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Nahoum's & Sons - The only Jewish confectionery in Kolkata



[From 1902]

 A confectionary probably the last vestige of Jewish Heritage in Kolkata still shimmers with their glorious presentation. The decoration of the shop, the same teakwood furniture sprinkles the nostalgia of traditional values whenever we visit the place. It is none other than Nahoum & Sons- the internationally known Jewish bakery serving the citizens with its lip-smacking items. 



This bakery was established by Nahoum Israel Mordecai, a Baghdadi Jew in the year 1902. The 116 years old confectionary is presently run by Isaac Nahoum- the descendant of the founder. In 2013 David Nahoum, the third generation owner of the bakery passed away and as he had no children his brother Isaac Nahoum took the noble responsibility to conserve the heritage. Once Kolkata used to be a residence for the Jewish community; though it was much less – around 4000. Their existence was prominent in between the late 18th and mid 20th century. At present this reduced to a handful of people only and Nahoum’s is the last Jewish bakery existing in Kolkata carrying the heritage all by itself.


Entering the shop you will instantly get a distinct rich fruity smell which may not be encountered in other confectioneries available in the city. The shop is very famous for its fruit cake mainly. Other than this the plum cake, tarts, macaroons, pastries are also a common choice of the buyers. The old fashioned recipes of Nahoum’s will surely lead you to taste the nostalgia. 


The cream used here is very thick and the baked cake is also the same but much fluffy. They maintain their authentic primitive style and according to one of the staff there, “it is the originality of Nahoum’s for which customers who’ve tasted our cakes never go for the other brands.” 


This shop has witnessed a lot of celebrities starting from Uttam Kumar to Aparna Sen, Mir, Usha Utthup, Munmun Sen etc. If you happen to go the new market area do visit the Nahoum’s, the shop welcomes all of its customers with a variety of colourful cakes, pastries displayed in the glass racks.




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