College Street & Indian Coffee House
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A roughly 1.5 km street of secondhand bookstalls, one of the world's largest used-book markets, with the Indian Coffee House as a gathering place for literary figures.
College Street lies near the University of Calcutta and Presidency University. Hundreds of book stalls line both sidewalks, offering new and used textbooks, literature, and rare old volumes, and prices are negotiable. The Indian Coffee House, established on the street in 1876, keeps its high-ceilinged hall and ceiling fans much as they were. Tagore's descendants and filmmaker Satyajit Ray were among the cultural figures who gathered here. You can order coffee and fish cutlets. The stalls are open roughly 10:00 to 20:00 and are quieter on Sundays.
Opening hours
Book stalls approx. 10:00–20:00; cafés approx. 09:00–21:00
Nearby sights
- Marble Palace
- Nakhoda Masjid
- Tiretta Bazaar (Old Chinatown)
- Jorasanko Thakur Bari
- B.B.D. Bagh & Writers' Building
- Mallick Ghat Flower Market
- New Market
- Howrah Bridge