Connaught Place is getting its groove back

The restaurant renaissance has pumped fresh blood to the heart of the city

Were you alive when Trincas rocked, Usha Uthup and Pam Crain crooned and it seemed like Park Street was the centre of the universe? I was. But sadly, I didn’t get to Calcutta till I was 29 and so, missed the heyday of that glorious street.

Connaught Place has had a wonderful resurrection. The streets are cleaner, and the debris has been removed(Gurinder Osan/ HT PHOTO)

Umang Tewari of Junkyard Café may just be the king of Connaught Place; his group has three other restaurants in the neighbourhood, and is planning two more (Raj K Raj )

Saurabh Udinia comes into his own with Masala Library (Raj K Raj)