The colonial city and the trading city, side by side. BBD Bagh — Dalhousie Square — holds the Writers’ Building and the old banking district. Park Street holds the restaurants the city has eaten in since the 1950s. College Street holds Asia’s largest second-hand book market and the Coffee House. Burrabazar, a few lanes north, is one of the largest wholesale markets in India.
Localities in Central Kolkata
Eating in Central Kolkata
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Shopping in Central Kolkata
Markets
The other areas
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