Jhawtola seafood: what to point at and what to pay

Published Jun 14, 2026Read 6 minFiled under Food & local eats
Jhawtola seafood: what to point at and what to pay

The seafood lane at Jhawtola runs on a simple system: the catch is on ice out front, you point, they grill. The only skill is agreeing the price before the fish leaves the ice.

Rupchanda should run ৳350–450 a plate grilled with masala. Lobster is the tourist tax — beautiful, but crab at a third of the price is the better plate.

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