Oh! Calcutta
Oh! Calcutta at Forum Mall has a choice of Anglo-Indian and Bengali food.
Budget
Arsalan
Arsalan is a tiny hole in the wall serving some of the best biryani in Kolkata.
Eau Chew
Eau Chew (Tel 91-33-22378260) is a New York Times-reviewed restaurant serving superb Chinese food out of a home.
Bijoli Grill Food
Bijoli Grill Food World is a true son of the soil, serving fresh, hot fast food.
Midrange
Mocambo
Mocambo, off Park Street (Tel 91-33-22172934) is a culinary throwback to the 1960s, with prawn cocktails and sizzlers on the menu.
Oh! Calcutta
Oh! Calcutta at Forum Mall has a choice of Anglo-Indian and Bengali food.
Kewpie's
Visit Kewpie's, at 2, Elgin Lane (Tel 91-33-24759880), for authentic home-style Bengali food.
luxury
La Terrasse
The Sunday brunch buffet at La Terrasse, the Oberoi Grand, is to die for.
Pan-Asian
Pan-Asian at the ITC Sonar has the city's best line-up of Asian dishes.
Zaranj
At standalone Zaranj, you can sample excellent north Indian cuisine.
Park Hotel
The Park Hotel (from Rs 7000) is a boutique five-star hotel on Park Street, the nightlife headquarters.
Budget
34, Allenby Road
Try the Bed&Breakfast 34, Allenby Road (arayccu@gmail.com; Tel 91-33-24861854/91-9830041781; Rs 2400), which offers air-conditioned rooms and breakfast.
Best Inn
Try Best Inn, a Bed&Breakfast on the Metro route.
Sunflower Guest House
The Sunflower Guest House (Rs 1000), which offers a convenient location and decent rooms.
Hotel Rose Valley
Try Hotel Rose Valley (from Rs 2800), which offers air-conditioned rooms and breakfast.
Hotel Aston
Hotel Aston is a good bet for business travellers (from Rs 1600).
Midrange
Astor
The three-star Astor (from Rs 6000) boasts one of the best kebab restaurants in town in Kebab-e-que.
The Floatel
The Floatel (Rs 4200) is a unique floating hotel on the Hooghly, stationed very close to Eden Gardens, with great discounts for internet bookings.
Peerless Inn
Peerless Inn (from Rs 6300) is also excellently located for the stadium.
Luxury
Oberoi Grand
The centrally located Oberoi Grand (from Rs 9600), housed in a magnificent colonial structure.
Park Hotel
The Park Hotel (from Rs 7000) is a boutique five-star hotel on Park Street, the nightlife headquarters.
ITC Sonar
The teams will be housed in the ITC Sonar, rather far away, especially when you don't have a police escort clearing your way through traffic.
Taj Bengal
The Taj Bengal (from Rs 10,800) is a modern luxury hotel with all the trappings
Roxy and Tantra
Roxy and Tantra, both at the Park Hotel, are the city's glitziest party places.
Budget
Park Street bars
Most of the many bars dotting Park Street will offer you a tipple and a snack at prices that will not pinch.
Midrange
Sheesha
Sheesha, located atop a shopping mall on Camac Street, is a bar, lounge and outdoor deck rolled into one.
Luxury
Roxy and Tantra
Roxy and Tantra, both at the Park Hotel, are the city's glitziest party places.
Café Mondegar
Mondegar's nightly traveller-based crowd is as 'colourful' as the wall caricatures by a famous Goan artist, but that could be our beer-goggle glasses talking. Expect to shout your draught beer (around Rs85) orders over the popular, non-stop CD jukebox.
Visit the Akshardham temple
I frequent temples way too often and it's only apt that one of India's best is on the top of my must-dos list. Built on the banks of the Yamuna, the Akshardham temple epitomises Hindu culture in all its grandeur and beauty. There's a brilliant light-and-sound presentation, a fascinating boat ...More details
Shop at Dilli Haat
Go to Chandni Chowk
This is one place you might be reluctant to visit, but trust me, it's a must. If you really want to know a city, you must see it its unadulterated version - and that's what you get at Chandni Chowk. One of the country's most prominent markets, Chandni Chowk is ...Have tea at the Cha Bar at Oxford Bookstore
Shop at Khan Market
Getting around Delhi
There are plenty of public-transport options: buses, the Metro, auto-rickshaws and taxis. Scores of buses from all over the city ply by the Feroz Shah Kotla. Tell the conductor where you need to hop off, and he'll warn you as ...
Weather in Delhi
26 °C | Fog Summer hits Delhi towards end of March. In the first week of April temperatures can be around 30°C and rise to 40 by May temperatures. Cotton clothes are your best bet, and if you are travelling in the day, cover your head, apply sunscreen and carry a bottle of water with you. Delhi is increasingly liberal with attire, but if you plan to go street-shopping, steer clear of anything too revealing.
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