Kolkata restaurateurs have their fingers crossed Durga PujaThe RG Kar incident and subsequent protests have kept customers away and business has been hit hard in recent months. But the excitement of the festival washed away all worries. Sudesh Poddar, president of Hotels and Restaurants Association of East India and owner of Manthan, Sanghai and MS Bar & Lounge, said: “The business volume of the city’s catering industry has increased by 15% compared to the last Durga Puja. . family group,” he added.
The maximum passenger flow is food court and restaurants in shopping malls
City restaurateurs are clearly pleased with Pujo’s business. “Despite the overlap between Ashtami and Nabami, sales this year increased by 30% compared to last year. The City Center I food court area was transformed into a fine dining area, with restaurants such as Burger King, Chili’s Grill and Bar and Fabbrica. These three brands are in Pujo attracted 30,000 visitors over four days, according to sources at the Acropolis Mall. puyo career very good. “In the five days of Pujo, our food court’s total footfall exceeded 7,000 people,” said mall general manager Subhadip Basu. During the five days of Pujo, the South City Mall food court also had more than 10,000 visitors a day. “Restaurants and lounge areas are busiest during late-night dining hours,” said Man Mohan Bagre, vice president of South City Projects.
Cafe attracts younger crowd
During the festival, the cafe sees a surge in young patrons. “The footfall is almost the same as last year, mainly after noon,” said Shilpa Chakraborty, co-owner of Tribe and Dastaan, adding that Tribe attracts many young people. “They browsed the menu and ordered fish and chips, chicken stroganoff, etc. Cappuccino and cold brew orders were also through the roof,” she added, revealing that Dastan attracted a family crowd, who mostly ordered Had biryani and non veg kebabs.
Nikhil Chawla, owner of Poach and Marbella’s, told us that both stores do good business during Pujo and Panchami also enjoys a festive rush. “This is the best Pujo since we started operating five years ago. The restaurant was packed with people from 10am to 3am. Saptami and Nabami witnessed massive rush and our lunch at Dashami was fully booked.
Pujo’s foot traffic was more than double the usual. The Paet Pujo thali featured on our Pujo menu is very popular
– Satyajit Dhingra, Chief Operating Officer, Impresario Entertainment & Hospitality Pvt Ltd
All our stores – Chowman, Oudh 1590 and Chapter 2 – saw a surge in footfall after Saptami. We had to extend our opening hours until 3am. Online orders are also good. Basic dishes such as assorted fried rice, Manchurian and
Chili fish is in high demand
——Debaditya Chaudhary, Director Chowman, Oudh 1590 & Chapter 2
Puyo bestseller
- Avadi Handi Biryani and Raan Biryani
- Traditional bengali thalis
- kebab
- finger food
The food court in the city mall is very crowded during Durga Puja.
