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The best restaurants in Kochi in 2019

These are the best eateries Kochi has to offer

The best restaurants in Kochi across eight categories | Syam Krishnan, Sreemanikandan

Methodology

THE WEEK correspondents held panel discussions with food experts to rate the best restaurants in seven cities—Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kochi.

The best restaurants for several categories, such as fine dining, north Indian, south Indian, global and regional food, were selected and ranked by the experts comprising chefs, restaurateurs, food critics, food entrepreneurs, food writers and bloggers, and food enthusiasts.

Street food is not ranked because the cuisine is vastly different, even within a city. THE WEEK’s Culine Scale was applied to all other categories—five stars for the top 30 per cent, four stars for the next 30 per cent and three stars for the last 40 per cent.

For Kochi, the panel comprised Karthik Murali, Salman Faris, Rahul N. Kutty, Oneal Sabu, Jay Menon and Justin Pappalil.

Best Cafes in Kochi

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French Toast, Panampilly Nagar – 5 stars

Qissa Cafe, Fort Kochi – 5 stars

Cafe 17, Kaloor – 4 stars

Cocoa Tree, MG Road – 4 stars

The Grill Lab, Palarivattom – 3 stars

The Burger Junction, Panampilly Nagar – 3 stars

District 7 Restro Cafe, Vytilla – 3 stars

Best fine dining restaurants in Kochi

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Colony Club House & Grill, Grand Hyatt Kochi Bolgatty – 5 stars

The Rice Boat, Taj Malabar – 4 stars

Trilogy, Crowne Plaza – 4 stars

Brunton Boatyard, Fort Kochi - 3 stars

Old Harbour, Fort Kochi – 3 stars

Best North Indian restaurants in Kochi

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Punjab House, Broadway – 5 stars

Sethi Da Dhaba, Kadavanthara – 5 stars

Ember, Le Meridien – 4 stars

Punjab Grill, Lulu Mall, Edappally - 4 stars

Maharaja Bhog, Lulu Mall, Edapplly – 3 stars

Rasoi, Fort Kochi – 3 stars

Best South Indian restaurants in Kochi

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Paragon, Lulu Mall, Edappally – 5 stars

Palaaram, Kakkanad – 5 stars

Dhe Puttu, Edappally – 4 stars

Coffee Beanz Traditionz, MG Road – 4 stars

Arippa, MG Road – 3 stars

Brindavan, Palarivattom – 3 stars

Tellicherry Kitchen, Kathrikadavu – 3 stars

Best global restaurants in Kochi

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Thai Soul, Grand Hyatt Kochi Bolgatty – 5 stars

Blue Elephant, Kadavanthra – 4 stars

Zaatar, Palarivattom – 4 stars

Nasi and Mee, Asian Canteen, MG Road – 3 stars

Chopstix, Kakkanad – 3 stars

Best multi-cuisine restaurants in Kochi

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Grand Hotel, MG Road – 5 stars

Tharavadu, Casino Hotel – 4 stars

Mustake, Kakkanad – 4 stars

Springs, The Avenue Regent – 3 stars

The Pavillion, Renai Cochin – 3 stars

Best seafood restaurants in Kochi

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Fort Cochin Restaurant, Casino Hotel – 5 stars

Cheenavala, Edappally – 5 stars

Oceanos Restaurant, Fort Kochi – 4 stars

Nawras Seafood Restaurant – 4 stars

Periyar Restauarant, Varapuzha – 3 stars

Star Restaurant, Edakochi – 3 stars

Best street food

The traditional Kerala beef fry

Uppum Mulakum Thattukada, Panampilly Nagar

Fathimas Fast Foods, Chullikkal

Bikash Babu Sweets

Chennai Thattu Dosa Kadavanthra

MS Bakery, Edappally

Hotel California, Kalamassery

Yuva Fast Foods, Thammanam

Malabar Canteen, Kaloor

Haji Ebrahim, Edappally

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An infographic showing the best restaurants in Kochi across eight categories | Syam Krishnan, Sreemanikandan S.