David Hall Gallery & Cafe, Kochi (Cochin): Hours, Address, David Hall Gallery & Cafe Reviews: 4.5/5
David Hall Gallery & Cafe
David Hall Gallery & Cafe
4.5
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
About
David Hall is a beautiful old Dutch bungalow that has been restored and has taken on a new life as a cultural centre with a gallery for contemporary art, with a focus on providing a platform for young artists. With its café serving authentic thin crust pizzas, delicious bites and beverages; and a space for performing arts, the historic building could be an inspiring, vibrant meeting place for fresh talent and lovers of art.
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Mattbor86
London, UK113 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
A little garden cafe/restaurant run but the CGH Earth group, this place has a proper outdoor pizza oven and makes incredibly delicious pizza’s right in front of you! Ended up going twice- Would highly recommend
Written 6 March 2020
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1teaspoonlove®
Mumbai, India1,597 contributions
Dec 2019 • Family
David hall is an art gallery and also a cafe beyond the gallery.
When I visited, paintings of a lady named Susan were displayed.
She picked up local scenes from kochi, sat between them and painted those.
They were beautiful.
They have exhibitions too.
The cafe is quite nice, surrounded by nature.
When I visited, paintings of a lady named Susan were displayed.
She picked up local scenes from kochi, sat between them and painted those.
They were beautiful.
They have exhibitions too.
The cafe is quite nice, surrounded by nature.
Written 15 January 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
HappySheep
Wellington, New Zealand1,609 contributions
Jan 2020 • Friends
Indoor outdoor cafe in old historic house. Look at the ceiling and the art. Nice outdoor area. Pizza is good
Written 11 January 2020
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Bharat K
Jaipur, India686 contributions
Jan 2020
Enter David Hall and you are surrounded by beautiful paintings, photographs and art.
The first 2 rooms are Art Galleries before you get to the Dining area which is open on all sides with just the lovely bamboo and thatched roof.
The kitchen is an open counter, and you can see your dish being prepared.
Each and every item is carefully prepared to perfection. Though the Menu is very limited, you would certainly find something to tickle your palate.
Menu consists of Breakfast items, Lunch time eats, Light Bites, Italian and Mexican dishes, Pizzas & Calzone, Beverages & Desserts. Mind you, the choice under each of these categories is very limited. Photographs of the 2 page menu are attached.
Seating is limited to just 18 persons in totality, so be patient if it is full. It would be worth the wait.
The Pizzas are simply superb.
The first 2 rooms are Art Galleries before you get to the Dining area which is open on all sides with just the lovely bamboo and thatched roof.
The kitchen is an open counter, and you can see your dish being prepared.
Each and every item is carefully prepared to perfection. Though the Menu is very limited, you would certainly find something to tickle your palate.
Menu consists of Breakfast items, Lunch time eats, Light Bites, Italian and Mexican dishes, Pizzas & Calzone, Beverages & Desserts. Mind you, the choice under each of these categories is very limited. Photographs of the 2 page menu are attached.
Seating is limited to just 18 persons in totality, so be patient if it is full. It would be worth the wait.
The Pizzas are simply superb.
Written 10 January 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Andrew W
Tel Aviv, Israel249 contributions
Dec 2019
Tucked away, but still very close to all the major attractions in Fort Kochi, this place offers a fairly limited menu, but what they offer is good. Very relaxing atmosphere - just what is needed after wandering about town. Loved the home-made sparkling lemonade. Pizzas are their specialty.
Written 28 December 2019
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lapopella
Bridgend, UK42 contributions
Dec 2019 • Friends
Visited the art gallery which had loads of beautiful paintings of landscapes and people around kochi area.
We then visited the cafe and I had the best stone baked thin crust pizza ever. I need a break from Indian food. There was even choose your own topping pizza. The dough is rolled out where you can see and then put in the pizza oven 😊
We then visited the cafe and I had the best stone baked thin crust pizza ever. I need a break from Indian food. There was even choose your own topping pizza. The dough is rolled out where you can see and then put in the pizza oven 😊
Written 14 December 2019
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Peach P
Perth, Australia1,025 contributions
Nov 2019
We enjoyed a cup of coffee and homemade cake here sitting outside under fans, the gallery inside had a lovely selection of paintings including some painted by school children.
Written 8 December 2019
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Joji J
Kochi (Cochin), India3,094 contributions
Aug 2019
More than three centuries old Dutch bungalow that has been restored to David Hall, a cultural centre which is now a gallery for contemporary arts and a platform for young artists. It's a meeting place for art lovers and for performing arts. The café serves good beverages, snacks, pizzas etc. I have visited the David Hall Gallery & Cafe on several occasions, the last time I went there with a friend who came on leave from USA. He came to know about the it through a friend and he wanted to visit the Art Gallery. The art works displayed in the hall, the outdoor seating etc makes the ambience great. We spent almost two hours there, had pizza and fresh juices and the time we spent inside the heritage building was really memorable. .
Written 7 December 2019
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marux23
Lafayette, IN312 contributions
Nov 2019
First time here and I'm definitely a fan of their thin crust pizza.
This is a lovely little cafe come restaurant behind the art gallery. They have limited seating (outdoor), and the menu is compact with a good variety of food and drinks. We tried their Earth pizza which was moist and yummy. Their guava and ash gourd drink was surprisingly good. And the french fries were on point.
I would most definitely go back.
Note: It is outdoors, so despite overhead fans, it got a little warm.
This is a lovely little cafe come restaurant behind the art gallery. They have limited seating (outdoor), and the menu is compact with a good variety of food and drinks. We tried their Earth pizza which was moist and yummy. Their guava and ash gourd drink was surprisingly good. And the french fries were on point.
I would most definitely go back.
Note: It is outdoors, so despite overhead fans, it got a little warm.
Written 24 November 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Ellemay 🍹🐠🐳
Sydney, Australia47,178 contributions
Nov 2019 • Couples
We dropped into David’s Hall Gallery whilst staying down the road at Malabar House . The gallery is housed in a impressive colonial Dutch building dating back to 1695. The gallery houses numerous artworks from local artist & a small cafe out the back which has a lovely ambience. It was very quiet the day we visited which was a shame as this gallery has enormous potential.
Written 10 November 2019
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bmgpjl4
France26 contributions
Hi
I'm the ex Head of Design for the Victoria and Albert museum in London..we are staying in Kochi for a few days: 20th-25th April at the Secret Garden hotel. We would like to ask if you have any special exhibitions on at the time of our visit and we certainly look forward to having lunch at your cafe.
kind regards. Mr Brian Griggs
iolo
Swansea, UK195 contributions
You’ll have missed the biennale it was excellent this year. Check out the GCH Website David Hall is part of that organisation. Enjoy Kochi we’ve visited 3 times in 2 years.
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