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If there is one thing Kolkata can claim with complete confidence, it is its sincere love for samosa’s Bengali alter ego. Here, the triangular fried snack becomes singara - pyramid-like, delicately shaped, wonderfully flaky, and very cosy beside a bhar (earthen cup) of cha. This year, World Samosa Day falls on 5 September 2026, giving Kolkata inhabitants a perfectly good excuse to take their evening tea break very seriously.
The Bengali singara is like an elegant queen, as her shell tends to be more crisp yet fragile, while the filling can be generous but comparatively restrained in terms of spices. As for the featured cast, peanuts, potatoes, and seasonal vegetables commonly make an appearance. With winter’s arrival, the nostalgia of phulkopir singara becomes too infectious to resist, thereby turning the familiar snack into a celebration of cauliflower, potato, cumin, ginger, and crushed peanuts.
And Kolkata has no shortage of places where this small, hot, triangular parcel deserves your attention. From old sweet shops of North Kolkata to bustling South Kolkata mithai institutions, here are seven addresses worth putting on your samosa and sweets trail.
7 Singara Spots In Kolkata For Your World Samosa Day Bucket List
Ramkrishna Mistanna Bhandar, Beliaghata
There is something wonderfully old-school about stopping at Ramkrishna Mistanna Bhandar in Beliaghata. The shop is primarily known as a hit neighbourhood mishti destination, but it belongs on a singara trail for anyone who enjoys pairing a savoury bite with Bengali sweets afterwards. The samosas are moderately spicy, very crisp and generously sized.
Eat a couple of piping hot samosas and some of their delectable mishti doi or ice-cream sandesh, and your comforting cheat meal of the week is sorted. For the best experience, go in the morning or around the early evening snack hour, like 4.30-5 pm, when savouries are at peak freshness, being fried for the evening sale. The shop is also known for its rosogolla, overall excellent sandesh quality, and a memorable mishti doi.
Address: No.61, 127, Hem Chandra Naskar Rd, Subhas Sarobar Park, Phoolbagan, Beleghata, Kolkata, West Bengal 700010
Best time to visit: Morning or early evening
Budget for two: ₹100-200
Kotal's Satyanarayan, Kudghat
Kotal's Satyanarayan is one of those South Kolkata sweet shops where the savoury counter deserves as much attention as the mithai display. This store has abundant varieties of Bengali sweets and mithai, but their samosas are popular for good reason. Smaller in size and mildly spiced, this shop’s singara is special mainly due to its filling. The singara’s potato filling is very well-prepared and mouthwatering without being overtly spicy.
The samosas are thicker than other stores, despite being smaller. As a result, the thick outer shell adds the perfect contrast to the generous inside filling, creating memorable mouthfuls. This samosa goes mighty well with an earthen cup of strong, milky tea. And when winter comes, remember to visit this store for their phulkopir singara (cauliflower-potato-filling stuffed samosa). Your taste buds will thank me later.
Address: 19A, Chandi Ghosh Rd, Kudghat, Ashok Nagar, Tollygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal 700040.
Best time to visit: Early morning or around 4 to 6 pm.
Budget for two: ₹150-250
Mouchak, Golpark
Mouchak is practically part of the Golpark landscape. The landmark sweet shop has been a familiar South Kolkata address for decades. Despite its honeyed name, its appeal is not limited to the traditional Bengali sweet counter. Mouchak also offers fusion and contemporary sweets, khasta kachori, kochuri with alur dum, and of course, singara.
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The store offers quintessential Bengali samosas, with the filling comprising cauliflower, green peas, potatoes, and the occasional raisins and cashews, along with a secret sprinkling of roasted cumin. Plus, the flaky shell, spiced filling, and mildly sweet finish also make these singaras an essential part of Kolkata’s evening tea ritual.
Address: 23, Gariahat Road, near IDBI Bank
Best time to visit: Mid-morning or early evening
Budget for two: Around ₹200
Apanjan, Kalighat
Apanjan is the wildcard on this list, and that is precisely why it belongs here. This Sadananda Road, Kalighat institution is far better known for Bengali savouries than for being a conventional sweet shop. Apanjan is renowned for many dishes such as mutton keema cutlet, chicken filet, fish kachuri, and chicken kabiraji. But if you want your World Samosa Day snack to move away from the familiar potato filling, then try their mutton singara.
It is meatier, richer, and more robust than the standard vegetarian version, with the crisp pastry providing a useful contrast to the savoury filling. This singara also pays an ode to its culinary ancestors and cousins, from the Sambusak to Hyderabadi Lukhmi. Since this is a place where ordering only one thing would be a missed opportunity, it is ideal to mix and order other dishes along with the mutton singara, such as the mutton keema cutlet and chicken kabiraji, especially if you are visiting with a friend.
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Address: 58, Sadananda Rd, Anami Sangha, Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal 700026
Best time to visit: Lunch or early evening
Budget for two: Around ₹300–₹400
Tewari Brothers
For a more North Indian-style samosa experience in Kolkata, head to Tewari Brothers. The Burrabazar outlet at Raja Katra is one of its prominent Kolkata addresses, while the brand has several outlets across the city, such as Kankurganchi, New Alipore and Minto Park. Here, the samosa is more assertively spiced than the delicate Bengali singara: a crisp golden shell wrapped around spiced aloo masala, made in pure ghee and designed to be eaten with chutney.
Plus, the cooks add a tinge of amchur powder to make the samosas even more unforgettable. Rich, crisp and tasty, these samosas go down really easily before you even realise how many have been eaten. Better keep some room for their equally indulgent and sweetly crisp ghee-laced jalebis. If you wish to explore samosas in other forms, Tewari Brothers also offers refreshing samosa chaats and creative Chinese samosas (noodle-filled triangular snacks).
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Address: Madho Kesto Sett Ln, Raja Katra, Bara Bazar, Jorasanko, Kolkata, West Bengal 700007
Best time to visit: Morning to early evening
Budget for two: Around ₹200–₹300
Sharma Snacks Centre, Bhowanipore
At Sharma’s, samosas are gigantic in size and thoughtfully flavoured with cumin. While the potato filling is moderately spicy and familiar, the exterior remains flaky and crisp. Pairing it with the store’s chilled and luscious lassi is an ultimate treat for your taste buds. If you visit with your friends, then also try their samosa chaat with chholey, club kachori and jalebis.
While the shop is renowned for its variety of kachoris, aloo bonda, namkeens and Indian mithai, its samosa hype is relatively less, and the place is ideal for sitting among locals and enjoying a good meal. Try to visit early morning or evening to get your choice of the most piping hot, freshest singaras.
Address: 33/1, Ram Mohan Dutta Road, Bhowanipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020
Best time to visit: 7 to 10 am or 4 to 7 pm
Budget for two: Around ₹150–₹250
Putiram, College Street
Putiram's Bengali shingara has long been part of its breakfast and snack repertoire. While most people visit the vintage Bengali sweet and savoury store for their iconic dal puri, aloo dum, radhaballabhi, and chholar dal, fewer know about their great samosas.
The singara itself is crisp and medium-sized, but its traditional Bengali flavour and freshness win over hearts immediately. Especially when each bite of the extremely hot singara is followed by a chilled spoonful of their rare, reputed white mishti doi. So come early and come armed with a hearty appetite, for your taste buds will be yearning for more, be it for more singaras or the store’s various mithai classics.
Address: 46, Amherst St, Lalbajar, College Row, Machuabazar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700009
Best time to visit: 6 to 7.30 am or early evening
Budget for two: Around ₹200
