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Bhawanipore, Kolkata
Founded in 1885, this family-run sweet house built its reputation on classic sandesh and later added baked and fusion mishti such as chocolate sandesh without abandoning traditional recipes. Multiple outlets across South Kolkata still make sweets fresh daily using the original family formulas.
Best for Sandesh in both classic and modern forms
Natun Bazar, North Kolkata
Established in 1841 and now run by the fourth generation of the founding family, this North Kolkata sweet shop is best known for karapak and other sandesh varieties made from fresh chhana. It also produces payesh and chandrapuli, supplying households and corporate clients across the city.
Best for Karapak sandesh from a nearly 200-year-old kitchen
Gariahat, Kolkata
Kshetra Mohan Saha established this saree shop in Dhaka in 1925; the family reopened it on Rash Behari Avenue in Gariahat after relocating to Kolkata in 1946-47. Now run by the fourth generation, it deals in Banarasi, silk, and Dhakai-muslin sarees along with blouses and shawls.
Best for Dhakai-muslin and Banarasi sarees at accessible prices
Lake Road, Kolkata
Rishabhchand founded this silk house in 1926 during the Non-Cooperation movement, and it is now in its fourth generation of family ownership, with the site itself warning against imitators using similar names. The Lake Road and College Street showrooms carry Banarasi, Kanchipuram, Baluchari, and Dhakai sarees among other regional weaves.
Best for A wide range of regional silk sarees under one roof
Lindsay Street, Kolkata
Satyabrata Dey started this leather goods business from a small shop on Lindsay Street in the early 1960s, aiming to make quality leather footwear affordable rather than a luxury good. The family-run brand, now led by the founder's descendants, remains a Bengal household name for shoes, bags, and belts.
Best for Leather footwear and bags at accessible prices
Bowbazar, Kolkata
Founded in 1886 in Bowbazar, Kolkata's traditional jewellery quarter, this family-run house grew from a single goldsmith's shop into a multi-generation gold, diamond, and bridal jewellery business. It still trades on Bengali craftsmanship traditions for pieces like the tabij and cabling-work bangles associated with the city.
Best for Bengali gold and bridal jewellery from an 1886 house
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