Chattogram চট্টগ্রাম
Port city, green hills and the biggest feasts in Bengal
Bangladesh's main port city sits where the Karnaphuli River meets the Bay of Bengal, with hills rolling right into town. Come for sea breezes at Patenga, temple-topped hills at Sitakunda and a food culture built around generous beef feasts.
- Mezban feasts
- Kala bhuna
- Patenga sea beach
- Sitakunda hills
- Jabbarer Boli Khela
Places
Place Patenga Sea Beach
পতেঙ্গা সমুদ্র সৈকতA breezy city beach at the mouth of the Karnaphuli, where ships queue on the horizon and food stalls light up at dusk.
Place Foy's Lake
ফয়'স লেকA winding man-made lake tucked between green hills in the middle of the city, good for a slow boat ride.
Place Chandranath Hill, Sitakunda
চন্দ্রনাথ পাহাড়, সীতাকুণ্ডA steep climb through forest to a hilltop Shiva temple with views over the Bay of Bengal.
Place Bayazid Bostami Shrine
বায়েজিদ বোস্তামীর মাজারA hilltop shrine famous for its pond of rare black softshell turtles, fed by pilgrims every day.
Place Parki Beach
পারকি সমুদ্রসৈকতA quiet sandy beach in Anwara near the mouth of the Karnaphuli, lined with casuarina trees and facing anchored ships.
Representative photo Place Mohamaya Lake
মহামায়া লেকA long man-made lake among green hills in Mirsharai, popular for boat rides and kayaking.
Place Chittagong War Cemetery
চট্টগ্রাম ওয়ার সিমেট্রিA peaceful Commonwealth war cemetery in the city for soldiers who died in the Second World War.
Place Sitakunda Botanical Garden and Eco Park
সীতাকুণ্ড বোটানিক্যাল গার্ডেন ও ইকোপার্কA forested hill park in Sitakunda with viewpoints and the Suptadhara and Sahasradhara waterfalls.
Representative photo Place Ethnological Museum, Chattogram
জাতিতাত্ত্বিক জাদুঘর, চট্টগ্রামBangladesh's only ethnological museum, in Agrabad, showing the life and crafts of the country's ethnic communities.
Representative photo Place Anderkilla Shahi Jame Mosque
আন্দরকিল্লা শাহী জামে মসজিদA hilltop mosque from 1667 that marks the Mughal conquest of Chattogram, right in the old heart of the city.
Foods
Food Mezban
মেজবানChattogram's legendary community feast of slow-cooked, spice-rich beef served to hundreds of guests at once.
Food Kala Bhuna
কালা ভুনাBeef stir-cooked for hours until almost black, deeply spiced and best eaten with parota or rice.
Food Durus Kura
দুরুস কুরাA whole skinless chicken cooked slowly in a thick, spiced gravy, Chattogram's classic dish for guests and weddings.
Representative photo Food Bela Biscuit
বেলা বিস্কুটA hard, round biscuit baked in Chattogram for well over a century, made for dunking in tea.
Food Chatgaiya Shutki Dishes
চাটগাঁইয়া শুঁটকিDried loitta and churi fish cooked the Chittagonian way, bought from the century-old Asadganj dried-fish market.
Traditions
Where to stay
Hotel prices in every district →- Budget hotel
- ৳1,000–2,500
- Good hotel
- ৳3,000–6,000
- Upscale / resort
- ৳9,000–14,000
Named hotels (4)
- Parjatan Hotel Shaikat (BPC) Station Road, Chattogram non-AC couple/twin 3,200; AC couple/twin 4,000 (suites 10,000–12,000)
- Hotel Agrabad Agrabad standard double, approx. US$61–74 on booking sites
- Radisson Blu Chattogram Bay View S. S. Khaled Road, Lalkhan Bazar double, approx. US$96–111 incl. fees on booking sites
Where these prices come from
Mid level from 2026 Parjatan Hotel Shaikat rates; upscale from booking-site listings for Radisson Blu Bay View, The Peninsula and Hotel Agrabad (about US$60–115 a night, converted at ~122 Tk); the budget band for Station Road residential hotels is an estimate.
Prices come from newspapers, the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation website and the hotels' own listings. Call the hotel to check the rate before you book.
Where to eat, and what it costs
Room and food together here come to roughly ৳1,000–4,100 per person a day
From a budget hotel and local eateries up to a good hotel and good restaurants. We assume two people share a room, so each pays half the room rate. Travel, tickets and upscale places are extra.
Restaurants and dish prices (4)
- Member Hotel Near Pahartali College Road, Chattogram city
- Bhorta (one of 50+ kinds, e.g. shrimp-shutki or fish-roe bhorta) · ৳30/plate
Local eateries 2024 prices · Source - Gani Bakery College Road, Chandanpura, Chattogram city (its only outlet)
- Butter Bela biscuit (packet of 30) · ৳150
- Regular Bela biscuit (packet) · ৳110
Local eateries 2024 prices · Source - Ambrosia Jibon Bima Bhaban, Agrabad, Chattogram city
- Lunch buffet · ৳1,400/plate
Upscale 2024 prices · Source - Bonjour Golden Plaza, GEC Mor, Chattogram city
- Lunch or dinner buffet · ৳1,350/plate
Upscale 2024 prices · Source
Taste these
- Mezban Mezban-style restaurants around GEC and Jamal Khan in Chattogram city About 250–400 BDT per plate at restaurants
- Kala Bhuna Local restaurants across Chattogram city About 250–400 BDT per plate
- Durus Kura Traditional Chittagonian restaurants in Chattogram city, and at wedding feasts across the district
- Bela Biscuit Gani Bakery in Chandanpura, Chattogram city, and bakeries across the old town
- Chatgaiya Shutki Dishes Shutki shops at Asadganj, Chattogram city; local rice hotels in the city serve shutki bhuna and bhorta
Where these prices come from
Budget is a rice-hotel meal with bhortas at 30-60 Tk each; mid uses the 350-450 Tk mezbani packages reported in 2025; upscale uses 2024 buffet prices at Agrabad and GEC (breakfast and snacks there are rough estimates).
Prices come from newspapers and the restaurants' own listings, and they change over time.
