A Taste of Bengal in Visakhapatnam

Food lovers in Visakhapatnam can explore the flavours of Bengal at the ongoing Bengali Food Festival at Vista, the dining restaurant at The Park Visakhapatnam.

The festival brings together traditional recipes, regional delicacies and familiar Bengali favourites in a buffet curated by Sous Chef Kanak Debnath and his team. Bengali music, red-and-white décor and themed food counters add to the dining experience.

Signature Bengali Dishes on the Menu

The spread features a range of seafood, meat and vegetarian preparations. Among the highlights are sorse ilish, hilsa fish cooked with mustard, and Golbarir kosha maangsho, a slow-cooked mutton preparation known for its rich gravy.

Other dishes include chingri malai curry, chhachi pyaz diya murgir jhol, doi morich katla, potoler dorma, shukto, pui saager chorchori, narkel diye cholar dal and basanti pulao.

The menu also includes starters such as chingrir chop, radhuni murgir tikka and vegetable chop, along with accompaniments like begun pora, aam kasundi chaat and chutneys.

Bengali Sweets and Street-Food Favourites

Dessert lovers can choose from traditional Bengali sweets including mishti doi, rossogolla, malai chumchum, gur-er payesh, kheer kadam, pantua, lobong latika and shor bhaja.

Live counters featuring Kolkata rolls, phuchka, jhal muri, bhaja and tea add a street-food element to the buffet, giving diners more ways to explore Bengali cuisine.

Festival Details

The festival is being held at Vista, The Park Visakhapatnam, and is scheduled to run until October 31, from 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM.

The reported buffet price is ₹2,200 plus taxes per person. For reservations, diners can contact 8916825678.