Over the final decade, I’ve spent extra time exploring the meals scene in Kozhikode and Kochi than the state’s capital Thiruvananthapuram. It’s why every time I’m again right here, I’m pleasantly shocked with the big selection of culinary experiences in a metropolis the place the meals scene is kind of underrated. I’m no stranger on this metropolis, I’ve spent fairly a couple of faculty summer season holidays right here. This metropolis holds quite a lot of particular recollections, my current meals experiences within the metropolis have solely added to those moments.

Just like many cities in South India, the town’s meals scene has been formed by Thiruvananthapuram’s IT workforce and documented by a rising band of digital content material creators like Mohammed Muhusin who accompanied me by means of among the metropolis’s trending road meals institutions. Thiruvananthapuram’s F&B scene is now a heady combine – superb eating venues, hipster cafes close to the Kovalam beachfront and native culinary delights that largely play out in seize and go retailers. We take you thru among the metropolis’s greatest:

7 Of The Best Hotels And Cafes At Thiruvananthapuram:

1. Villa Maya:

If you are searching for a spot for a romantic dinner or a relaxed lunch together with your buddies, Villa Maya needs to be in your checklist. It presents a very completely different expertise as soon as the solar goes down with its temper lighting. This 18th century Dutch manor as soon as loved the eye of the royal home of Travancore and has been painstakingly restored. While the outdated manor has a number of intimate areas, it is the al-fresco space that has our vote. The menu finds the steadiness between native flavours and international plates.

Airport Road, Eanchakkal, West fort

2. Oriental Kitchen, Hyatt Regency Trivandrum:

Pan-Asian eating places have captured the flamboyant of diners throughout India, Thiruvananthapuram isn’t any exception. Oriental Kitchen, fronted by an expat Chinese chef, is not simply the most effective Asian eating places on the town however one of many Thiruvananthapuram’s greatest superb eating venues. The Asian grills and curries are a giant draw with the town’s well-heeled. But it is the restaurant’s motion station that has our consideration. The restaurant is house to the town’s first teppanyaki grill the place cooks exhibit their culinary and juggling abilities.

CV Raman Pillai Road, Thycaud

3. Rahmaniya Hotel:

To name Kethel’s hen one among Thiruvananthapuram’s hottest dishes shouldn’t be an exaggeration. Rahmaniya Hotel is a neighborhood establishment and was arrange by Mohammed Abdul Khader in 1949 within the bustling Chalai Bazaar space. It was his son- A Maheen, who’s credited with introducing what has turn out to be one of many metropolis’s hottest hen dishes. Get there early to beat the crowds and take a look at Rahmaniya’s signature Kethel’s hen that’s marinated in chilli and their trademark masala earlier than being deep fried with pepper and a garnish of chilli seeds. Wash all of it down with their refreshing lime juice

Chalai Bazaar

4. Paragon Hotel:

The Thiruvananthapuram outpost of Kerala’s legendary biryani model. The Paragon journey began in Kozhikode, the place they’re nonetheless one of the vital well-liked spots for the Kozhikodan biryani. Crafted with Jeerakasala – a small grain rice varietal, the Kozhikodan biryani’s mixture of spices are delicate; the biryani will get its color virtually solely from the fried onions. The flaky Malabar Parotta and the refreshing Sulaimani (black) tea are the opposite home favourites right here.

Kesavadasapuram

5. Ofori Night Club:

It’s one of many metropolis’s first standalone nightclubs. Ofori is greater than only a stylish nightspot with a energetic vibe, it is also a preferred vacation spot for the town’s foodies. Ofori’s dim sums are one of many stars of the present. Their intelligent twist of a vegetable dim sum with yellow Thai curry retains exhibiting up on Instagram feeds from the town. The desserts are photogenic too – do try their spin on the Tiramisu and the Lotus Biscoff cheesecake.

Airport Road, Eanchakkal

6. Longtime:

Cafés have turn out to be the brand new chill zones the place we unwind on a weekend or make amends for work over a latte. These cafes are additionally the brand new gourmand hubs the place culinary developments take form. Thiruvananthapuram’s F&B scene has seen a slew of cafes debut. Longtime is one among our favourites with its cosy vibe and selection of indoor and outside seating areas. Longtime’s pastas and peri peri prawns are amongst its bestsellers. Velvet Dawn Café is one other nice choice on the town.

Jawaharnagar Sasthamangalam

7. German Bakery:

Sunsets in Kovalam are really particular. This well-liked seaside district presents an array of cafes which might be all hipster magnets. German Bakery is one such spot with an eclectic menu that mixes German signatures, delicious seafood platters and scrumptious desserts. There’s additionally Beatles Café and Grill House within the space.

Lighthouse Beach Road, Kovalam