Time To Pamper Your Jamai With A Sumptuous Feast!

A grand occasion like Jamai Shashti calls for a grand celebration and these restaurants are offering you a special menu during this weekend!

Festivals can jazz up the monotony of our everyday lives with fun, food and frolic! If you are a Bong, you will be acquainted with the proverb “baro maashe tero parbon” that highlights the abundance of festivities in West Bengal. We Bongs, do not settle for anything less than a grand celebration that makes sure that we have a gala time. Well, Jamai Shashti is one of those occasions when the son-in-law is pampered with a sumptuous spread of traditional dishes. Echoing this age-old tradition, the modern-day jamai is treated to a gastronomic extravaganza with the special buffets at the best restaurants in the city.

1.Oh! Calcutta

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This restaurant has been ruling the culinary scene in the city for a long, long time and truly needs no introduction. Oh! Calcutta has curated a special menu for the jamai shashti occasion and some of the delicacies include Chhana Koraishutir Chop, Calcutta Fish Fry (fried bhetki maach), Kosha Aloor Dom, Pabda Jhal, Basanti Pulao, Grand Trunk Chicken, and Sajnekhali Mangshor Jhol. The beloved jamais can end this special buffet on a sweet note with malpua, lichur payesh, kaancha aamer chutney, mishti doi, and everyone’s favourite rosogolla. 

Where: 4th Floor, Forum Mall, 10/3 Elgin Road

When: June 8 - June 9, 11:30 AM - 04:00 PM

Cost of the buffet: Rs 1,060 plus taxes

2. Baraanda

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Baraanda is another gem when it comes to serving the best of Bengali cuisine in the city. Decked up in the style of a zamindar house from the colonial times, this place will allow you to connect deeper with your roots with some delicious traditional dishes. Some of their bestselling items include Dab Chingri, Thakur Barir Pulao, Gondhoraj Fried Chicken, Fried Fish Fort William, Aam Kasundi Ilish and Kosha Murgir Mohona. Rest assured, that the special buffet for this occasion will have any jamai drooling over the sheer variety of food! 

Where: P-524, Hemanta Mukhopadhyay Sarani, Near Vivekananda Park, Southern Avenue

When: June 8 - June 9, 12:00 PM - 09:30 PM

Cost of the buffet: Rs 900 plus taxes

 3. Sonar Tori

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After its success at the Ganga Kutir luxury resort in Raichak, Sonar Tori has opened another outlet at City Centre in the Salt Lake area. As soon as you step foot inside this restaurant, you will be overwhelmed with the soulful Rabindra Sangeet and the opulent decor, which resonates the interior of an aristocratic, zamindari mansion. The buffet is no less than a grand feast that features an impressive array of mouth-watering items like Chicken Kebab, Fish Fry, Maacher Dim Er Bora, Gobindo Bhog Rice, Chitol Maacher Muitha, and lots more. You will be served with a welcome drink (like an aam panna or bel er shorbot) that is refreshing to drink on a hot, summer day! 

Where: 4th Floor, B Block, City Centre 1, Sector 1, Salt Lake

When: June 7 - June 9, 12:30 PM - 10:45 PM

Cost of the buffet: Rs 1,195 plus taxes

4. Posto

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When it comes to authentic Bengali cuisine, the Posto restaurant in Garia will engulf you with appetising flavours and spicy undertones. Though a newcomer, it has earned widespread popularity owing to its top-notch quality of food and the prompt service that is much appreciated. Undoubtedly, the man of the hour (the jamai, of course) will be singing praises once he tucks into the special platter that features Luchi, Begun Bhaja, Basanti Pulao, Shukto, Echorer Dalna, Pabda Shorshe, Dim Kosha, Mutton Dak Bungalow, Mishti Doi and Rosogolla. The best part is that such a lavish spread comes with an affordable price tag! 

Where: R1/1, Baishnabghata Patuli, Near Fire Brigade, Patuli

When: June 8, 11:30 AM -10:30 PM

Cost of the buffet: Rs 650 inclusive of taxes

 5. Saptapadi

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Since this auspicious occasion calls from some good old’ jamai ador, the Bengali in-laws will spare no expense in overindulging their son-in-law with a culinary paradise. Nestled in the cosy neighbourhood of Hindustan Park, Saptapadi is offering an extensive menu to spoil your jamais on his special day! The special thali will offer a myriad of flavoursome items such as the Murgi Masala Finger, Bhetki Pudina Nuggets, Dab Chingri, Bhetki Paturi, Chingri Malai Curry, Morich Murgi, Kochi Pathar Jhol, Chatni, and Himsagar Payesh. 

Where: 49B, Purna Das Road, Hindustan Park

When: June 1 - June 9, 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM

Cost of the thali: Rs 899 plus taxes

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Header image courtesy: Rajdeep Bhattacharjee 

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