Apart from the restaurants in the hotels, there aren't that many stand alone options unless you're in Kalpetta at lunchtime. Green Gates Hotel has the excellent multi-cuisine Pazhassi Raja Restaurant. Choose from a delectable range of Continental, tandoori or authentic Kerala delicacies like appams, mutton stew, beef fry and seafood. The New Form Restaurant (Tel: 04936-202892) here offers a range apart from Kerala fare, including Chinese, Continental and North Indian meals. They're open from 6 am right until midnight and their speciality is Malabar-style biryani. Kalpetta Restaurant, near the bus stand on the Kozhikode Road, is from the famous ?meals only category of Kerala restaurants. They close as early as 8.30 pm. Hotel Haritha Giri's Kuruva Restaurant, named after the ancient tribe from Kuruvadweep, serves traditional Malabar food, plus Mughlai, tandoori and Chinese.
Rain Country serves authentic Kerala cuisine, made with veggies from their garden. The seafood here is excellent. They also have Chinese and Conti for kids who need bland food. If you're not staying at Vythiri Resort, be sure to call ahead and book a table at their restaurant for at least one meal. They have strict timings for meals so don?t be tardy. From the famed Malabar chicken curry to Mangalorean fish curry with fluffy appams followed by payasam, a meal here is among the best you can have in Wayanad. There are a vast number of dishes to choose from, with all the stars of Kerala menus on offer from olan to avial and kappa (tapioca) with spicy fish or mutton curries.