6 Ballygunge Place

A 20th-century mansion from the last days of the Raj, furnished with teak chairs and old gramophones, houses one of Kolkata's most serious Bengali restaurants. The cooking spans classic and contemporary, and the room earns its period feel without tipping into theme-park territory. Staff in crisp white uniforms tend to two floors of dining rooms and a rooftop above. A Discovery listing from The 50.