5 Branches in Kuwait · Open 11 AM – 2 AM Daily · +965 9876 6802
The Thakkara dining room in Salmiya, full of guests at green-panelled tables

Authentic Kerala Kitchen · Kuwait

مطبخ كيرالا الأصيل · الكويت

Kerala at the
table.

Five branches. One honest kitchen. The real taste of Kerala in Kuwait.

5 branches Salmiya · Farwaniya · Fahaheel · Dajeej · Abbasiya Open 11 AM – 2 AM daily
5
Branches in Kuwait
٥ فروع في الكويت
11 – 2
Open 11 AM – 2 AM, every day
يومياً ١١ صباحاً – ٢ فجراً
50+
Kerala dishes on the menu
٥٠+ طبقاً كيرالياً
1
Standard across all branches
معيار واحد في كل الفروع
Warm interior of a Thakkara dining room with wooden tables and brass lamps
The dining room — built like a Kerala home
Appam served with a coconut milk vegetable stew
4 hours Every biryani, sealed in a dum pot — in all five branches

The Kitchen Behind the Plate

Every dish carries
the weight of Kerala.

كل طبق يحمل روح كيرالا.

Thakkara Makani Restaurant Company was born from a simple conviction: that the Malayali community in Kuwait — and every family curious about Kerala's extraordinary food culture — deserved more than a pale imitation. Our kitchens work from memory. Recipes inherited, not invented.

The coconut oil is cold-pressed. The spices are ground daily. The banana-leaf sadhya that arrives on a Friday is the same one prepared in Kerala homes for generations.

Five branches, one standard — the same pot of fish curry in Salmiya and in Abbasiya. خمسة فروع، معيار واحد — نفس قدر كاري السمك في السالمية وفي العباسية.

Across five branches — Salmiya, Farwaniya, Fahaheel, Dajeej, Abbasiya — Thakkara serves Kuwait with the conviction that authentic food is not a luxury. It is a responsibility.

A Day at Thakkara

The table is always set.

الطاولة دائماً جاهزة.

From the first puttu of the morning to parotta at two in the morning — the kitchen never sleeps.

11:00 – 13:00

Morning Plateوجبة الصباح

Puttu, pathiri, chai

13:00 – 15:30

Lunch Rushوجبة الغداء

Biryani, fish curry, sadhya

16:00 – 18:00

Tea & Snacksشاي ومقبلات

Pazham pori, sulaimani

18:30 – 23:00

Dinner Serviceوجبة العشاء

Appam, stew, kozhi nirachathu

23:00 – 02:00

Late Nightآخر الليل

Parotta, beef fry, sulaimani

The kitchen never sleeps · المطبخ لا ينام أبداً

Special Occasions

Celebrating the seasons of Kerala
in Kuwait.

نحتفل بمواسم كيرالا في الكويت.

Three times a year the kitchen changes shape. Pre-booking by WhatsApp is recommended for all three.

Malabar biryani in a copper pot beside brass vessels

Ramadan Iftar

إفطار رمضان

Special Malabar iftar spreads available at all 5 branches. Pre-booking via WhatsApp recommended.

All 5 branches · KWD 4.5

Onam sadhya laid out across a banana leaf with brass lamps

Onam Sadhya

وليمة أونام

The full Kerala harvest feast — sadhya on banana leaf with all 25+ traditional items. Every Onam, all branches.

Every Onam · KWD 3.5 per person

Biryani served on a banana leaf with lime and raita

Eid Special

خاص العيد

Celebratory Kerala-Arabic fusion menus on Eid days. Whole mutton preparations and Malabar dessert platters.

Eid days · All 5 branches

Where We Are

Five corners of Kuwait, one kitchen.

خمسة أركان من الكويت، مطبخ واحد.

Each branch serves the full menu — same recipes, same quality, every day from 11 AM to 2 AM.

Arched windows and wooden chairs in the Thakkara dining hall
Terracotta walls, slow ceiling fans, cardamom in the air

Inside Thakkara

Where the Gulf meets
Kerala's heart.

حيث يلتقي الخليج بقلب كيرالا.

Thakkara is not a theme restaurant — it is simply a Kerala home, built five times in Kuwait, for anyone who needs a real meal.

  • 01

    Clay Pot Cooking

    طبخ القدر الطيني

    Clay pot, kodampuli souring agent, fresh fish and two days of patience in the spice base.

  • 02

    Banana Leaf Service

    خدمة ورق الموز

    Over 25 traditional items served on a fresh banana leaf — every Onam and every Friday.

  • 03

    Daily Fresh Spices

    توابل طازجة يومية

    The coconut oil is cold-pressed. The spices are ground daily, in every branch kitchen.

  • 04

    Open Late Night

    مفتوح آخر الليل

    Parotta, beef fry and sulaimani served until two in the morning, seven days a week.

Kerala chicken curry in a clay pot on a dark table

Place Your Order

Ready for a proper Kerala meal?

هل أنت مستعد لوجبة كيرالية حقيقية؟

WhatsApp us to order, ask about the menu, or book a table at any of our 5 Kuwait branches.