Must-see restaurants in Periyar Tiger Reserve

  • Spice Village

    Periyar Tiger Reserve

    With tables sprinkled across a verandah or an earthy interior adorned with wood carvings, the sophisticated Spice Village resort restaurant serves a…

  • Chrissie’s Cafe

    Periyar Tiger Reserve

    A perennially popular traveller haunt, this 1st-floor and rooftop cafe delivers with cakes and snacks, excellent coffee, free water refills, well-prepared…

  • Grandma's Cafe

    Periyar Tiger Reserve

    Hidden down a few steps, this lively indoor-outdoor cafe-restaurant is all bamboo tables, good vibes and bright yellow walls scrawled with messages from…

  • Ambadi

    Periyar Tiger Reserve

    At the English-manor-style hotel of the same name, Ambadi feels more formal than most Kumily eateries, with an almost churchlike decor of carved wood and…

  • Kofiland

    Periyar Tiger Reserve

    Overlooking a pool and a lagoon through floor-to-ceiling glass windows, the cavernous restaurant at the swish Kofiland resort (3km west of town) presents…

  • French Restaurant & Bakery

    Periyar Tiger Reserve

    A shack-like, yellow-walled family operation just back from the park-access road that's particularly good for breakfast or lunch – mainly for the fluffy…

  • Ebony’s Cafe

    Periyar Tiger Reserve

    Sprinkled with potted plants and hanging vines, this long-standing roof-terrace joint cooks up a simple assortment of Indian and Continental food from…

  • Ananda Bhavan

    Periyar Tiger Reserve

    Tasty, no-frills local specialities – masala dosa, appam, Keralan meals – and North Indian curries, at sensible prices, opposite Kumily's bus station.

  • Shree Krishna

    Periyar Tiger Reserve

    A local favourite in the bazaar, serving spicy pure-veg meals including several takes on the lunchtime thali.