Top Restaurants In Aluva, Kochi, Serving Turkish & Arabic Food

By Krati Purwar

Aluva is a hub of transportation in Kochi, connecting the city via railway, road, airways, and water medium as well. It is a gateway that connects the rest of the localities in the city with other parts of Kerala. With transportation comes migration, and therefore, the area features many restaurants, some of which flaunt Turkish and Arabic food on their menu. Here is a trail that will guide you to the best places in Aluva, Kochi.


  • Sulthan Veedu

    Sulthan Veedu is among the few places where you can relish your favourite dishes with family and friends. They have a variety of appetisers, including squid rings, fish fingers, chicken 65, etc. They have Turkish dishes, including Lebanese kebab, Malaysian BBQ, grilled prawns, Turkish salad, and more. Apart from these interesting dishes, you can enjoy prawn biryani, Thalassery biryani, erachi choru, mushroom masala, fish kuttichira, chicken fried rice, sizzler, and a variety of bread.


  • Rainfall Restaurant

    Boasting stunning interiors and a large space for sitting, Rainfall Restaurant is a perfect place to head for a date or romantic dinner. They have a small menu but comprises a variety of South Indian and Chinese dishes. Among non-veg starters, they have chicken 65, fried prawns, dragon chicken, and more. Among rice-based delicacies, they serve fish biryani, prawns biryani, egg fried rice, chicken biryani, etc. You should also order pepper chicken masala, fish roast, chicken fry, chicken curry, mushroom manchurian, kadai veg, and tawa grilled paneer.


  • Pathirakozhi Restaurant

    Pathirakozhi Restaurant in Kochi is known for its one-of-a-kind menu and interiors. They serve biryani, bread, shawarma, chicken delicacies, Chinese starters and gravies, soup, and red meat dishes. They have butter chicken, egg biryani, nadan chicken curry, garlic chicken, gobi manchurian, and paneer butter masala listed on the menu. You can pair their flavourful curries with a variety of bread, including rumali roti, Kerala parotta, and kaboose. 


  • Le Arabia Arabic Cafe

    At Le Arabia Arabic Cafe, you can enjoy biryani, alfaham, chicken strips, beverages, burger, and shawarma. The cafe serves full meat rolls, Le Arabia special shawarma, classic shawarma, hot al faham, chicken biryani, veg burgers, chicken pops and nuggets, and refreshing mojitos, including passion fruit, orange, pineapple, and more. 


  • Al Taza

    Al Taza is a small joint where you can satiate your hunger for juicy burgers and shawarma. They have five types of chicken shawarma, including altaza jumbo shawarma, altaza plate shawarma max, full meat chicken, and chicken shawarma burger. You can pair the meat-based dishes with refreshing mocktails like blue curacao mojito, green apple mojito, black current mojito, passion fruit mojito, and kiwi mojito.


  • Turkish

    Turkish is a small food joint that serves a variety of dishes from Turkey. If you are a fan of Turkish food, this is a must-visit place in Kochi. They don’t have an elaborate menu, but the limited number of dishes are tasty and budget-friendly. The eatery serves Turkish chicken biryani, kuboos, Turkish schezwan al faham, Turkish spicy al faham, peri peri al faham, and mandi chicken pieces among others. 


  • Cafe Istanbul

    Cafe Istanbul is a small joint to enjoy Turkish food. For starters, they have chicken peri peri al faham, chicken al faham, and chicken pepper al faham. They have a few options in Chinese, including chicken 65, gobi chilli, and red meat fry. If you visit the place, you must try their shawarma like chicken rumali roll shawarma, chicken kuboos plate shawarma, rumali meat plate shawarma, and rumali meal roll shawarma. The restaurant also serves chicken fried rice, veg fried rice, egg noodles, etc.


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