Named after a town in northern Kerala, Payyannur is where Abu Dhabi Malayali families go for a cheap, homely dine-out: Gulf News calls it a go-to for the city's Kerala food lovers, with nool parotta, thattu dosa with vegetable stew and vellappam with egg curry. At Onam it lays out a 26-item banana-leaf sadhya.
- Address
- shopping centre - Sultan Bin Zayed The First St - 2nd floor - opposite calicut note book restaurant - Madinat zayed - Zone 1 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Hours
- Mon-Sun 08:00-23:45 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon, Evening · About 1 h
- Price
- Onam sadhya AED 44 dine-in or takeaway, AED 46 delivered (The National, August 2026)
- Price level
- AED
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Order the nool parotta with fish mango curry, or thattu dosa with veg stew at breakfast.
- There are three branches (Madinat Zayed, Mussafah, Electra Street); this one is on the second floor of Madinat Zayed Shopping Centre.
- For Onam (late August) the sadhya sells out; book or order the takeaway version.