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Places to eat in Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari Cuisine

Kanyakumari Cuisine exudes the flavour of  the cuisine of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Because of the European Colonizers, the kitchen here also churns out  delicious Continental dishes. There are plenty of eating outlets and restaurants known for serving toothsome local cuisines at reasonable rates. The local cuisines are not only tempting but easy to digest. The dishes prepared here are hot, spicy and give out soothing aroma.     

The typical delicacies of Kanyakumari include tempting culinary preparation with rice such as dosa, idli, uttapam and steamed rice. Flavored Biriyanis and Paya with Paratha or Appam is another culinary speciality. The place is also known for its exotic chutneys and delicious chicken, fish as well as mutton dishes  .

Every restaurant here serves hot filter coffee with lingering aroma. Digging into the exotic delicacies bearing an unique stamp is an experience worth remembering.

Specialty of Kanyakumari Cuisines :
Coconut Rice
Meen Kolambu
Valakkai Porial
Semiya Payaasam
Avial
Crispy crunchy Dosas

Eating out at Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari pampers the taste buds by serving innumerable culinary treats at reasonable rates. There are plenty of eating joints known for dishing out quality food. Thali or Chappati meals are extremely popular in the coastal city.  Food lovers need not have to worry about quality food. The coastal city serves cuisines of different states of India.


Those who love the aroma of South Indian food, Kanyakumari is just the right place to be in. Apart from from regular South Indian dishes like Idli, Dosa, Sambar, Vada, dig into rasam, Kuttu, avail, payasam and other dishes.

Kanyakumari is adjacent to Kerala, so the eating joints here serve authentic traditional Kerala cuisine. Visit the beautiful coastal city and sample the distinctive cuisines, flavours and aromas. Binge on!


List of popular food joints in Kanyakumari:
Family Restaurant : Famous for crispy and aromatic South Indian snacks and meals
Hotel Saravan        : Known for Paper Dosas. Also serves south Indian, Gujarati, Chinese and Rajasthani vegetarian  dishes

Palace Hotel          :  Serves delicious cheap meals
Hotel  Anand or Ramdev Restaurant :   Mouth-watering north Indian Thali and poori-bhaji 
Manickhan  Tourist Home                   :  Toothsome non-veg dishes
Chicken corner                                    :                            

Special Menus of Kanyakumari:
    * Meen Kolambu (Main Course)
    * Avial (Vegetable Course)
    * Coconut Rice
    * Valakkai Porial (Vegetable Course)
    * Semiya Payaasam (Dessert)

The Chaitra Purnima Festival (the April full-moon day, celebrated in the first week of May), Navratri (last week of October), and the Holy Annual Festival of the Roman Catholic Church (fourth week of December) are the notable festivals celebrated in Kanyakumari.