Olypub, short for Olympia, is a much-loved Park Street institution that has been serving Kolkata since 1947. Its dimly lit upstairs bar, with worn wooden tables and a convivial buzz, is famous for cold beer and its legendary beef steak, drawing a loyal crowd of regulars, students and writers. Refreshingly unpretentious amid Park Street’s smarter venues, it is a nostalgic and quintessentially Kolkata spot for an evening drink and a bite.