Where to Eat in Madikeri: 10 Restaurants, Ranked

A restaurant near the Post Office trading on the district's own cooking — Kodagu food is distinct from the rest of Karnataka, with pandi curry and kadumbuttu rather than a standard south Indian menu.

A multi-cuisine restaurant on Pension Lane behind the Town Hall, at the smarter end of eating out in Madikeri rather than a quick plate near the bus stand.

A pure vegetarian restaurant near the police station in central Madikeri. Worth knowing in a district whose best-known dishes are pork and fish.

A cafe by the private bus station serving Kerala food — parottas, pathiri, fish fry and biryani. Kodagu borders Kerala and the cooking crosses the line with the traffic.

A restaurant close to the Omkareshwara temple, which puts it within a short walk of the fort and the middle of town — convenient if you are working through Madikeri's sights on foot.

A restaurant opposite the fort with an air-conditioned family hall and a view out over the town — the fort side of Madikeri is the high ground.

A restaurant near the police station with vegetarian options, in the same central block as several of the town's other eating houses.

A vegetarian restaurant at Madikeri Junction, reported as reliable for a plain good meal rather than anything elaborate.

A vegetarian restaurant beside the KSRTC bus stand, in the cluster of eating houses travellers use around bus times.

A restaurant on Junior College Road, about a kilometre from the centre of Madikeri. That puts it outside the tight knot of eating houses around the two bus stands, which is the point of it for anyone staying at that end of town.