K.C. Das

কে. সি. দাশ

The rosogolla family’s shop at Esplanade.

About K.C. Das

Nobin Chandra Das of Bagbazar is credited with creating the spongy rosogolla in 1868. His son Krishna Chandra Das took the sweet further, introducing canned rosogolla in 1930 and creating rossomalai, and the shop named after him has stood at the Esplanade crossing since the 1930s.

Why visit

Rosogolla from the family that made it famous.

What to see and do

Rosogolla and rossomalai
Canned rosogolla to carry home

Plan your visit

Area: Esplanade & New Market, Central Kolkata
Nearest landmark: Esplanade East crossing
Best time: Morning, afternoon or evening. October to March is the most comfortable time of year.
Time needed: About 20 minutes
Cost: Usually under ₹100 a head
Entry: Open to everyone: a street, ghat, market or park you can walk into.
Metro: Esplanade (Blue and Green Lines)
Walking: Little walking
Photography: Photography is fine with some care.

Nearby and related places

Shaheed Minar: A 48-metre column of 1828 at the edge of the Maidan.
Dacres Lane: The office district’s lunch alley.
New Market (Hogg Market): A Victorian market hall of 1874 with a clock tower.
Nizam’s: The restaurant credited with inventing the kathi roll.
Aminia: A 1929 Mughlai house for Kolkata biryani and mutton pasinda.
Tipu Sultan Mosque: A many-domed mosque built by Tipu Sultan’s son in the 1840s.

Walks that include it

Food Heritage Trail: Chinese breakfast to biryani, by way of ledikeni and rosogolla

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Last checked on 2026-10-02. Each place was checked to exist and its position confirmed. Timings, closing days and ticket prices are shown only where known and can change: confirm before you travel.