Weekend crowd at a south Kolkata restaurant
Outlets of Oudh 1590 saw a full house through the weekend with a big waiting crowd. Chapter 2 on Southern Avenue, too, had a full house for both lunch and dinner on Saturday and Sunday. Many reported a sharp surge, which, they believe, will persist over the subsequent weekends leading to Durga Puja in a fortnight.
“Barring a short spell of rain on Sunday afternoon, the weekend was dry and thousands came out to shop,” he said. We have also employed additional kitchen staff and are taking additional care to ensure hygiene and cleanliness,” said owner Nitin Kothari. “The surge has started and it should continue now,” said owner and co-founder Shiladitya Chaudhury. “We noticed an increase in the number of customers this weekend and it has been good so far,” said Tanvi Ghai of Kwality.
The sunny weather has contributed a great deal, added Kothari. Additional security guards for the management of crowds at the entrance are being employed by Mocambo and Peter Cat. “This weekend crowd has been exceptionally good and we expect even larger turnouts during the subsequent weekends. Kwality on Park Street saw a crowd surge as well. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kolkata | Silver Rate in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata | Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Petrol Price in Kolkata | Diesel Price in Kolkata | CNG Price in Kolkata | LPG Price in Kolkata
Kolkata : Footfall soared across the city’s bars and restaurants over the weekend, triggered by a massive swell in the puja shopping crowd and the India-Brazil match on Saturday evening.
Footfall across restaurants jumped by 25% this weekend and the next three weekends could see a 5%-10% higher attendance compared to the 2025 pre-puja period, said Hotel and Restaurants’ Association of Eastern India (HRAEI) president Sudesh Poddar. “With puja falling on the third week of Oct, the build-up time is longer unlike last year when the puja ended on Oct 2. The weather has improved and the shopping crowds have been getting bigger every weekend, which means the crowd will keep swelling till Dashami,” said Poddar, also the owner of Songhai-Manthan and MS Bar & Lounge.
With New Market attracting puja shoppers in greater numbers, this weekend saw many of them streaming into restaurants on Park Street and central Kolkata.