Indian cuisine: the best places to taste it in Kochi (Cochin)

Ambiswamy's

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"We got food very late but the food was very delicious and quantity was too good just that its difficult for tourist to finish the whole thali and it..."

Aishwarya Mahadeo Lad

"The chocolate dosa like all other chocolate recipe with various items wasn't a hit but everything else straight went to my soul. The cheese masala..."

Ahana Dey

"CHEESE MAGGI DOSA (₹150).Guess where we found this.? .Ambiswamy Kadavanthara serves this.Maggi rolled in dosas and topped with..."

Sasyabhukkad

"Ambiswamy is one food chain that's popular in Kochi, they offer good South indian and Chinese dishes. They have two special dosas,Paneer dosa- A..."

Pranav Srikar

"One of the nice Veg restaurants. The food quantity is really good. The mixed noodles is really good. Even Dosas are quite nice. Ambience is okayish...."

Dhanya Mallar

"One of the best vegetarian restaurant in kadavanthara.. i had ghee masala dosa and tea it was awesome..If you find any vegetarian restaurant please..."

Muhammed Rafy

"It was my first visit to Kochi and saw this restaurant down the lane from my hotel. I had masala dosa here and it was very tasty but the chutnies..."

Ashdeep Sandhu

"This hotel being near to my office has been the place for lunch whenever I don't take food from home. Has been a second home for me. The service is..."

Nishanth Krishh

"green piece to be cooked a little..."

Sudhish Chandran

"Being a non Kochi-ite, i never knew where to get good vegeterian food from. Many of my acquaitances unanimously suggested Ambiswamy's. So I have had..."

Pallavi Y

"The restaurant is well located with other shops of walking distance. The restaurant is an outdoor type ambience with an open kitchen as well. It's a..."

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Aswin Pkumar

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Manu Mani

"delicious food...very..."

Sarath Krishna

"I ordered Masala dosa..I got n time..was tasty...thanks zomato for fast delivery and Ambiswamy for tasty food...."

Resmi Renjith

"Reliably..."

PB

"Masala dosa menu card show in 55 but my oder amaut..."

Issac Vettukattil

"my first order...."

Arun Jacob John

"nice foods.. Red chamandi missing......"

Riyad

"Super..."

Hari C

"lovely..."

Seetha

"delivered earlier than..."

Vishnu Nair K

"Always..."

Shyn

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Vipin Mohan

"excellent..."

Dhanush Shankar Sathya

"Excellent food. Neat and clean packing. moderate..."

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Suthan

"awesome😍😍😍..."

Suthan

"We visited the ambiswamy at Edapally. Ordered a ghee roast and a curd vada. The order was taken and served in around 5 mins. It tasted good where the..."

Nima Bahuleyan

"Ambiswamy Kochi know for South Indian Tiffin n Meals. Had Ghee Roast Dosa. Wonderful, Surely it is worth of moderate price. It's highly recommended..."

Ramchander Maddela

"Obviously one of the best vegetarian restaurants in town. They have the best paper roast and masala dosa in town. I just love their chutney and..."

Rizwana

"If u want to go to a pure vegetarian restaurant , would suggest here.they had variety stuffs n serving was fast. Their wheat dosai and podi dosai is..."

McQueen

"Dined here during my one day stay at Cochin.As far as food is concerned, it is as authentic as it can get. Food is priced very moderately. Tried..."

Dr. Tathagata Bhattacharya

"Very convenient location with drool worthy dosas! Coming to Ambiswamys and not having their dosa is madness 😂 Definitely recommend the butter..."

Ana K

"With a great service quality and absolutely wonderful vegetarian food this is currently the talk of the town. Ambisamy from it's humble beginnings in..."

Sidharth C.R

"Just landed at Kochi and wanted to taste the flavours of Kochi. Reached this place. It looks clean and decent. It has good quick bite also. If you..."

Sachin Muddappa

"In a veg starved city like Kochi, ambiwamy’s is the saving grace. Have savoured their special kanji (porridge) which is served with boiled lentils..."

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"Even though this is one of those places looked down upon by the locals, it was south Indian fare dome just right for a bunch of northerners...."

Ankita Aggarwal

"Simple food at very reasonable prices. Basic sitting and simple ambience. Locals frequent this place mostly. Good for a quick meal with speedy..."

Ankita K

"Great restaurant for masala dosa. They also have butter masala dosa which is my favourite, but the idili is the king dish in here. The vada can be..."

Jithin James

"Food is super tasty and damn cheap. Had onion uthappam, wheat dosa (nice and different), chhole bature and 2 coffee and the bill was 160 😯 Don't..."

The_munching_rover

"Very good quality and service. really affordable...and tasty too... Ambience is okay. But worth trying if you are in a hurry or want to take away..."

Sreekanth Ramachandran

"Pure Veg restaurant which is located near to kadavanthra junction. Have large and clean dining.Ambience is nice.Visited here a couple..."

Vineeth Nair

"One of my regular eat out places in Cochin, Kadavanthra Ambiswamy is way better than theircounterpart in Pallimukku. Food is good, spacious and..."

Sooraj Keshav

"Awesome authentic Kerala food like idiyappam ,appam puttu .The sadya is really special here with a lot of (atleast10+)curries.Its pre-order coupon..."

Krishna Mohan

"Veg food, fast food, clean food. A no frills attached meaty and clean place. Be it breakfast, lunch, coffee tea snacks or dinner, when your..."

Dinesh K

"Have been here twice. I like this place because it's authentic Kerala cuisine restaurant.Had Sadya today which was brilliant. The spread and the..."

Kamal R Nair

"Typical pure veg restaurant.Average in quality of foor wide variety in veg food available.the jumbo dosa amazed me and found it difficult to be..."

Darshan Manomohanan

"Went to this place twice. once for breakfast and once for lunch. The restaurant is spacious, a lot of people come in to eat. It is a regular, non..."

NidhiM

"This place has its ups and downs. The service is pretty fast and many items on the board finish pretty soon, but it is good that they keep updating..."

Nithin Samuel

"100 % VEGETARIAN 100 % Tasty CLEAN AND WELL MAINTAINED RESTAURANT But I personally don't like the TOLEN SYSTEM :(Located at a..."

Augustine George Akkara

"The only place which serves Idly and Sambhar in the evening.. The best vegetarian restaurant in town. Worth going to this place.. 200 rs is more than..."

Tessy

"Recently we visited Kochi and someone suggested this joint. Was very happy to see the hygiene, quality, service of the restaurant. Above all value of..."

RK Ahooja

"Good vegetarian restaurant, had meals a couple of times. It were best. Also the servicing is good enough to enjoy the food. Need to take token..."

Anand P. Prabhu

"Ive got nothing extra to say but they have great customer service , tasty food and great sanitation . Nearby a great shopping street makes it one of..."

Neeraj K Nair

"Regular vegetarian restaurant, nothing fancy about the place. Good for a quick snack or meal. They have a large seating area. You need to pay in..."

Devan Surendran

"The service part of the restaurant is sometime slow sometime really good .. The Ghee masala dosa we had was fantastic though the coconut chutney was..."

Vaishak RamaKrishnan

"Ambiswamy's is a good pure vegetarian restaurant to have breakfast, lunch and dinner for people in kadavanthra.The restaurant is very spacious and..."

Justin Prasad

"I tried the tomato rice here and they served it without the curd raitha. Tomato rice is spicy in itself so why would anyone serve it with pickle? And..."

Deepa Antony

"Nice pure vegetarian plain Jane restaurant in Kochi serving South Indian and North Indian food. Quite clean, standard ambience. Parking in front of..."

Sudershan Singh Gusain

"So neat. Well maintained. Food is absolutely nice. I ordered a ragi (finger millet) puttu set. It comes with green gram ( cheru payar) and half a..."

susanth k.v

"Pure vegetarian restaurant located near kadavanthra junction. Food quality is good. We ordered ghee roast and putt, cherupayar combo. The parking..."

vineeth vnair

"Had a great breakfast at the place. They have some varieties when it comes to the food though I didn't ask for its availability. Ample seating and..."

Austin Anand Isaac

"I dined Toady at Ambiswamys Restaurant and had a delightful experience. The Masala Dosa was perfectly crisp and filled with flavorful potato masala...."

Shinoj Sankar

"The best vegetarian restaurant I have tried so far. The restaurant is located near Kaloor -Kadavantara road and is easily noticeable and accessible...."

Basil Thomas

"We ordered a masala dosa. The quality of the dosa was so good. They have a special chutney which is very..."

Just a Resam

"Over all good, value for money, heavy floating hotel, food is good Kerala..."

Suresh G

"The food was awesome . We tried different types of dosas and loved every bit of it..."

Ann Marieya Aby

"Perfect place for veg cuisine.. we tried masala dosa with vada and filter coffee... & It was simply..."

Saranya Sasi

"The best of all Ambiswamy's in kochi. This place is clean & sound , the food is delish and the service is professional. Had south Indian meals here..."

Pankaj Sharma

"Had breakfast here.. located near to kadavanthara signal. Parking is limited to the hotel front only. Food is reasonably..."

Manu M

"The food is good and tasty. Yeah, the pricing is above average. But the food is of good..."

Ajay Jayakumar

"Very nice food. Must try this place for pure vegetarian food. The service is good..."

Ritesh Malhotra

"Good food ..must try for vegetarians. Good coffee , dosa, Pongal etc ...The only problem is parking .. most probably the parking slot won't be..."

Bijoy Mohan

"The food available here was...pure veg. Enough space for dine in. Its a good vegetarian option for all. Good customer service also. Wash room was..."

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Arippa Restaurant

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"We had Chettinad chicken, prawns masala and arippa fried chicken with appam. All tasted super and appam was the best of quality. Have had snacks also..."

Meena Menon

"First of all the restaurant interior design is very attractive and of course our fun film painting with evergreen dialogues. The service was very..."

Bright Kooliath

"Very nice small place with good tasty food at affordable rates. Biggest plus is they don't do GST loot. All their prices is inclusive of tax. Overall..."

Rahul Soman

"I'm so happy to've been introduced to this new restaurant. The authenticity of the food is awesome... Yes, the food is irresistibly..."

Jeetu Scrap

"Must visit restaurant.. Tasty and quality food with hygienity!!! Completely satisfied..total worth for the money u spend.. Kudos to the team..."

Sarath Rachel Eapen

"Good atmosphere and delicious food . Attractive interior and cute servants . Really like..."

Dayal Blathur

"Tasty food and good customer service.nice atmosphere..."

Godson Gomez

"Arippa is Love .. It's at the moment the best place you go for good food at reasonable pricing .. It's a must try place for anyone and everyone in..."

Bharath Senan

"The food is fantastic but I'm not sure I want eat from there during corona. They don't seem to follow any of the WHO practices and don't offer rider..."

Niki Joseph

"Nice place with great food at an unbeatable price point. Meal for 2 of us and the little one cost me around 350 and we were stuffed. Taste was a bit..."

Paul John Kuttukaran

"First time in Kochi and apparently had to try this place out ! Had the wheat paratha and beef mulakittathu for lunch and I loved it! It was so..."

Mary Thomas

"Good food ,,, less space to accommodate. Porotta, beef , noodles was awesome. Will try more dishes soon. Hope they will expand soon..."

Amit Antony

"Great food and great pricing 😁 Their 'Chicken arippayil ' is kick-ass !Would definitely visit..."

Aparna Menon

"A small but beautiful place bustling with people from all walks of life. If you're lucky you might get parking. And you might even have to wait a bit..."

Nizwa ツ

"This place reminded me of the traditional "Maa ke haath ka khana"... This is going to be on my list of must visit places in Kerala. Best Kappa..."

Parameshwaran Nair

"Had a chicken biriyani from here. The food tasted really good. Staff were friendly and interactive. The location lacks parking. The restaurant was..."

Jassim Assis

"Very good and tasty foods.The standard of the restaurant is high.May b u have to wait 10-15 minutes for getting a table to seat but the food quality..."

Zahid Al Hasan

"Homely place with awesome food. People usually comment on the space constraint but I guess we were lucky enough to get seats pretty fast :) We had..."

Veena

"I simply loved the food here. We ordered butter chicken and chicken chilli, and they were both scrumptious, fresh and hitting the right taste buds...."

Aaron Anshu Lawrence

"First of all let me tell u , Iam food lover who enjoys variations of food from authentic to fusion. Being a Malayali , a hotelier - Kerala cuisine..."

Shyam Menon

"The place is quite small so it takes around 10-15 mins to get a table. But trust me the food was worth it. And it's value for money. The prawn deep..."

Viknesh Sai

"It was my first time in Aripa, Pallimukku.Have heard that we can only enter this small restaurant with nice and simple interiors after waiting for a..."

Aliee Ann

"Well it's great restaurant, bit busy on the weekdays I guess, had the Chettinad Chicken and it tastes good and authentic and it lives upto the hype...."

Ujwal Nambiar

"Amazing Hospitality with the whole lot of mouth watering food. It is too good. Don’t think that I may stop myself from going there whenever I am I...."

Manish Nair

"Your number is continuously not reachable. Also tried calling from multiple numbers and at different times. Please update an alternate number. Had..."

Srijith

"Wanted to try something new so got to this place through Zomato . Finding the place was easy though Zomato however as not not able to decipher..."

Manish Nair

"We had chemmen puttu, porotta and kadal curry here. The food was good and the place was also nicely done. The ambience was good and the service..."

Sonu Varghese

"Amazing place to have biriyani.. You wanna have Gooooood Biriyani, go to Arippa. Good service and food ambience too . Friendly staff too.. Whenever I..."

Cleo Zusan Angel

"I am at my Hotel. Just came out from this restaurant 15 minutes ago.I am a Bengali and today is my first marriage anniversary. We were wondering..."

Shashwati Bose

"Went for dinner here. Ambiance was stunning.. Food is good and value for money..Arippas Alleppy chicken curry, Beef roast beef fry, chicken noodles..."

Anusree Vijith

"This place serves one of the best Biryani in Kochi. I had the beef and chicken Biryani. Beef Biryani was my favourite. The place is not huge but the..."

Alif Mohammed

"Typical mallu food served at best price. You may need to wait outside since the restaurant is little crowded. Appam, beef roast and BDF are the best...."

Kesiya S Mathew

"Fantastic beef pepper and appam , unfortunately it was a short visit for us to try more variety, definitely will visit again during next..."

Jammy

"A highly recommended place to fill your hungry stomachs with purely authentic Kerala dishes. The taste of the food is to die for. The place is..."

Subin Cherian

"Arippa, what can I say? It's simply superb! The food is excellent in quality and taste. The portion is ample, and the pricing is quite reasonable on..."

Asha

"We were visiting kochi when we found this place. Food was awesome and mostly it stands out for its staff behavior and service. Within 2 days we..."

Mormita Hazra

"One of the best places to have decent Indian food. The interiors are designed well. The food is good but gotta wait for a while to get inside due to..."

Ritwik Ravikrishnan

"Small and cosy space but the taste is mouthwatering. A genuinely great restaurant for native non veg Malabar cuisine. The place is crowded most of..."

Akash

"The food is really good especially the Kerala parathas. The meals are tasty as well. I just hope that they'll continue to provide such great food and..."

Bibiana Baby

"Arippa is quite a small yet satisfying place for a dine out. They serve amazing Naadan Bhakshanam, which they have named in quite an amusing way...."

Nanda Surendran

"A place me and my family keeps revisiting!!!Simply love the food.The long waits outside are just worth it.Authentic Kerala cuisine is..."

Neha Chitlangia

"When we were staying in Kochi last week for 2 days, we were worried about if the food would suit our Kolkata Bengali taste buds. For the first..."

Anwesha Chowdhury

"Porotta and Appam were nice. The chicken curry was interesting as the chicken pieces in it were fried. The kitchen needs to be professional as it was..."

Nadir

"They serve generous portions of food that tastes amazing at reasonable prices. The only thing is that it's somewhat difficult to get a table here..."

Athira Nair

"Nice place in MG road. The ambience is awesome and the taste of the food is superb!Their palappam was really good and so was their..."

Parvee & Issa

"Went here on a working day evening, It was not crowded at all. Less or no parking space, not sure whether do valet parking or has another parking..."

Sreedeep Kesav

"Simply amazing food, the flavors of which remain with you long after you have left the place. Ordered the Chicken Roast, Wheat Parotta, Fish Curry,..."

Rohit J Pulickal

"I always prefer authentic Malabar food since now I'm away from home. And arippa never fails to deliver. I always have the chicken briyani and it's..."

Deena Sudheendran

"I went there again.. and came out totally satisfied. Always love their food. This time I tried beef biryani, chappati and mushroom masala. Must try..."

Thefoodlogue

"Visited arippa last week. Prompt service, good ambience, good food with reasonable rates.We ordered kappa beef , kappa meen curry,..."

Archa Soman

"Came here today evening. Ordered Kappa egg curry, puttu, beef kurumulakitathu, Mutton roast, chicken biriyani and a sulaimani to end with...."

Jithu Ajayan Thaivalath

"I loved the Rawthore Biriyani. I think it's the best Biriyani in the city with the perfect blend of spices. I stay a bit far from here I wish i could..."

Aswin Shobhan

"Arippa is the NKOTB. Again, they focus on traditional Kerala food and I mus admit that they are quite good at it.For lunch, I ordered a Fish..."

CHOMPING CHAMPION

"One of the best food places in MG road.Loved the place for its ambience and spicy food. Especially the Tapioca. Consistent taste is one big..."

Asif Basheer

"The ambiance is warm and inviting, creating a comfortable setting for a memorable meal. The menu offers a diverse range of dishes, each bursting with..."

Anjaly Pulickal Sajeevu

"Fantastic traditional food. We went here for lunch and had a sumptuous banana leaf meal. All the sides served were very tasty. The sambhar, rasam and..."

Raj V

"Arippa restaurant is placed at the M.G road, Ernakulam. I tried Porotta and Mutton coconut fry. Mutton was so tasty and yummy. Also tried Appam and..."

Shanu Shanavas

"I recently dined at Arippa MG Road and was thoroughly impressed by the exceptional culinary experience they offered. From the moment I walked in, the..."

VARNA TOURS & TRAVELS

"Tried the Ammachees Chicken Curry with Pallapam, The combo was a hit. The gravy was thick, the flavours were well blended together. Had ordered..."

Shravani Thorat

"We came in pretty late at night but the staff was not rushing us, instead they were very polite & accomodating.The attendant was very patient and..."

Akanksha krishnan

"I had recently dined in at Arippa restaurant - MG Road. ▪️The entrance of the restaurant gives you a grand welcome feeling 😅 specially the use..."

Jovena Mary Joseph

"Good people nice food but a bit long waiting time they should introduce booking and reservation..."

Nitish Kamath

"This is the first time I’m going to the ‘arippa’ after reaching Kochi. I’ve ordered beef fry, kappa and Chaya. All were good. We need to pay..."

saji vt

"Great and beautiful restaurant with a good ambience for family and friends. Food is good but expensive. Parking is a bit difficult. There are a wide..."

Sharath M Nair

"Over the weekend, I dined at Arippa on MG Road. Despite a lengthy line, the wait was worthwhile. After patiently waiting for almost half an hour, we..."

Rosh 24

"We had an amazing meal at Arippa Restaurant, especially the Mutton Kuruma and Biryani, which were really good. The Mutton Kuruma's amazing flavors..."

Farhathul zahra

"My friends and I recently visited Arippa in Kochi last weekend and although there was a long queue, the wait was definitely worth it. After waiting..."

S A G A R • S R I H A R I

"Good place to have food. Parking will be an issue if you visit on weekends.so many varieties of kerala food available. We tried their friedrice and..."

Asha Tresa

"A beautiful restaurant with a nice ambience and good customer service. Quality and quantity is good according to the..."

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