Ashwin Kumar, 2015, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fort Kochi & Mattancherry

Your local guide to Fort Kochi

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The cream twin-spired facade of Santa Cruz Basilica against a clear sky, with a blue-domed shrine to its left and a coconut palm to its right.

Rabe!, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsChurch · Bastian Street, Fort KochiSanta Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Fort CochinA granite pillar from 1505 stands at its southeastern corner.

St. Francis CSI ChurchVasco da Gama was buried here for fourteen years; the empty slab remains.Ranjith Siji, 19 September 2016, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vasco da Gama SquareThe seafront walkway beside the Chinese fishing nets, and a Cochin Carnival venue.

Dutch Cemetery RoadLeads past the Dutch Cemetery and other colonial landmarks.fraboof, 2 January 2008, via Wikimedia Commons/Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Easy to walk pastHead Post Office, KochiLook beside the entrance for the sealed green-and-gold Anchal box.

Easy to walk pastMocha Art CafeA doorway on Synagogue Lane that opens into a white gallery under a timber ceiling.

Easy to walk pastKaycee CorporationA spice warehouse in Mattancherry, trading its retail line as Heirloom Spices.Courtesy Kaycee Corporation

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178 places · 36 streets · 19 historic

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Nine kinds

Eat & drink

47 places

Arasta. Fortkochi Arrow Mark Aryaas park B For Biriyani Balan Chettan Kada Cafe 27 Café Le Te Cafe Sol e Mar Canvas Restaurant & Pizzeria Chez Teapot Club House Restaurant Coz Layover Ezekiel House Residence and Cafe Fort Paragon Restaurant by Calicut Paragon Francis French Toast Fusion Bay Gelato Pillai House of Commons Jetty Restaurant Kashi Art Cafe and Gallery Kayees Rahmathulla Cafe Kerala Cafe (Rose Street)Kerala State Beverages Corporation Outlet Lassy House Let’s Kimchi Loafers Corner Cafe Los angeles Café Fort Kochi Loving Earth Cafe Mocha Art Cafe Nettoor Toddy Shop Nooriya Hotel O Porto Bar by Mai House Heritage Hotel, Fort Kochi Pandaris Biriyani & Caterers Pandhal Café & Deli Ravis Coffee Works Rawal Lassi Joint Rinoos cool bar Samridhi @ Kochi - Fort Kochi Scandy - Ice Candy - Fort Kochi Seagull Solar Café Sri Krishna Café Tibet Kitchen Tibetan Chef’s Restaurant Trouvaille Vijaya Lakshmi Bhavan

All 47 places to eat & drink

Outdoors

14 places

Bolghatty Island Chellanam Beach Kochi Fort Kochi Beach Kumbalangi Kumbalangi Bioluminescence Point Pallathu Raman Memorial Hall Parade Ground and the VOC Gate Puthanthodu Beach Puthuvype Beach Secret Routes Kayaking Valappu Beach (also called Falcon Beach)Vasco da Gama Square Veli Ground Vypeen Island

All 14 outdoor places

Getting around

14 places

Cheranelloor Water Metro Station Cochin International Airport Customs Boat Jetty Eloor Water Metro Station Fort Kochi Water Metro Station High Court Water Metro Station Kakkanad Water Metro Station Mattancherry Boat Jetty Mattancherry Water Metro Station Mulavukad North Water Metro Station Ro-Ro Ferry Jetty, Fort Kochi South Chittoor Water Metro Station Vypin Water Metro Station Vyttila Water Metro Station

All 14 ways of getting around

Event venues

13 places

111 Markaz & Cafe aikyam space Anand Warehouse Aspinwall House BMS Warehouse Devassy Jose & Sons Garden Convention Centre Kara. Hotel. Fort Kochi Pepper House SMS Hall St. Andrew’s Parish Hall Vallabhdas Kanji Limited (VKL Warehouse)Willingdon Island Warehouse

All 13 event venues

Shops

7 places

Idiom Book Sellers Kaycee Corporation Kochi Books Preethi Stores Shantilal S Mithaiwala Shri Ashapura Sweet House & Lassi Centre Vinod Sweets

Libraries

4 places

Govinda Pai Memorial Library Herschel Memorial Library Iqbal Library and Reading Room Saraswatha Association Library