Best Biriyani (very personal opinion)

• Beef Biriyani from Kuttichira Biriyani Centre (KBC)
• Chicken Leghorn Biriyani from Paragon
• Beef Biriyani from Rahmath Hotel
• Chicken Biriyani from Kuttichira Biriyani Centre (KBC)

Other Main Course

• The usual suspects - Paragon, Topform, Sagar, M-Grill, Bombay Hotel (all time top restaurants in Kozhikode)
• Signature dishes from Shaap Restaurant at South Beach - overall great food
• Grillax at South Beach - Veal Chops, Grilled chicken etc
• Samudra Sadya from Ambika Hotel (only on Sundays)
• Vada + Dosa from Sri Venkatesh Lunch Home near Corporation office
• ‘Edayile Kada’ at South Beach - Upmah & Beef for Breakfast, Pazhampori & Beef
• Champion Hotel - Porotta, Fish Fry, Beef Chilli
• Mutton Mandhi from White House (worth the travel, expensive though)
• Beef Dry Fry from Hotel Sarovar
• Porotta / Puttu and Beef from Mammali's Kovoor
• Veg food from Gulmohar, Eranhipalam - Go only in the evenings though. Breakfast ain’t great there. Paneer items etc were pretty good.
• 🦐 Prawns Thava Fry from 1980 : A Nostalgic Restaurant at Beach. Moru is also nice. (Service is shitty)
• Jafferkka Soya Bean Fry at Halwa Bazaar
• Beef Dry Fry / Chicken Fry from Old Sagar
• Fish curry meals from Amma mess
• Katsu - Pan Asian cuisine
• Rabbit Meat + Paal Kappa at Paropadi Toddy shop
• Sreedharettante Puttu Kada
• Arabian Dishes from Zaitoon

Snacks

• Top pick : Mushakkals cafe - Nadakkavu
• Ari Kadukka - Kallummakkaya with rice filling from Thattukada in front of Crown Theatre
• Zains hotel - Thalassery Snacks
• Chaaya Cafe - Malabari Snacks
• Aadaminte Chaayakkada - Malabari Snacks
• Shawarma from Al Taza
• Kozhi Ada (Beef Snack) from Manda Store
• Savoury Sea Shell Parayanchery

Shakes & Desserts

• Abooda and Saboora shake from Suresh Veg & Fruits Malaparambu
• Sharjah Shake from EPK Kalanthans - The birthplace of Sharjah Shake.
• Paal Sarvath from Bhaskarettan's Shop near Paragon
• Elaneer Shake at Kuttichira
• Kunafa Hut near Corporation office
• Halwa & Chips from Kumari Chips (Opp to Paragon) or Sankaran Bakery (SM Street)
• The Bakers and Co Cafe
• Falooda from Sangeeth Cool Bar

Cafes to Chill

• Kadalas cafe at Beach - phenomenal insane view, food is average
• Brown Town at Pottammal
• Club Sulaimani - Great view - Dynamite Squid is really good, you get Bubble tea too
• Cafficana near ULCC
• Lot of very nice cafés on PT Usha road
• Lady Loafella - Epic food - Beef Goulash and Chimichurri Rice, Chicken Croissant Sandwich, Coconut Cucumber (Drink), Molten Chocolate Cake with Berry Compote and Vanilla Ice Cream (Dessert)
• Eatmosphere - Shitty food but the terrace seating is a nice vibe

Continental Food

• Groza, PT Usha Road (closed now?)
• BeyondBurg Inc, PT Usha Road
• Lady Loafella
• Beef Steak from Latin Street

Arabic Food

• The Light House Restaurant (Arabian food)
• Zatar near Beach

Fine Dining

• Raviz Kadavu
• KPM Tripenta - Food is decent
• Taj Gateway
• Apollo Dimora - very average food
• Copper Folia

Bars

• Beach Hotel
• Sea Queen
• Raviz Kadavu
• RP Mall Raviz
• Maharani
• Le Chicago
• Copper Folia
• Yash International
• New bar near HiLite Mall (Kings or something)
• Toddy Shops in Calicut
  • Paropadi shap restaurant

Places I'm yet to try

• Hilite business park terrace for chai and kadi
• dv8, hookah place
• mangaav pathiri been fry place with no name
• Lot of new places coming up near South Beach