All About The Old-School Cabin Eateries Of Kolkata

If you are exploring the culinary scene in Kolkata, you must not miss out on the famous "cabin culture". The term "cabin" refers to partitions that were originally created for families to sit privately in restaurants. Cabin restaurants originated almost one and a half centuries ago when society was much more conservative, and respectable women were not meant to be seen in public. The partitioned and curtained cabins enabled women to eat out with their families or partners hidden from the public view. They were also popular among Kolkata's intelligentsia and revolutionaries during the freedom struggle, and later during the Naxal era. Many have been the setting for scenes in Bangla films.