Seafood Trail Across Marine Drive, Kochi

By Krati Purwar

Marine Drive is among the busiest localities in Kochi. The waterfront remains one of the top tourist attractions as boats line up to take travel enthusiasts on an expedition across the backwaters of Kerala. Surrounded by multi-cuisine restaurants, this area is perfect for seafood lovers to explore their favourite dishes. This trail will help you locate the best restaurants in the area.

  • Zaroob Resto-Cafe

    Zaroob Resto-Cafe is a chic restaurant in Kochi where you can head for a date or gather with friends. They have buffalo wings, bread omelette, salads, milkshakes, desserts, ice creams, and main course delicacies. A few must-try dishes here include shish taouk, fried chicken, Arabic chicken, meen masala kizhi, chicken kurma, gobi 65, and more. 


  • Vella Kanthari Restaurant

    Keralites have an obsession with seafood, and there is no denying that. When near Chittoor Road in Kerala, satisfy your sea food craving with Karimeen Pollichathu at Vella Kanthari restaurant. This restaurant serves a wide range of fish available and their karimeen pollichathu is worth a shot. Known to use fresh fish everyday, what enhances the taste is their spices and flavours.

  • Periyar Restaurant

    Known for serving the best Karimeen Pollichathu in the region, this place serves food at reasonable and affordable prices. This place is known for serving delicious non-vegetarian dishes, especially fish. All the Karimeen Pollichathu lovers should definitely visit this place at least once.

  • Chalakada

    Chala Kada, located behind the high court, is a popular establishment known for serving the best sardine fry with meals. The name translates to “Sardine Shop” in English, highlighting the specialty of the restaurant. This eatery has gained immense popularity due to its focus on sardine-based dishes. He added that the menu at Chala Kada predominantly features sardine as the main seafood option.

  • Chariot Food Court

    Chariot Food Court is the perfect spot to hang out for an evening tea and some snacks. They serve chicken cutlet, chilli bhajji, spring rolls, bonda, chilly fish, fried rice, and egg curry. Locals say their fried rice combos and pazham pori are a must-try. However, if you are headed to the restaurant with your vehicle, you should be ready to experience some issues with parking.

  • Sree Muruga Cafe

    Sree Muruga Cafe in the Marine Drive area is the ultimate spot for Pazham Pori lovers. Their breakfast menu comprises idli, parotta, puttu, masala dosa, poori set, egg dosa, and more. Their snacks section includes bonda, aluva, ozhunuvada, sugiyan, and neyyappam. The restaurant also serves quite a few meat and egg-based dishes along with fish fry and fish curry.


  • Arippa

    Arippa boasts minimally decorated interiors that welcome you into a cosy but well-lit space. It is a perfect place to plan a date or enjoy a gathering with family and friends. They have an eight-page menu with snacks, curryyum, combos, biryani, and other items listed on it. Their speciality includes pazham pori, egg biryani, chicken biryani, meen manga curry, chemmeen porichathu, ela ada, kozhi perlan, fresh juices, and fruit falooda. You should also try their mocktails and milkshakes.

  • Mappas Restaurant

    Mappas Restaurant is known for serving delicious red meat roast and pazham pori combo. With ample lighting and pleasing minimal interiors, this is a perfect food joint to catch up with friends or host a small gathering. Their menu features South Indian and Chinese dishes like chicken lollipop, prawns tawa fry, chicken roast, thattu dosa, fish curry meals, prawns and fish biryani, salad, and appam.


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