Date Night in Kolkata: Events & Ideas for Couples

The classic Kolkata date still starts on Park Street: dinner at one of the old restaurants, then a band at Trincas or Someplace Else at The Park, with the metro station at the end of the street. If you want something quieter, the city gives you plenty of low-cost options that work well for two. Walk the Victoria Memorial gardens in the hour before they close at 6 pm; take a country-boat ride from Prinsep Ghat at sunset with the Vidyasagar Setu overhead; circle Rabindra Sarobar and stop at a Southern Avenue café; or watch a Bengali play at the Academy of Fine Arts and argue about it over tea afterwards. Nandan's ticket prices make an art-house film an easy weeknight plan. For an occasion, the five-star hotels do rooftop and poolside dinners, Tangra's Chinese restaurants suit a long, unfussy meal, and evening river cruises are sold by tour operators. Listings add the rest: acoustic and jazz nights, candlelight concerts, stand-up shows, wine and cocktail evenings, and workshops for couples in pottery, painting and baking. This page pulls together this week's date-friendly events across Kolkata, Salt Lake and New Town.