Broadway Bar

Broadway Bar is a vintage bar inside the Broadway Hotel on Ganesh Chandra Avenue in Bowbazar, central Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The hotel is a heritage property in the Esplanade-Bowbazar area, a district of older commercial streets that sits apart from the glossier Park Street strip. A November 2025 guide named the bar as part of the city's comfort bars and as the finish of the Midtown Madness food walk, which gives it a place on visitors' routes through old Kolkata.

The crowd is quieter and older than on Park Street. Regulars, local professionals, hotel guests and food-walk visitors make up most of the room, and the dress code is casual. The atmosphere is that of a period bar: unhurried, with dated fittings and a sense of continuity rather than fashion. It is a place for conversation rather than dancing, and music is incidental.

The drinks programme is straightforward, built around beer and spirits by the peg, with limited emphasis on cocktails. Beer is typically priced around ₹250-450 and spirits around ₹200-400 per peg, making it one of the more affordable options in central Kolkata. Simple bar food is the usual accompaniment, and the Broadway Hotel's kitchen is known locally for its traditional dishes.

Opening hours are typically evenings; confirm current hours with the venue or its Google Maps listing, as they are not firmly published. Weeknight evenings are calm, while weekend evenings may be busier with groups finishing a walk or dinner nearby. No cover charge is listed. Reservations are not usually required for small parties, and bottle service is not part of the format.

The bar is a short distance from the New Market and Esplanade areas, so it suits visitors combining a daytime exploration of central Kolkata with a relaxed drink afterwards, before returning by taxi, as Bowbazar streets are less convenient late at night.