Al Hayat

Al Hayat is located at A C 38, Prafulla Kanan in Kolkata. Our spot is quite near the Desbandhu Balika Vidyalaya, so you can often hear the school bells and the kids when they are heading home for the day. This part of the 700101 zip code is busy in its own way. We are not some big chain from the center of the city, just a local place in the Prafulla Kanan neighborhood. The streets around here can be a bit narrow and crowded, but that is just Kolkata for you. We just try to run things properly. We do not have a bunch of fancy advertisements or a polished corporate look. The sign out front is simple enough for people to see. We just want to be a place where things are handled with a bit of care. Some days the place is full and other days it is quiet, which is just the nature of this kind of work. You might walk right past us if you are on your way to the school, but we have become a part of the local scenery over time. It is not about being flashy or the best, it is just about being here and doing the job. We have been in this specific spot for quite some time and it feels like where we belong. Kolkata is a huge, hectic city, but this corner feels okay to us. We just do our work.