8th Day Cafe & Bakery, Salt Lake
38 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/kolkata·30 comments quoted below
The comments quoted below are a sample of the full tally across 34 threads.
Cited comments posted Nov 2024 – Aug 2026.
8th Day Cafe & Bakery FE-8, FE Block, Sector 3, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700106, India
What people say, in short
8th Day Cafe & Bakery is a cafe that many locals recommend, with branches discussed in Salt Lake, Park Circus, Ballygunge and Southern Avenue. Two commenters rate its coffee among the best in the city, one diner singles out the mocha, and another praises the bagels. Several commenters find it good for working, citing space, plug points and a quiet setting, though one found it too crowded and noisy to work, and one commenter calls it a favourite solo date spot with a book. The main caveats are price, with a few calling it pricey, and mixed views on food and coffee: one diner finds the food decent but unremarkable, another says it is good but not the best and similar value exists elsewhere, and one commenter warns it is overhyped.
Best for
- Work
- Solo
What people order
- mocha
- bagels
Before you go
The caveats people raised, newest first. Each links to the comment it comes from.
- Found it too crowded and noisy for work meetings, with people standing and no laptop charging at desks. Jul 2026 comment
- Good food but unsure it counts as cheap. Jun 2025 comment
If it's not for you
At a glance
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
Suggests it as a place where friends can sit and chat for hours.
Tried the mocha at the Park Circus branch and considers it among the city's best.
Ranks it among the best in Kolkata for coffee, with good ambience, though pricey.
Tried it personally as a quiet place to work.
Likes it among their recent visits.
Tried and tested; perfect in every aspect
Recommended as a good coffee place for the cafe experience.
Listed as a good value-for-money cafe option.
Good food but unsure it counts as cheap.
Names it as a favourite cafe option.
Says it is great too
Suggests it as a café to try.
Says there are many cafes around Vivekananda Park where people work, chill and are open to conversations.
Suggests it as a top coffee place.
Lists it among recommended cafes.
Recommends it, third in their preference order.
Lists it among cafes they know that have board games.
Recommends it.
Among the three cafes worth mentioning; brownie affogato is a personal favourite.
Recommends 8th Day, specifically praising their bagels.
Suggests trying 8th Day cafe.
Found it too crowded and noisy for work meetings, with people standing and no laptop charging at desks.
Lists it among recommended cafes.
Suggests it for breakfast
Calls the new Ballygunge branch near 6 Ballygunge Place really good.
A very safe choice though not budget friendly.
A must-try from personal experience, worth the trip.
Calls it their favourite solo date spot; orders coffee, reads or writes, then walks nearby.
All-time favourite.
Prefers 8th Day and goes to the Salt Lake outlet; notes outlets in Park Circus and Vivekananda Park too.
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