A local favourite for its Malabar dishes, biryanis and snacks, with a small terrace out the front, three-decades-old Zains is run by the entrepreneurial Zainabi Noor and is usually busy in the afternoons and evenings. It's also known for its meen pathiri (rice-based bread with fried fish) and unnakai (a boiled-banana sweet).
Zains
Kozhikode (Calicut)
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