Est. 1998 · Thrissur, Kerala

Home-cooked Kerala Meals,
Served with Love

Three generations of authentic Kerala cooking — from our family kitchen to your banana leaf.

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Fresh Every Morning

Savor the True Flavors
of Kerala

Fish bought at Chalakudy market before dawn. Coconut oil from our own compound trees. No shortcuts.

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Friday Special

Karimeen Pollichathu —
A Friday Ritual

Pearl spot wrapped in banana leaf, slow-roasted with raw mango and red chilli. Every Friday, noon to 3 PM.

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Open from 7 AM

Breakfast the
Kerala Way

Puttu & Kadala, Idiyappam & Egg Curry, Appam & Stew — every morning until 11 AM.

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Our Story

Decades of Delivering Delights

A courtyard kitchen that refused to grow up

Established in 1998, Tharavadu Kitchen began when Thankamani Amma started packing meals for shop workers near Sakthan Thampuran Road. The banana-leaf lunches became the talk of the lane, and by 2003, regulars were lining up before she'd opened the gate.

Today, her daughter Sreelakshmi runs the same kitchen with the same values — coconut oil from their compound trees, tamarind sun-dried on the roof, fish bought at Chalakudy market before dawn. We have never opened a second branch.

Home-cooked every day

No MSG or pre-mixes

Three generations of recipes

Parcel orders welcome

Open 7 AM – 10 PM daily

Local sourcing always

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Heart to Heart Servings

The Business of Happiness — One Plate at a Time

With a culinary heritage rooted in the 1998 courtyard of Thrissur, Tharavadu Kitchen has been setting benchmarks for what home food can be. Two dishes we cook with extra love every week:

Sunday Mutton Curry

Karimeen Pollichathu

Kerala Sadhya

Fish Curry Meals

Puttu & Kadala

Appam & Stew

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Real Food, Real Kitchen

Our Culinary Heart

Meet the Cook

Sreelakshmi Varma,
Head Cook & Owner

Sreelakshmi carries forward the legacy her mother Thankamani Amma built from scratch in 1998 — a kitchen where every dish is made the slow way, the right way. She oversees every pot, every spice, every flame.

After years running the kitchen behind the scenes, she is now the face of Tharavadu Kitchen — a woman who believes that food cooked in a hurry is food that knows it was rushed. Her philosophy shapes every meal served here.

"My mother used to say, if you cook in a hurry, the food knows. So we never hurry."

— Sreelakshmi Varma, Head Cook & Owner

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News & Updates

15 · 08 · 2025

Onam Sadhya 2025 — Pre-booking Now Open

Book your Onam Sadhya table or parcel early this year. Limited seating and parcel slots available. WhatsApp us to reserve.

03 · 06 · 2025

Tharavadu Kitchen Wins Thrissur Food Excellence Award 2025

We are humbled and honoured to receive this recognition. This belongs to every customer who has sat at our tables over the years.

12 · 04 · 2025

Karimeen Pollichathu Returns — Every Friday from April

By popular demand, our Friday special is now available from noon to 3 PM every week. Call ahead to avoid disappointment.

20 · 01 · 2025

We Now Cater Weddings & Large Events Across Thrissur

From intimate family gatherings to large wedding sadhyas — Tharavadu Kitchen now offers full-scale event catering with advance booking.

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Address

Sakthan Thampuran Road, near Swaraj Round
Thrissur – 680 001, Kerala

Phone & WhatsApp

+91 98765 43210

Hours

Every Day · 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Breakfast served until 11 AM

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