The team behind Little Kolkata will be celebrating the launch of their first restaurant with an honorary supper club at the new Shelton Street site on the 2nd September, ahead of the official opening on the 17th. The new addition to Covent Garden’s diverse dining scene will celebrate everything that guests have come to love about the original sell-out supper clubs, whilst welcoming 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 Prabir’s upbringing in Calcutta and Biswajit’s ancestral roots in Bangladesh. After moving to Britain in 2006, Prabir found himself longing for the taste of home and started cooking familiar dishes using his favourite traditional spices and ingredients. His fellow British-based Calcuttans soon joined to enjoy his Bengali-style feasts, and from here the supper clubs were born. Little Kolkata proved a great success, with all the supper clubs fully booked.
The interiors at Little Kolkata will form a comfortable and relaxed environment for customers to enjoy the traditional Bengali-style food for either lunch or dinner. The design is inspired by the diverse culture and quirky decadence that sits at the roots of Calcutta, honouring both the traditional and modern sides of the city. There will also be a private dining room, which as well as being available for exclusive hire will also offer lively and unique themed evenings for guests to join.
Bringing a slice of Calcutta to Covent Garden, Little Kolkata will be a welcome addition to the West End’s ever thriving food, arts and music scene.