Cafe · Fort Kochi

Pandhal Café & Deli

In the grounds of David Hall, opposite the Parade Ground.

A single-story white building with a dark tiled roof and multiple windows with black frames stands behind a white wall with two gate pillars. A paved path leads from the foreground through an opening between the pillars toward the building’s entrance. Green bushes grow beside the wall on the left, and trees frame the scene on both sides under an overcast sky. Small signs are mounted on each gate pillar.

Pandhal Café & Deli is a café in the grounds of David Hall, opposite Fort Kochi’s Parade Ground.

It is open from 8am to 10.30pm every day. Indoor and outdoor tables are both available, and fans sit near almost every outdoor table. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all served, with a dessert display on show.

Visitors mention the red velvet, the chocolate doughnut and the cream cheese bun from that display. One found the main menu expensive and the desserts cheaper. Others order the English breakfast, the fish and chips, the ham and cheese puff and a pork sausage pizza.

Cakes are sold by weight, in 500g, 850g and 900g sizes, alongside sausage rolls and wraps. Service is a little slow at busy times, one visitor says, though the staff are courteous.

Our picks: Smoked Grilled Beef Sandwich, Buffalo Chicken & Grilled Cheese, and Garlic & Herb Fries.

What the cats hear

Worth knowing

The main menu is pricey; desserts are more affordable.

What visitors liked

A peaceful garden and courtyard setting inside a heritage building.
Attentive, hospitable service.

Did you know

The café’s website sells cakes by weight, in 500g, 850g and 900g sizes.
The café is in the grounds of David Hall, a gallery in a restored 17th-century Dutch colonial bungalow.
Pandhal Café & Deli is at 264 Napier Street, opposite the Parade Ground, Fort Kochi.
Pandhal Café & Deli is open from 8am to 10.30pm every day.