Hookahs are now offered at major coffee chains but are doubly exciting at your friendly neighbourhood pub. They are served nicotine-free and in a variety of flavours - from cola to cappuccino, and from apricot to aniseed. They're priced per pot of hookah and it's not just a few puffs that you get for your money. All pubs, coffee shops and lounges with hookahs keep to the mood with décor in dark swirling colours, eclectic objet d'art and fusion or world music that lulls you into a state of complete cool.

It’s past midnight, when the average Bengali has been asleep for hours — the quilt firmly secured around his neck to protect against the January chill — and dreaming of social change. But in Shisha Bar, one of the poshest nightclubs of Kolkata, the evening is just warming up. It is a weekday and people are trooping in late, and it is 12.30 by the time we hit the dance floor.

Shisha is the first of its kind in the city. This bar is filled with different types of hookahs in various sizes. The wooden floor gives the entire place a subdued yet warm look with shades of crimson, navy blue and olive green splashed on the walls. A creative mix of glass, wood and steel gives this bar a very ethnic yet futuristic look.

Flavours: Grape, mint, apple, double apple, green apple, strawberry, peach, apricot, cherry, pistachio, coffee, chocolate, cappuccino, caramel and many more………………

So if you guys are now keening to grab the taste of hookah, then what are you waiting for??? Just get up and join the party, you might also meet your oldies to cherish…….