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nar. There are supremely spacious garden and valley view rooms, but the best are the
suite-like 'Plantation Villas' with spectacular views, surrounded by 26 hectares of car-
damom and coffee plantations. There's a cosy library above the country-style restaurant.
Book ahead at its Kochi office.
Eating
Early-morning food stalls in the bazaar serve breakfast snacks and cheap meals.
Rapsy Restaurant
MAP
(Bazaar; dishes ?30-140; 8am-9pm)
This spotless glass-fronted sanctuary from the bazaar is
packed at lunchtime, with locals lining up for Rapsy's famous
paratha
or biryani (from
?50). It also makes a decent stab at fancy international dishes like Spanish omelette, Is-
raeli
shakshuka
(eggs with tomatoes and spices) and Mexican salsa.
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SN Restaurant
(AM Rd; meals ?35-90; 7.30am-10pm)
Just south of the DTPC office, SN is a cheery place with
an attractive red interior, which seems to be perpetually full of people digging into masala
dosas and other Indian veg and nonveg dishes.
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Aromas
(
www.royalretreat.co.in
;
Kannan Devan Hills; dishes ?35-120; 7.30-10am, noon-3pm, 7-9pm)
In the Royal
Retreat hotel, just south of town, this longstanding favourite has reliably tasty and fresh
Indian cooking served in nicely twee rooms with checked tablecloths.
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Sree Mahaveer
MAP
(Mattupetty Rd; meals ?85-185; 8.30am-10.30pm)
This pure veg restaurant attached to SN Annex
Hotel has a nice deep-orange look with slatted blinds on the windows. It's madly popular
with families for its great range of thalis: take your pick from Rajasthani, Gujarati, Punj-
abi and more, plus a dazzling array of veg dishes.
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Eastend
MAP
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