Mariam's Eatery

Kumarakom, Kerala

Mariam'sEatery

From testing recipes in our home kitchen to your table — a mother and daughter cooking Kerala the way they learned it.

Open
Tue–Sun, 12–10 PM
Call
+91 99474 50197
Instagram
@mariams.eatery

The curators

A mother and daughter, brought together by a shared love for good food.

Every dish we serve is rooted in the recipes we've perfected at home and the memories we've created along the way.

Mariam's Eatery is also an ode to Mariamma Ammachi, who ran an eatery in this very same place in the 1960s.

Through every meal, we honour her legacy and the women whose love, resilience and hands have shaped our journey in the kitchen.

With love, Shoba & Aroma

The counter at Mariam's Eatery at night, lit by woven paper lanterns with a pink neon sign on the back wall.
Evenings at the counter.

Signatures

Seafood, the way the backwaters do it

Our signature seafood is priced by the day's catch — ask your server for the board. Bassa, prawn, squid and octopus are the usual choices.

Koondhal Nirachath

Squid stuffed with a spiced Kerala-style broken wheat masala and shallow-fried.

Chemmeen Churuttu

Spiced prawn masala wrapped in delicate rice flour dough and gently steamed.

Paav Roll

Your choice of seafood served in a buttery toasted paav with curry leaf aioli and crispy fried onions, with tapioca chips.

Bassa · Prawn · Squid · Octopus

Sweet Chilli Kokum

Your choice of seafood tossed in a sweet, tangy kokum chilli glaze.

Bassa · Prawn · Squid · Octopus

Cajun Butter Garlic

Your choice of seafood sautéed in rich garlic butter with bold Cajun spices.

Bassa · Prawn · Squid · Octopus

Drunken Koliwada

A playful twist on the classic koliwada — your choice of seafood in a crispy non-alcoholic beer batter infused with bold coastal spices.

Bassa · Prawn · Squid · Octopus

Meen pollichath unwrapped from its charred banana leaf, the fish coated in dark masala with curry leaves and cashews.
Meen pollichath, opened at the table.
A bowl of dark beef koorka ularth on a banana leaf, with shallots, curry leaves and cashews.
Beef koorka ularth.
A stack of layered nool porotta served warm in foil.
Nool porotta, straight off the tawa.

The menu

What's on today

All prices in rupees. Fish and seafood change with the catch, so a few dishes are priced on the day.

Starters

Non veg

Payyoli Chicken Fry₹280

Succulent chicken marinated in a traditional Malabar spice blend, deep fried, served alongside grated toasted coconut and shallots.

Beef Dry Fry (BDF)₹350

Tender beef strips coated in local spices, shallow-fried in coconut oil and tossed with shallots, curry leaves and pappadoms.

Idi Erachi Stuffed Pidi₹350

Soft hand-rolled rice dumplings stuffed with spiced shredded beef, served in a creamy coconut milk sauce.

Beef Koorka Ularth₹290

Kerala-style slow-cooked beef stir-fried with koorka (Chinese potato), roasted spices, shallots and curry leaves.

Veg

Ghee Roast Mushroom / PaneerAsk

Your choice of mushroom or paneer tossed in a fiery Mangalorean ghee roast masala, slow-roasted in aromatic ghee.

Cauliflower Koliwada₹210

Cauliflower florets marinated in bold koliwada spices and fried until crisp.

Curries

Veg

Creamy Mango Veg Korma₹260
Paneer Cashew Mappas₹320

Non veg

Chicken Cashew Mappas₹340
Chicken Perattu₹270
Kuttanadan Duck Mappas₹460
Naadan Beef Curry₹260
Beef Roast₹290

Catch of the day

Pick the fish, pick the preparation. Ask for the price and availability of the day's catch.

  • Meen Pollichath
  • Tawa Fry
  • Kunjulli Roast
  • Regular Fry
  • Ghee Roast
  • Rava Fry
  • Creamy Mango Curry
  • Meen Mulagittath
  • Paal Konju
  • Karikk & Kanthari

Breads & rice

Porotta₹18
Nool Porotta₹30
Appam₹25
Mutta Appam₹35
Puttu₹60
Erachi Puttu₹120
Kappa Vevichath₹120
Paal Kappa₹180
Thengachor₹150
Neychor₹110

Lunch specials

Veg Meals₹100
Fish Curry Meals₹120
Pothichor₹150
Seafood Chattichor₹450
Chicken Biriyani₹220
Seafood Biriyani₹450

Must-try combos

Paal Kappa & Beef Curry₹360
Paal Kappa & Meen Mulagittath₹300
Pazhampori & Beef Curry₹350
Paal Pathiri & Chicken Perattu₹330
Chatti Paal Porotta & Beef₹360
Chatti Paal Porotta & Chicken₹310

Beverages

Sabbath

Lemon & Mint₹50
Nannari₹65
Pineapple₹65
Pacha Maanga₹65
Naranga Paal₹80

Mojito

Lemon & Mint₹125
Watermelon₹135
Passionfruit₹135

Colada

Mango Colada₹230
Pina Colada₹230

Desserts

Naadan Banana Split₹350

Mariam's signature and crowd favourite: tender coconut ice cream, ghee-caramelised banana, toasted coconut and dry fruits, jaggery toffee sauce and Biscoff crumble.

Tropical Panacotta₹330

Tender coconut and mango panacotta layered with orange jelly — real tropical goodness, worth a try (or more).

TiramisuAsk

Regular, mango passion or black forest.

TartsAsk

Gianduja, s'mores, milk chocolate raspberry, or London cake inspired.

Dishes marked “Ask” are priced on the day — the kitchen will tell you what's running.

The room

Long wooden benches, paper lanterns, a little neon

Dining tables and benches under ceiling fans and hanging lamps, with pink light from the window behind.
Tables set for the evening.
A banana leaf parcel served in a stoneware bowl with sliced onion and carrot salad.
Still wrapped.
Malayalam lettering mounted on a pale wall beneath a wooden wall clock.
On the wall, in Malayalam.
Illustration of the Mariam's Eatery shopfront: a white building with a black door, hanging baskets of flowers, stepping stones and a coconut palm.

Visit

Come eat with us in Kumarakom.

The same spot where Mariamma Ammachi ran her eatery in the 1960s. Call ahead for the day's catch, or for a table at the weekend.

Phone
+91 99474 50197
Instagram
@mariams.eatery
Where
SH42, Athikkalam, Kumarakom,
Keralam 686563, India
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Opening hours

Tue–Sun, 12–10 PM

  • MondayClosed
  • Tuesday12–10 PM
  • Wednesday12–10 PM
  • Thursday12–10 PM
  • Friday12–10 PM
  • Saturday12–10 PM
  • Sunday12–10 PM