Local businesses in Kochi
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 200
- Ashok Bhavan; Gokul Ootupura; Cafficana; Hotel Eat 'n' Pack; Hotel Vaishali Dhaba; Punjabi Tadka by Panjami; French Toast; Frozen Bottle; Ginger House Museum Restaurant; Hotel Real Vaishali Bihar
- Hotels and lodges: 149
- Sui House B&B; Vimala Hostel; Palm Grove Villa; Casa Mia Homestay; St Jude Women's Hostel; Sacred Heart College Womens Hostel; Smile serviced villa; Aldos Ark Home Stay; Costa Gama Home Stay; ICAR-CIFT Guest House
- Attractions and museums: 12
- Venduruthy Bridge; Mattancherry Dutch Palace; Mattancherry Dutch Palace Complex; Indo-Portuguese Museum; Synagogue Lane; Indian Naval Maritime Museum; Police Museum; Dhobi Khana; Kochi Tourist Boating Centre; Spot on the rocks
- Cinemas and theatres: 7
- EVM; Jaylakshami Theatre; Pratheeksha Theatre; Sagarika Cinema; Ajantha Theaters; Kanoos Cinema; Kokers Theatre
- Places of worship: 105
- Mattancherry Paradesi Synagogue; Thevara Juma Masjid; St Jude Shrine; Dharmanath Desar Jain Mandir; Subrahmanya Swami Temple; Lourdes Matha Church; Our Lady of Dolours Church; Kuladevatha Mahalakshmi Temple; Sree Krishnaswami Temple; St. Joseph's Chapel, Fort Kochi
- Parks and stadiums: 44
- Koithara Park; P.R Mathew park; Tirumala Devaswom High School,Mattanchery; Madonna Sports Club; Rajiv Gandhi Mini Stadium; Veli Ground; Pallathuraman Park, Fort Kochi Veli; Sporthood; Thamarakullam Park, Amaravathy; Veli Park
- Clothing shops: 69
- Saritha Jayasurya; Thread 'n' Needle; Studio Mirabilis; Dream Catcher; All on a Wall; Paulson Textiles; Sailors Corner; iWin Textiiles; Jishad Shamsudeen; NAS Stores
- Jewellers: 12
- MOD; Chandra Jewellery; Parekkattil Jewellery; Aj Jewellery; Ameparambil Jewellery; Kanadan Jewellers; Aria; Hima Jewellery; Zum Zum; Maharaja Jewellery
- Salons and beauty shops: 67
- Classic Hairstyle; Kalpana Beauty Hub; Kum Kum; Citronelle Spa; Cochin Hairstyle; F Care; Pretty Face Beauty Parlour; Sarah's; Adams; Beauty Plus
- Bakeries and sweet shops: 43
- Regal Bakers; St. Joseph Bakery; Cochin Bakery; Cake Hut; ER Bakery; Super Bakery; Alvin Bakery And Stationery; Brite Bakers; SS Bakery; Super Bakers
Kochi facts
- District
- Ernakulam district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 6,77,381 (5,96,473 in 2001)
- Area
- about 94.88 sq km
- PIN codes
- 682001 (Kochi), 683111 (Kochi Airport), 682016 (Kochi M.G.Road), 682004 (Kochi Naval Base)
- Places nearby
- Thoppumpady Harbour Bridge (bridge across Vembanad lake, 1 km), Thoppumpady BOT Bridge (bridge, 1 km), St Louis Church (church, 1 km), Mundamveli (town, 1 km)
- Culture and food
- Centuries of migration have given Kochi a mixed, multicultural population drawn from all parts of Kerala and much of India.
- History
- Ancient travellers called the place Cocym, Cochym and Cochin. The Cochin Jewish community called it Kogin, and Arab merchants called it Kashi.
- Local economy
- Kochi is widely described as the financial and commercial capital of Kerala, a major port city on the Malabar Coast. Federal Bank, one of India's larger private banks, is based in the suburb of Aluva.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.