The Free School Street-Sudder Street area is famous for cheap hotels and eateries.

The used book and record shops sport an eclectic collection due to trade with generations of budget travellers the world over.

The street also has the house William Makepeace Thackeray was born in, the West Bengal Fire Services headquarters, Kalman's (a shop of Hungarian origin), Leather Club (a shop for leather goods) etc.

Free School Street dining can be eclectic, with Shamiana - offering cheap Mughlai cuisine, Prince and Princess cheap Bengali cuisine and Mocambo upscale continental dining, to name a few.

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