2 Best Restaurants in Kerala, India

This rambling former Dutch home now serves as an art gallery—displaying the work of contemporary Indian artists and works from art camps held in villages across Kerala—and a spacious garden café extending out to a large back lawn. Best known for its delicious Italian pizza (made in a traditional stone oven in front of you) and panini, the restaurant changes its menu regularly, depending on what ingredients are in season, making for interesting choices and dependable freshness.

This excellent beachside seafood restaurant located at the Leela serves up freshly caught fish supplied by the local Kovalam fishermen. You can have the day’s fresh catch cooked in just about whatever style you like, including Indian, Chinese, Keralan, continental, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern; there are also vegetarian options available.