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Solar Cafe

Bazaar Road, Kochi (Cochin), India
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Ranked #24 of 207 restaurants in Kochi (Cochin)
Cuisines: Indian
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WA
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31 reviews 31 reviews
10 restaurant reviews
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22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 24, 2012

Tasty and inexpensive. Unpleasant location in general but no one else seems to have complained about it. I thought the masala tea and the scrambled eggs were especially good.

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London
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18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 14, 2012

Great food (real French toast!) with beautiful fresh ingredients. Drinks very amazing, good coffee but especially the special lassi! Delicious!

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New York City, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 28, 2012

the proprietor is an artist with a great sense of imagination and color. reminds you to live a little and revive your forgotten creativity.

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Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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29 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2012 via mobile

Solar Cafe is a stylish, somewhat self-conscious cafe off Bazaar Rd. Fifteen foot ceilings, overhead fans, and cooling shades on the walls gives the place a chilled-out vibe. You want this at the start of the dry season in Cochin. Food/drink highlights: - Grape Lassi (strained fresh grape juice and yoghurt); - French toast with aromatic wild honey; and -... More

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The Hague, The Netherlands
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12 restaurant reviews
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 5, 2012

The banana shakes are amazing, and so is the fruit platter. Coffee was also strong and well prepared.. just how I like it. A great stop after some exhausting sight seeing in the heat, and interesting place to look around in terms of design. A little on the pricey side but for lunch it's just right.

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Seattle, WA
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6 restaurant reviews
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 20, 2012

Nice artsy spot for a cheap lunch of organic vegetarian food.

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Hong Kong, China
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16 restaurant reviews
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28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 7, 2012

Their menu is not very good, small selections of food and drinks.

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Norwich, United Kingdom
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15 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 26, 2012 via mobile

As were in Kochi for a month we had hoped to find a cafe we could use as a regular, we found the solar cafe and so glad we did:-) Looks very unassuming from the outside and very bright colouts on the inside:-) Not the busiest of cafes which both suprised us and suited us. Staff were great. Solar cafe... More

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London, England, United Kingdom
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8 restaurant reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 13, 2012

Away from the main drag of Princess Street and Burgher Street where most of the cafes seem to be - this is on the way to Matancherry, my favourite part of Kochi. Great juices and snacks, particularly fond of their French toast slathered in honey. And the nicest staff in Kochi :)

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Bettembourg, Luxembourg
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61 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 45 cities Reviews in 45 cities
178 helpful votes 178 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 11, 2012

Left from exiting the ferry dock passage way and look for the cafe sign on the left side of the street. Everyone turns right after getting off the ferry from Wellington Island and misses this great little cafe serving real coffee along with the works of local artists. No pressure to look, no pressure to buy. Totally relaxed place. Enjoy... More

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