Originally earmarked for a June opening, successful supper club brand, Little Kolkata is set to open its first restaurant on Covent Garden's Shelton Street site on 2 September, ahead of the official opening on the 17th.
Celebrate everything that diners have come to love about the original sell-out supper clubs, there will also be a more extensive Calcuttan menu, cocktail list and exclusive themed evenings.
Co-founders Prabir Chattopadhyay and Biswajit Deb Das have centred Little Kolkata on authentic Bengali cuisine, inspired particularly by Chattopadhyay’s upbringing in Calcutta and Biswajit’s ancestral roots in Bangladesh.
There will be sharing plates of Maacher cutlet - cod fish cutlet served with the typical Calcuttan mustard sauce Kashundi, and Lilish Maacher Deemer - spiced fish egg from the Hilsa, a very popular fish with Bengalis.
There will also be speciality dishes, such as Chicken liver saute´ed with spice and fresh chillies, which can be accompanied by Home-made truffle paratha.
For sweet treats there will be the Calcutta Mishti Doi - baked sweet yoghurt, and the Cardamom coffee brownie with rose ice-cream, which has been inspired by the famous Swiss patisserie in Calcutta, Flury’s.
The contemporary yet classic style continues into the signature cocktail menu with drinks such as Saffron Spritz and Jasmine vodka – Indian Summer Garden with jasmine vodka.
The new site will also offer a private dining room, which as well as being available for exclusive hire, will also offer lively and unique themed evenings.