Check out the menu of mocambo, park street, central kolkata, kolkata. In this beautiful coffee table book, sunanda k dattaray and indrajit hazra present two shades of the city of kolkata, in both its past glory, and current avatar. Our take on the mocambo incident in kolkata zomato. Mocambo restaurant of kolkata is probably an enigma. But a visitor to the city, dilshan hemnani, has now called it racist for. Music books and ideas business and economy science and technology. Mocambo best continental restaurant in kolkata youtube. Mocambo menu it is an icon with title location fill.
Listed below are the restaurants you need to try out when you are in the city. Mocambo opened its doors in 1956, a european oasis of glamour and jazz on park street, calcuttas famous cabaret row. Habitually, mocambo, one of park streets iconic dining addresses, has featured in nostalgic reminiscences of a bygone era of jazz, pam crain and antony menezes sixpiece band, or in articulate. Insider tips mocambo is named after the restaurant of the same name in kolkata. It should not be regarded as a reliable source of accurate information, but more as a highlevel introduction. Kolkata restaurant mocambo refused to serve woman and her. Mocambo manager ashish malik today said the restaurant doesnt believe in discrimination, while asserting that the driver who had come along. A bludy racist underdog restaurant with colonnial values. After racist tag, kolkatas iconic mocambo restaurant.
An insiders list of the top 12 things to do in kolkata. Kolkata also known as calcutta, the third largest city in india, also happens to be one of the countrys friendliest cities for street food lovers. Mocambo restaurant, just off park street in kolkata, is 60 years old and iconic. Kolkata, formerly known as calcutta in english, is the capital of the indian state of west bengal and is located in eastern india on the east bank of the river hooghly. Mocambo menu, menu for mocambo, park street area, kolkata.
The best of history and culture is a walking tour that takes hours taking you through kolkata, india and other destinations in india. Mocambo nightclub, a nightclub in west hollywood, california, united states. Initially called the dalhousie square, bbd bagh is one of the most iconic areas of kolkata and the oldest square. Not only has he mentioned about the famous places of calcutta like the park street, flurys, new market, mocambo, oxford book store, the clubs and melody, he i got fascinated and bought the book. Get 20% cashback at mocambo, park street, kolkata dineout. It is an icon with title down triangle it is an icon with title current location. Cant believe u guys disallowed the driver because of his exonomic status and on the.
Nostalgia for an older, gentler culture endears kolkata, also known as the city of joy, to some tourists. Vendors are everywhere serving everything from famous. Continental food in kolkata, then head to mocambo in park street. This page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference. Kolkata spelled calcutta before 1 january 2001 is the capital city of the indian state of west bengal. If the customers side of the story is true, it is deeply upsetting for us. A prominent member of the guild, asoke ghosh, got the kolkata book fair its international accreditation. Its like anything else, people may like new buildings but old buildings have their own charm. The city is located on the east bank of the hooghly river. History of my family in calcuttakolkata from 1930s. Ive seen restaurants in europe that are over a 100 years old and theyve kept the look and cuisine exactly like it used to be earlier and people welcome it. Books on the history of kolkata are not easy to come by, much to my surprise when i started to research on it. The name kalikata was mentioned in the rentroll of the mughal emperor akbar reigned 15561605 and also in the manasamangal of the.
Rice and fish are traditional favorite foods, fish and rice make a bengali. Kolkata is the 9th largest city of, the 9th largest city of the far east. Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. The citys long history of cosmopolitanism has created many culinary strands that.
The food served in many of its older restaurants mocambo on free school street, for. Search the history of over 427 billion web pages on the internet. Kolkata simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In some of our stories of kolkata, we are eloquent about the street food culture, traditional bengali cuisine and durga puja festival of the city. Although the name kalikata had been mentioned in the rentroll of the great mughal emperor akbar and also in manasamangal, to explore the history of calcutta, we have to go back to the 17 th century. Lipin grew up in bow barracks, the central kolkata locality that has long. It is known for serving continental, italian and north indian food. Nestled on free school st, a narrow street originated from the famous park st, mocambo still holds the charm of the colonial calcutta. Kolkatas mocambo controversy book restaurant online. Famous kolkata restaurant mocambo allegedly refuses to. The menu card check out tripadvisor members 29,184 candid photos and videos. Goats and soda with mother teresa in the headlines, so is the name of the city where. Mocambo park street area menu view the menu for mocambo kolkata on zomato for delivery, dineout or takeaway, mocambo menu and prices.
A brief history of calcutta indian statistical institute. Mocambo, one of the oldest and most wellknown restaurant located in kolkatas park street has allegedly refused to serve a lady customer on saturday. Indias thirdlargest city is a daily festival of human existence, simultaneously noble and squalid, cultured and desperate, decidedly futuristic while splendid in decay. Mocambo is located in park street close to some iconic names of kolkata like the park and st. Revolution, a new book by sports journalists tim wigmore and freddie wilde. Its secondgeneration owner, nitin kothari, called it independent indias first. How kolkata came to be calcutta and why it went back to kolkata. Mocambo, park street area, kolkata restaurant zomato. The top 12 things to do in kolkata in no particular order 1. The menu card picture of mocambo, kolkata tripadvisor.
He was quite a perfectionist and insisted on running the restaurant. This unassuming city was the original capital of the british raj and several vestiges of that era still remain, from its victorian monuments to social clubs. Hello a2a, kolkata is a foodies paradise and the city offers a plethora of delicious dishes. Mocambo restaurant allegedly refused to serve a lady customer on. Mocambo is a heritage restaurant and peter cat is also getting there. This one gives an unique perspective on the cultural aspect. The author is a scientist and an innovator and has has published a large number of patents and scientific publications. Kolkata restaurant mocambo refused to serve woman and her driver. Mocambo settlement, a type of villagesized community composed mainly of runaway slaves in colonial brazil. Things to do in kolkata calcutta, kolkata district. At the iconic mocambo, also on free school street, a steward roger. Legend goes that one of the 3 original parsi owners got the idea of taking the name after a meal in kolkatas mocambo in the.
Mocambo is a restaurant on park street, kolkata which opened in 1956. Along with the poignancy he lends to the story of an unfulfilled love, the book is a riot of colour, sound, smells, traditions and customs of 1930s kolkata as. Just when it appears the venerable music venue at 464 spadina avenue will close its doors foreverwhen. Mocambo cafe, fort, south mumbai, mumbai restaurants, menu. Bengals vast repertoire of fishbased dishes includes preparations, a favorite among bengalis. It was from this time onwards that the dates of the kolkata book fair started being mentioned in the. It is the second largest city in india after mumbai.
Mocambo 25b park street, park street area, kolkata october 6, 2014 yummraj continental cuisine, european, india, kolkata 6 comments this is a part of. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum. Book flights to kolkata, india ccu singapore airlines. Mocambo restaurant, a restaurant in kolkata, west bengal, india. This bengali new year, are kolkatans going to mocambo or.
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