Kanyakumari is a place where you can get reasonably good food across the countless food joints dotting the coastal city. Most of the hotels do have an in-house restaurant but otherwise, as you venture out in the streets you would be greeted with restaurants that proudly display “Meals Ready” boards. There are enough restaurants near the ferry point. These restaurants serve unlimited good quality food known as “ Thali or “Chapatti meals”.
One good thing about Kanyakumari is that you can get easily regional dishes here. Gujarati, Marwari, Bengali cuisines here and the rate is pretty affordable too. “Having said that it is also true that the taste of so-called “North Indian Food ” leaves much to be desired.
If you do not have any problem with South Indian foods then there are enough eating options open to you. Besides the normal fare of Dosa, Vada, Idli, Sambar you can savor rasam, kuttu, avail, payasam, and other delicacies. As Kanyakumari touches Kerala, there are enough food joints available to serve authentic Kerala cuisines. We give here some of the eating options at Kanyakumari.
Hotel Saravana: Located near the temple it is one of the more popular eateries of the town. Try their Paper Dosas. It offers good south Indian, Gujarati, Chinese and Rajasthani vegetarian items.
Family Restaurant: Family Restaurant located north of the Kumari Amman temple, serves good South Indian snacks and meals.
Palace Hotel: The Palace Hotel located in the center of town offers good cheap meals.
North Indian food: Hotel Anand or Ramdev restaurant offers good north Indian Thali. Try their poori-bhaji it is excellent.
Nonveg: If you are looking for Non-veg food then Manickhan Tourist Home is a very good option. Perhaps it is the best non-veg restaurant in the whole of Kanyakumari. Chicken Corner is another decent joint along with Archana Restaurant at Hotel Maadhini.
Veg: Sanga Restaurant at Hotel Samudra offers simple vegetarian fare.
Special Menus of Kanyakumari:
Meen Kolambu (Main Course)
Avial (Vegetable Course)
Coconut Rice
Valakkai Porial (Vegetable Course)
Semiya Payaasam (Dessert)
