Head To These Stationery Shops In Kolkata For Every Kind Of Budget And Need

Established in 1907, this stationery and art supply store is the oldest in Kolkata and a common name in every household in the city. Here you get a wide variety of pens ranging from the affordable microtip Staedtlers that give you flawless lines and curves in ink to the more expensive ones worth around INR 20,000. You get the finest notebooks and paper here, from cheap newsprint for your daily use, to Fabriano for a more sophisticated look. Apart from this, this is a great place to pick up theater paint and art materials as well!

Located in Gariahat, Kumar’s Concern is the go to place for all artists living in South Kolkata and beyond. Established in 1974, Kumar’s has everything you can ask for. Their beautiful red cover bound notebooks are great for artists and writers alike; although these are not always available. They also have a great range of fountain and Japanese microtip and brush pens. Their Xacto knife, imported from Germany, is the ideal supply for people who need to make fine, precise paper cuts for daily office use.

Art Gallery is known for its supply of stationery at incredibly low prices, sometimes below the MRP! Located near Sealdah, this is the hub of many art students who spend their mornings at the station practicing live sketches on the platforms. Art Gallery is just one of the stores here, but is more popular among the students. For those picking up daily stationery, Art Gallery offers handmade paper notebooks bound in beautiful textured paper in different colours! 

Starmark stocks a dizzying assortment of art, student and office supplies with shelves packed with diaries, notepads, art papers (some from Italy!), coloured tape, staplers, polka-dot wrapping paper (also notebook covers), thank you notes, gel-tip pens in rainbow of colours and what have you. Also, find some really nice folders and organisers for daily use. Don’t miss out on their lovely spiral and leather bound notebooks which come in a varied price range.

Linc Stores near Rashbehari More doesn’t look like an amazing stationery store from the outside, but if you’ve visited this place, you’ll know that it has some great supplies for a place that isn’t quite a Kumar’s or G.C. Laha replica. The shopkeepers are very well-informed and recommend supplies that best suit your daily needs. From Linc pens to high-end watercolour sets, this is the perfect place to go to if you’re in the area. Also, check out some of their readily-available heavy-duty notebooks that can easily last you the entire semester.

Jadavpur 8B’s famous Lokenath Stores is a hub for college goers, adults and children alike. A large store, Lokenath is divided into two sections – the first is stationery specifically catering to the needs of children while the second is filled with supplies for adults. The walls are full with acrylic paints and brushes. Besides artists, many designers also stop here to pick up fabric paints and glue. For those looking to get started on crafts, Lokenath has great supplies. There are some really cute options for kids as well, and a range of stickers to decorate your writing pads with.

Located in Quest Mall, William Penn redefines high-end stationery! From prices ranging from INR 900 to over a lakh, this is the place to head to for a luxurious stationery-shopping affair. They offer an exclusive range of supplies made with the finest materials. Their leather-bound notebooks are just the touch of sophistication you need at your writing desk and their pens are gorgeous, sleek, and have incredibly innovative designs. 

This one is considered a landmark for book lovers and stationery addicts alike and has been a city favourite for several years now. They have entire sections dedicated to art essentials, writing accessories, and collectible pens. Visit Story for their nice notebooks and notepads, pencils and pens, lovely metallic biros, neon fountain pens, pretty papers, hand-bound notebooks and a shrine to staplers. We adore the quilled cards – especially the one with the red heart! Best part? They also offer personalised stationery items.

This is a treasure trove tucked away in Jamir Lane, Gariahat, close to the Westside showroom. The colorful stack of papers on the display window will pull you in. Choose from a wide range of tools for craft and woodwork, clay modeling, diaries, pens and, of course, they boast of a wide variety of paper. They make their own brand of brushes – Ganguly brushes – which are quite well known in the city’s art circles. You can get a discount if you purchase items in bulk.

Popular art and craft supplies store Itsy Bitsy has a fantastic collection of art and craft essentials. Arm yourself with a glue gun and get packing those art pencils, sketch books, paints, colours and other craft kits here. If quilling piques your interest, then pick their quilling board, paper and tweezers are the best you can get. If your expertise lies in sketching, then pick sketch pads (from watercolour suitable pads to charcoal and pens), dark charcoal, graphite or white charcoal pencils from here. They are also stocking up on kneadable erasers, foam brushes, gold foil, pastel and charcoal blenders - we could just go on, tbh!