Fresh local ingredients fuel inspired, artfully prepared dishes at the beautifully located clifftop garden cafe at Soul & Surf. Here zingy mezze platters arrive with mini pappadams and slithers of chapati, coffee is sourced from South India's Western Ghats, and Kerala favourites on the short-but-sweet menu include meen pollichathu (steamed banana-leaf fish). It's usually busy with yogis and surfers. Free water refills.
Soul Food Cafe
Top choice in Varkala