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Kitchens of India
Lokah at Cochin – Serving the World on the Platter
Cochin (Kochi) is Kerala is one of the busiest tourist destinations in India, owing to its association with historical and colonial heritage, beaches, temples and loads of wonderful activities. While staying at the city, many tourists feel the lack of world-class restaurants outside the hotels. It may, however, be considered their ignorance towards few good options like Lokah. Borrowing its name from Sanskrit (Lokah means ‘a world’), the restaurant-cum-café delivers what it claims – the world at your plate.
What to Expect?
Ambience: The traveller-centric restaurant is clean, relaxing and boasts of comfortable furniture. The tables are arranged to leave a lot of space and great privacy. An interesting feature of the decoration is the use of old maps featuring the ancient Silk and Spice Routes.
Food: Apart from the popular North and South India cuisines, the menu features the delicacies with origination from France, USA, Lebanon, Africa and Mexico as well as from Vietnam, Thailand and Bangladesh. Kebabs, butter chicken, prawns and the local Kerala cuisines with lots of spices are worth trying. Café (offering options for open-air as well as air-conditioned seating) has a good menu of snacks, beverages and ice-creams.
Crowd: Lots of foreign tourists prefer to visit the place which is ideal for groups as well as family dinning.
Top Highlights
- Located close to the National Highway 47 at Kochi Bypass
- Ample of parking space (rare to find at restaurants in the region)
- Good seating capacity (for 80 people at a time)
- Air-conditioned and Wi-Fi
- Service is good and the waiters are friendly
- Reasonably priced menu
Visitors’ Information
Address: NH - 47 Bypass Road, Ernakulam, Vyttila, Chalikavattom, Kochi (Cochin) 682032, India
Timings: 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Options: Lunch, Dinner, Cafe
Price for Two (approx): INR 500
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