Paramount

প্যারামাউন্ট

A sherbet shop from 1918 with marble tables and a famous daab sherbet.

About Paramount

Paramount opened in 1918 beside College Square and has sold sherbets ever since. Its best-known drink, the daab sherbet, mixes tender coconut water with soft coconut flesh. The walls carry the names of those who came: revolutionaries, scientists, poets and film stars.

Why visit

A cold glass of history after the book stalls.

What to see and do

Daab sherbet
Cocoa malai and seasonal fruit sherbets
The old marble-topped tables and benches

Plan your visit

Area: College Street, North Kolkata
Nearest landmark: College Square
Best time: Afternoon or evening. October to March is the most comfortable time of year.
Time needed: About 25 minutes
Cost: Usually under ₹100 a head
Entry: Open to everyone: a street, ghat, market or park you can walk into.
Metro: Mahatma Gandhi Road or Central (Blue Line)
Walking: Little walking
Photography: Photography is fine with some care.

Nearby and related places

College Square: A tank ringed by colleges where the city learns to swim.
College Street (Boi Para): A kilometre of book stalls between the city’s oldest colleges.
Indian Coffee House: The high-ceilinged hall where Bengal’s writers and students argue over coffee.
Thanthania Kalibari: A small, very old Kali temple on Bidhan Sarani.
Favourite Cabin: A 1918 tea cabin where revolutionaries and poets met.
Asutosh Museum of Indian Art: The first university museum in India, devoted to the art of eastern India.

Walks that include it

College Street Book Trail: Books, coffee and a hundred-year-old sherbet

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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.