Kolkata!!!!

[@mohammedirfan513]

Hello, looking forward to your stay in Sunderbans. Like always please continue your good work

[@rahulroychowdhury1712]

Great work sir. BTW if you want to eat some famous Kolkata 'Kathi Role' then the "Kusums", "Jabbar Afgani", are the best places to have it... It's a must try ...

[@simamondal6859]

Veryyyy nice sir.....i love to see your videos....and Kolkata is the best....try out aheli restaurant..... looking for your videos 😍😍😍

[@chandanachakrabarti6967]

Sir,thanks, for absolute and ultimate analysis of Bengali cuisine.

[@damrudharbhoy6586]

aaj ek hi in me mere 3 favoraite youtuber ka video aaya aur maine sabse pahle aapka video dekha no.1

[@bigman4545]

Ahh! College square is just next to my home.

[@debojyotidey9382]

does people still smoke cigarettes in Indian coffee house???

[@bigman4545]

@@debojyotidey9382 yes people do if they wish to

[@rupommaddyron...7107]

@@debojyotidey9382 only few places are left very very few... If it's in closed area no smoking in mandatory... Hope it helped you... Thanks... :)

[@SaritaYadav-tk3tl]

Rasmalai looks so tempting 😋😋😋

[@nitishamukherjee8198]

Every thing is unique about 'West Bengal'..Amar Shonar Bangla👍

[@arghamaz]

Yes Bengali food indeed is simplicity at it's peak

[@gursewaksinghsekhon7880]

Mr bali as interviewr u r too perfect...

[@afeefalam3595]

Sir , I live in Kolkata and am a regular follower of your channel I have watched part 1 & 2 of this series and would recommend you to try Mutton Briyani in Zum-Zum Resturant in Ripon street and in Shiraz Golden Resturant . Both of them serve the best Briyani in kolkata

[@anupambanerjee8336]

I'm a probashi bangali but your videos make me fall in love with kolkata

[@SunitaSharma-ip1ol]

Thanks Sir for the Kolkata tour.👍🙏 Your vlogs are too good 👍👍

[@rishikeshranjan1742]

Hello sir..... I thnk u have missed sumthng out there in kolkata..... "pitaayi paratha"..U must see its technique hw its made...... U can find the best one at tollygunje, near malancha cinema hall(mahanayak uttam kumar metro)

[@amaity733]

VIMNAG ki SONDESH try kijiye.....and paramount ki sarbat is must try

[@kanhaiyalalbalmiki3911]

Sir vari Amazing your kolkata journey I give thanks with heartest

[@lalasoni5662]

Sir, aaj ka ye episode bahut accha laga. Bahot maja aya. Umid hai ki age bhi hame bahot kuch aur dekhne ko milega. Thank you.

[@sunandanbanerjee747]

Food at Indian Coffee House is not so tasty or classy, but if u want to spent idle time with friends and colleagues, then its just okk. Today's video was nice but too short, as a bong we expect more lengthy video of Kolkata tour, thank u sir

[@rupanjanamitra9969]

Come to Shantiniketan! Lovely video anyways.

[@dipenganguly2635]

Thank you so much Harish ki for covering college square... It's a nostalgia for all of us.

[@Ankitsingh-vy3hh]

Nice vedio ✈️amazing place ✈️ I love watching your vlogs sir

[@johnthapa601]

Thanks for the information regarding any kinds of books is find in kolkota.

[@kevinpatel226]

Sir you are mark weins , david been here , trever James , sonny of India

[@kevinpatel226]

Too short of a video

[@vikramparekh283]

Harish ji Wha Enjoy At Kolkata Travel & Food 👍👍👌👌

[@satadruray9787]

It's a classic Bengali dish, to make chhola r dal with small pieces of coconut. Absolutely delicious

[@AbdullahQureshiArtist]

Namaskar bali sir....how r u? Video kaafi chota tha sir...aaj pehli bar chai se pehle video khatm ho gya...khair jaisa bhi tha, content bahut high quality ka tha...and dheere dheere kolkata journey chha rhi hai...but to be very honest sir...i am still in kerala mood....the real heaven for foodies....anyway....the spung rasugolla and the iconic hilsa was so so mouth watering dishes for me....begun bhaja is tempting and lots of good things was there.....Thank you very much for the highly yield content....God Bless you. Dhnywaad

[@raghunathbag39]

Only 12 min video...I am expecting at least 20 min video sir.

[@xzzvx]

raghunath bag 20mins? Should be at least 30mins

[@vinayakjadhav3835]

Bhsi logh etna viedeo barobr hai bhai... q ki time nhi milta sir ka viedeo pura dekhme mai

[@kaushikkar6854]

Hello Sirji , the way you describe the texture , taste and softness of Rasmalai in really incredible and real.

[@iloveindia8951]

Sar aap ka Andaz bahott achha har bar apko dekhne ko Dil hota hai

[@nehavyas1241]

Yaha to puchka test karo...its mast tasty...but u would ha come in durgapuja ...its d best way to know Kolkata...the city of joy India ke

[@arunabhamukherjee83]

You should try Arsalan Biryani to get the authentic Awadhi influence of cooking in Calcutta

[@ramakantamohanta3750]

Your Blog description çover varieties , history, geography, food, lifestyle, any special to locality , with Malai ka stereo phonic voice nd lyril fresh love . Worthy of seeing the images nd labour. really traditional...........

[@deepanjanbhattacharjee8091]

Finally!!..Happy to see you in Kolkata. Being a Delhite and also Bengali drooling to see such Delicious Food. I must also suggest to you do try PETER CAT CHELO KEBAB, KUSUM ROLLS, DECKERS LANE, PARK STREET CAFES. THANK YOU :)