Fodor's Expert Review Zain's Hotel Restaurant

This brightly painted former house near the beach, featuring plastic chairs and tables laid out both indoors and outdoors for a no-fuss dining experience, is one of Calicut’s most popular restaurants for authentic Moplah (Kerala Muslim) dishes. The owner-chef, Zainabi Noor Mohammed, not only prepares dishes using family recipes passed down through the generations, but he also creates innovative fusion dishes like mussel pie.