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The best Mishti Doi in Kolkata

Also spelt misti doi, mitha dahi, sweet yoghurt and bhaper doi. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Amrit (Fariapukur)

    Fariapukur, Shyambazar North Kolkata and Shyambazar

    Open
    6.30am to 10pm daily
    Where
    94 Bidhan Sarani, near Sri Aurobindo Sarani, Fariapukur, Shyambazar, Kolkata 700004

    Order the sada doi by weight and eat it from the bhaar. The shop sits down a narrow lane off the Shyambazar crossing, so walk the last stretch; the counter is cramped and there is nowhere to sit.

    What to orderSada mishti doi in an earthen bhaar

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  2. Number 2.Jugal's (Deshapriya Park)

    Deshapriya Park, Rashbehari Avenue Ballygunge and Gariahat

    Open
    9am to 9pm, shut Sundays
    Where
    156B Rash Behari Avenue, Deshapriya Park, Kolkata 700029

    Ask for the thick reddish doi by the kilo; they leave the malai in, which is the point. The Deshapriya Park shop shuts on Sundays, so plan around it.

    What to orderLal mishti doi by the kilo

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  3. Number 3.Mithai (Syed Amir Ali Avenue)

    Beckbagan, Park Circus Park Street and Camac Street

    Open
    7am to 9.30pm daily
    Where
    48B Syed Amir Ali Avenue, Beckbagan, Kolkata 700017

    Their doi is pale and silky instead of the usual red, and the aam doi appears with Himsagar mangoes in summer. Park Circus traffic is grim, so walk in from Syed Amir Ali Avenue.

    What to orderSada mishti doi, the pale silky one

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  4. Jadab Chandra Das (College Street)

    College Street College Street and Bowbazar

    Open
    Shuts about 9pm
    Where
    61 Keshab Chandra Sen Street, near City College, College Street, Kolkata 700009

    Buy a haanri of the sada mishti doi, the version Ray and Kishore Kumar came for. The shop is tiny and easy to miss on Keshab Chandra Sen Street, and it shuts around nine.

    What to orderSada mishti doi in a haanri

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  5. New Naba Krishna Guin (Bowbazar)

    Bowbazar College Street and Bowbazar

    Open
    7am to 10.30pm daily
    Where
    9B Nirmal Chandra Street, Bowbazar, Kolkata 700012

    Three doi sit on the counter here; take the plain sada doi and skip the aam doi outside mango season. It is beside Bhim Chandra Nag, so ask for the Nirmal Chandra Street corner.

    What to orderSada mishti doi by weight

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  6. Suresh Sweets

    Dhakuria Ballygunge and Gariahat

    Open
    8am to 10pm daily
    Where
    Shop 7, Sarat Ghosh Garden Road, Dhakuria, Kolkata 700031

    The small 100 and 250 gram bhaars go first and are usually gone by seven, so come in the afternoon. Take the doi and the paturi sandesh; the shop sits down an alley in Dhakuria.

    What to orderMishti doi in a small bhaar

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  7. Jashoda Mistanna Bhandar (Taltala)

    Taltala North Kolkata and Shyambazar

    Open
    6am to 9.30pm daily
    Where
    50/1 S.N. Banerjee Road, Taltala, Kolkata 700014

    The doi here is white rather than caramel, set the way the karigars have done for sixty years. Ask for lal doi only if you want the usual; opens at six for the morning trade.

    What to orderThe white sada mishti doi

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  8. Putiram

    College Street College Street and Bowbazar

    Open
    About 7am to 9pm daily
    Where
    12A Surya Sen Street, near College Street crossing, Kolkata 700073

    Come for the milky white doi with a plate of kochuri, ideally before half past seven in the morning. Later the breakfast queue swallows the counter and the fresh batches have gone.

    What to orderMilky white mishti doi

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  9. Sen Mahasay (Lake Market)

    Lake Market, Rashbehari Avenue Ballygunge and Gariahat

    Open
    About 6.30am to 10pm daily
    Where
    104 Rashbehari Avenue, near Lake Mall, Lake Market, Kolkata 700029

    Doi and monohora both sell out quickly at the Lake Market counter, so arrive in the morning. Order the mishti doi by weight, and treat the aam doi as a summer thing only.

    What to orderMishti doi by weight, monohora alongside

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  10. Ramkrishna Mistanna Bhandar (Phoolbagan)

    Phoolbagan, Beleghata Sealdah, Maniktala and Beleghata

    Open
    8am to 10pm daily
    Where
    61 Hem Chandra Naskar Road, Subhas Sarobar Park, Phoolbagan, Beleghata, Kolkata 700010

    A Phoolbagan para shop where the doi comes alongside rosogolla and singara. Time it for around five in the evening, when the frying starts. Evenings get busy, so allow a wait at the counter.

    What to orderMishti doi with a hot singara

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  11. Mahua Sweet Shop (Sinthee)

    Sinthee North Kolkata and Shyambazar

    Open
    10am to 9pm, but doi often sells out first
    Where
    34 Hare Krishto Sett Lane, off S. Sinthee Road, Biswanath Colony, Sinthee, Kolkata 700050

    A neighbourhood counter that runs out of doi most days, so go early rather than after dinner. Ask for the lal doi by the kilo. It is a lane address, easy to walk past.

    What to orderCreamy lal doi, by the kilo

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  12. VIP Sweets (VIP Road)

    Baguiati, VIP Road Salt Lake and New Town

    Open
    About 7am to 10pm, varies by branch
    Where
    VIP Sweets, VIP Road at Baguiati crossing, Kolkata 700059

    Heavy, thickly set doi built for airport runs, which is why the first shop opened on VIP Road. Buy the one kilo bhaar. Branch quality varies, so stick to the VIP Road counter.

    What to orderMishti doi, one kilo bhaar

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