Zakaria Street

জাকারিয়া স্ট্রিট

The kebab-and-haleem street beside Nakhoda Masjid.

About Zakaria Street

The street running from the mosque’s gate is lined with old eateries, bakeries, attar and cap shops. Through the year it is good for kebabs, nihari and sweets; during Ramzan it becomes the city’s biggest evening food street, with haleem, suta kebab, fried fish, bakarkhani and sewai sold from stalls until late.

Why visit

Mughlai street food at its source.

What to see and do

Kebab and haleem stalls
Bakeries selling bakarkhani and sheermal
Attar and prayer-cap shops

Plan your visit

Area: Jorasanko & Chitpur, North Kolkata
Nearest landmark: Nakhoda Masjid
Best time: Evening or night. Through the year; the month of Ramzan is the high point.
Time needed: About 1 hour
Cost: Usually under ₹500 a head
Entry: Open to everyone: a street, ghat, market or park you can walk into.
Metro: Mahatma Gandhi Road (Blue Line)
Walking: Little walking
Photography: Photography is fine with some care.

Tip

In Ramzan go after iftar and expect a dense crowd. Many dishes are beef or mutton; ask if you are unsure.

Nearby and related places

Nakhoda Masjid: The city’s principal mosque, in red sandstone.
Royal Indian Hotel: A 1905 Mughlai restaurant known for mutton chaap and biryani.
Jorasanko Thakur Bari: The house where Rabindranath Tagore was born and died.
Marble Palace: A merchant prince’s mansion crammed with European art.
Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House: The restored house where Narendranath Datta was born in 1863.
Chitpur Road (Rabindra Sarani): The oldest road in the city, lined with trades that survive nowhere else.

Walks that include it

Many Faiths Walk: A cathedral, two synagogues, an Armenian church and a great mosque

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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.