India Guide
West Bengal
Nightlife
1 Blue and Beyond 9th floor, Hotel Lindsay, 8-A Lindsay St Best for a drink with the sun setting over the city and the bustle of New Market below.
2 Chowringhee Bar Oberoi Grand, Chowringhee Rd Plush, quiet and elegant but at a price.
3 Fairlawn 13-A Sudder St The beer garden with its nooks and crannies amidst the vegetation makes a pleasant setting for an evening drink.
4 Tantra Park Hotel, 17 Park St. The liveliest nightclub in town, where the action starts at 7pm most days and 4pm in the weekends.
5 Someplace Else Park Hotel, 17 Park St. Dimly lit bar that gets especially lively in the evenings when live bands belt out familiar Western and Indian covers.
6 Peter Cat 18-A Park St Plush and pleasant ambience, with a good reputation as a place for a drink and for its wide-ranging menu.
7 Shisha 5th Floor, Block D, 22 Camac St On the top floor of the shopping centre, the Shisha nightclub's Hookah Bar is the in place in Kolkata, with flavoured hookahs served by mock-Arabs and cigars for the less adventurous. There are also cocktails, mocktails and a resident DJ.
8 Sunset Bar Lytton Hotel, Sudder St Friendly and relaxed bar, popular with travellers.
9 Underground Hindusthan International Hotel, 235/1 AJC Bose Rd. A popular disco with resident DJ, where the action starts late. Opening time: Daily 9pm–3am
10 Venom Fort Knox, 6 Camac St All the rage in the evenings with a lounge bar as well as a dance floor where the DJ pumps out a variety of music from bhangra to hip-hop.