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The best Rosogolla in Kolkata

Also spelt roshogolla, rasgulla, rasagola and rossogolla. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Chittaranjan Mistanna Bhandar (Shyambazar)

    Shyambazar, near Hatibagan North Kolkata and Shyambazar

    Open
    9am until about 7pm, shuts when the batch sells out
    Where
    34B Shyam Bazar Street, opposite Shyambazar AV School, Kolkata 700005

    Order the plain rosogolla, warm from the pan, and nothing else on a first visit. The shutters come down before seven because the day's batch is gone, so afternoon beats evening.

    What to orderPlain warm rosogolla, then madhuporko

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  2. Number 2.K.C. Das (Esplanade East flagship)

    Esplanade Esplanade and Dharmatala

    Open
    9am to 10pm daily
    Where
    11A and B Esplanade East, Dharmatala, Kolkata 700069

    Ask for the plain fresh rosogolla at the Esplanade East flagship rather than a branch counter. The canned tins travel well but eat firmer and sweeter, so leave those for gifts.

    What to orderFresh plain rosogolla, loose, not the tin

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  3. Number 3.Nabin Chandra Das (Sovabazar)

    Sovabazar North Kolkata and Shyambazar

    Open
    9am to 9pm daily
    Where
    77 Jatindra Mohan Avenue, Sovabazar, Kolkata 700005

    This is the Sovabazar counter the invention is traced to, and the plain rosogolla is the reason to go. Several city shops trade on the family name, so check the Jatindra Mohan Avenue address.

    What to orderPlain rosogolla, bought loose by the piece

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  4. Balaram Mullick and Radharaman Mullick (Bhowanipore flagship)

    Bhowanipore, Jadubabur Bazar Bhowanipore, Kalighat and Alipore

    Open
    7am to 11pm daily
    Where
    2 Paddapukur Road, Jadubabur Bazar, Bhowanipore, Kolkata 700020

    Go for the baked rosogolla, which this shop developed and others have since copied. Fifteen outlets carry it, though the Paddapukur Road original is the one to travel to; expect queues during Pujo.

    What to orderBaked rosogolla

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  5. Kotal's Satyanarayan (Kudghat)

    Kudghat, Tollygunge Tollygunge, Jadavpur and Garia

    Open
    6am to 10:30pm daily
    Where
    19A Chandi Ghosh Road, Kudghat, Ashok Nagar, Tollygunge, Kolkata 700040

    The draw at Kudghat is the nolen gurer bacchabjog, a small rosogolla carrying winter palm sugar, with kheerer guti alongside. Gur sweets are seasonal, so a summer visit is thinner.

    What to orderNolen gurer bacchabjog, plus a kheerer guti

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  6. Gokul Sweets (Lord Sinha Road)

    Lord Sinha Road Park Street and Camac Street

    Open
    7:30am to 8:30pm daily
    Where
    Lord Sinha Road, off AJC Bose Road, Kolkata 700071

    Kesar pista rosogolla is the one to ask for here, saffron in the syrup and chopped pistachio inside. A Marwari favourite rather than a Bengali one, and the counter shuts by half eight.

    What to orderKesar pista rosogolla

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  7. Haran Majhi Sweets (Kalighat)

    Kalighat Bhowanipore, Kalighat and Alipore

    Open
    7am to 10pm daily
    Where
    Debnarayan Banerjee Road, near Kalighat temple, Kolkata 700026

    The kheermohan, a flat rosogolla, is what this Kalighat shop has made for generations. It sits on Debnarayan Banerjee Road near the temple, where the lanes clog with pilgrims, so walk the last stretch.

    What to orderKheermohan, the flat chapta rosogolla

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  8. 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

    The milk rosogolla is the standing order here, and in winter the nolen gurer version takes over. Beckbagan traffic is grim, so walk in from Park Circus rather than trying to park.

    What to orderRosogolla, or the nolen gurer rosogolla in winter

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  9. Panna Sweets (Behala)

    Behala Behala and the south west

    Open
    9am to 10pm daily
    Where
    Brahmo Samaj Road, Behala, Kolkata 700034

    Order the plain rosogolla by weight at this Brahmo Samaj Road counter. It sits well south of the heritage shops, so fold it into a Behala errand rather than making a special trip.

    What to orderPlain rosogolla by weight

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  10. Nani Lal Ghosh (Hatibagan)

    Darjipara, Hatibagan North Kolkata and Shyambazar

    Open
    7:30am to 10pm daily
    Where
    45 Durgacharan Mitra Street, Darjipara, Kolkata 700006

    A para shop off Bidhan Sarani that food writers name for rosogolla before the heritage counters. Trading since 1883 and still cash across a small counter, with the fresh batches gone by early afternoon.

    What to orderPlain rosogolla

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