In the slightly fancy hotel of the same name, this brightly lit, smartish place serves Chinese, North and South Indian and Keralan specialties, including occasional lunch and dinner buffets (₹400).
The Juice Shack has moved into less shack-like premises (after the old one burnt down) but still turns out great health juices, smoothies and now has a full menu including good breakfast choices.
This popular restaurant serves tasty South Indian bites, with some North Indian and Chinese flavours mixed in. It does succulent roast spit-chicken, biryanis and brain-freezing ice-cream shakes.
Near the taxi stand, this budget eatery has a respectable range of cheap veg dishes, including Breakfast puttu (flour with milk, bananas and honey) and a good thali (₹100).
South of town, SN is a cheery place with a warm orange interior; in busy periods it's packed with people digging into thalis, masala dosas and other Indian veg and nonveg dishes.
A favourite place in Kottayam to fill up on Indian and Chinese fare. There's a friendly, family atmosphere, the dining room is modern and tidy, and the menu expansive.
This arty upstairs cafe serves organic breakfasts and lunches, cinnamon coffee and fresh juice in a lime-bright, book-lined setting opposite the Customs Jetty.
Walk through chic antique shops and galleries to reach this small Euro-style cafe; the few tables proffer good but pricey cakes, snacks and Italian coffee.
A dark, buzzing 1st-floor place, serving Kochi's best spicy Andhra cuisine on banana leaves. Try a thali, for all-you-can-eat joy.
The outdoor 'Take a Break' food court next to a small playground includes a New York Chicken outlet, dosa stand and juice bar.
For fresh bread, cakes and little bags of biscuits, head to this bakery next to the MG Rd branch of Azad restaurants.
In a neat colonial building, this busy lunchtime place draws a (mostly male) crowd with cheap set thalis and dosas.
A local favourite in the bazaar, serving up spicy pure-veg meals including several takes on the lunchtime thali.
This easygoing place opens early for a cheap breakfast and is popular with families for lunch (thalis ₹60).
Classic cheap veg place specialising in tiffin snacks and dosas.
For tasty snacks and good coffee.
Oy's has made a name for itself among travellers with its loungy decor, chill-out soundtrack, cafe comfort food and Asian-focused dishes
Set in an open-sided pavilion, the restaurant at Malabar House is movie-star cool, with white-tableclothed tables in a courtyard close to the small pool. There’s a seafood-based, European-style menu – the signature …
There's a lot to like about busy Dal Roti. Friendly and knowledgable owner Ramesh will hold your hand through his expansive North Indian menu, which even sports its own glossary, and help you dive into his delicious…
Hidden behind a massive antique-filled godown (warehouse) is this weird and wonderful waterfront restaurant, where you can feast on Indian dishes and snacks – ginger prawns, ginger ice cream, ginger lassi
The seafood restaurant at the Vivanta fronts Samudra Beach, a golf-buggy ride from the hotel itself. It's designed as an upmarket alfresco beach shack, where you can watch the waves on one side and the chefs at work…
The restaurant at Raheem Residency is Alleppey’s finest, with seating on a bijou open rooftop, reached via a spiral staircase, with views over to the beach. The menu creatively combines traditional Keralan and Europ…
An institution in Fort Cochin, this natural-light-filled place has a Zen, casual vibe and solid wood tables that spread out into a semi-courtyard space. The coffee is strong and the daily Western breakfast and lunch…