As Kolkata steps into 2026, restaurants across the city are marking the New Year with special menus. From neighbourhood cafes, restobars to fine dining and home-style kitchens, these New Year offerings celebrate familiar flavours with a celebratory twist, perfect for winter evenings and shared tables.
The Biryani Canteen at Offbeat CCU
The Biryani Canteen welcomes the New Year with “Sizzle ’26 — The New Year Feast”, a limited-edition sizzler menu blending north Indian comfort with Mughlai richness. The four-part offering spans vegetarian and non-vegetarian plates, each served sizzling and aromatic, designed to balance indulgence with familiarity while celebrating the joy of starting afresh.
Pocket pinch: Rs 500 onwards
Address: 36/F, Topsia Road, Panchanna Pally, Topsia
25 Main Street Café
25 Main Street Café ushers in 2026 with ‘The Turn of Taste – 2026 Edition’, a thoughtfully curated New Year’s menu reflecting the café’s neighbourhood charm. Blending nostalgia with seasonal creativity, the festive spread is designed for unhurried meals, conversations and comfort-driven flavours that feel personal, warm and quietly celebratory.
Pocket pinch: Rs 600 onwards
Address: AA 28, 1st Cross Road, Salt Lake
Didar Henshel
Didar Henshel’s New Year spread stays rooted in robust, celebratory cooking with dishes like patar pora chicken, whole chicken roasts and indulgent murgh musallam with chicken or mutton stuffing. Designed for sharing, the menu leans into hearty flavours, slow roasts and festive abundance suited to winter gatherings.
Pocket pinch: Rs 100-Rs 1,600
Contact to order: 8777034716/7450990809 for home delivery
Dates: December 30 and 31, January 1
Aminia
Aminia’s winter specials return with flavours that feel like home — rooted in decades of tradition. Seasonal favourites like slow-cooked mutton nihari with taftan and rich mutton paya headline the menu, while desserts such as gajar ka halwa and nolen gur firni bring nostalgia to the table, celebrating winter the Kolkata way.
Pocket pinch: Seasonal specials priced à la carte
Address: All outlets across Kolkata
Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residences
Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residences welcomes 2026 with vibrant New Year celebrations at The Square and The Ministry of Kebabs. Expect lavish buffets, live stations, curated chef selections and indulgent desserts, paired with live music, kids’ zones and festive experiences. January 1 brunches extend the celebration with global flavours and relaxed cheer.
Pocket pinch: On request
Address: Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residences, CF Block, Action Area 1C, New Town
Fusion Fantasea
Fusion Fantasea’s festive experience, titled ‘Under the Same Sky’, offers an intimate New Year’s table for two. Designed around candlelight, live music and unhurried dining, the menu highlights indulgent seafood, comforting rice dishes and ghee roasts, ending with dessert and quiet moments meant to be shared.
Pocket pinch: Rs 1,499 per couple
Address: Fusion Fantasea, 42/89, New Ballygunge Road, near Lake Kalibari
Corridor Bar & Kitchen
Corridor Bar & Kitchen welcomes winter with a seasonal menu inspired by Bengal’s cultural rhythms and slow, adda-filled evenings. The cocktail list leans into warmth and nostalgia, from Shantiniketan chocolate mulled wine and chai old-fashioned to nolen gur–laced rum creations, paired with comforting plates like cheese cutlets, rosemary chicken tikka and chicken roulade.
Pocket pinch: Rs 2,000 for two
Address: Corridor Bar & Kitchen, Kolkata
Canteen Pub and Grub
Canteen Pub & Grub rolls out a winter menu built around comfort, familiarity and seasonal flavours. The spread moves from warming bowls of Burmese khow suey and beetroot saffron chicken seekh kebabs to grilled tuna, soya honey–glazed wild turkey and open-faced toasts. Winter-inspired cocktails featuring plum pudding, jamun, kasundi and toddy notes complete the experience.
Pocket pinch: Rs 1,500 for two, exclusive of taxes
Address: Canteen Pub & Grub, C 301, 3rd Floor, City Centre, DC Block, Sector 1, Bidhannagar, Kolkata – 700064
Traffic Gastropub
Traffic Gastropub steps into winter with a seasonal menu built around warming cocktails and comfort-led plates. The drinks list features spiced winter wine, hot eggnog with Old Monk, evolving whisky serves and creamy dessert-style cocktails, while the food highlights Thai pattaya fish, paneer tikka, chicken baos and a caramel custard brownie with ice cream.
Address: 2 Floor, City Centre, Action Area II, Action Area IID, Rajarhat Newtown, New Town: 700136
