Mitra Cafe

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A tiny cabin serving cutlets, kabiraji and brain chop since 1920.

About Mitra Cafe

Cabins are Kolkata’s own kind of eating house: a few marble-topped tables, curtained booths in the old days, and a menu of fried things with kasundi. Mitra Cafe, on the main road near Sovabazar metro, opened in 1920 and is known for its fish kabiraji, a cutlet in a lacy egg coating, and for brain chop.

Why visit

Old North Kolkata snack culture in a room that seats a couple of dozen.

What to see and do

Fish kabiraji
Brain chop and diamond fish fry
The cramped, shared tables

Plan your visit

Area: Sovabazar, North Kolkata
Nearest landmark: Sovabazar Sutanuti metro
Best time: Evening. October to March is the most comfortable time of year.
Time needed: About 30 minutes
Cost: Usually under ₹500 a head
Entry: Open to everyone: a street, ghat, market or park you can walk into.
Metro: Sovabazar Sutanuti (Blue Line)
Walking: Little walking
Photography: Photography is fine with some care.

Tip

Evenings are crowded and you will share a table. It is a snack stop, not a sit-down dinner.

Nearby and related places

Sovabazar Rajbari: The palace of Raja Nabakrishna Deb, and a Durga Puja kept since 1757.
Kumartuli: The lanes where the city’s gods are made from river clay.
Ahiritola Ghat: A neighbourhood ferry ghat with boats across to Howrah.
Hatibagan Market: North Kolkata’s pavement market for saris, clothes and everything else.
Star Theatre: The most famous stage of the Bengali public theatre.
Balaram Mandir: The house where the Ramakrishna Mission was founded in 1897.

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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.