Food and Drink

All About 'Chhota Bristol,' Kolkata's Century-Old Bar

A reminder of the times past, this popular watering hole in the heart of the city has been around for 150 years

Inside Chhota Bristol, a 150 year old bar in Kolkata Photo: Author
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We cautiously turned our heads as an emphatic voice, speaking in Bengali, floated down to us - "Na apnake ar debo na, boudi apnake du peg er beshi khete baron korechhen na?" - No I will not serve you any more, didn't your wife tell you not to drink more than two pegs? From the corner of our eyes, we could see the waiter standing over a middle-aged drinker who looked sheepishly at his empty glass, at the waiter, and then back at the glass.