Thiruvananthapuram's dining scene is making space for concepts that offer more than a conventional restaurant visit. The Detour Trivandrum brings five distinct eateries together at Venpalavattom, allowing diners to choose between café fare, Awadhi cuisine, coastal seafood, chaat and global fine dining at the same destination. Each concept has its own culinary identity, personality and price point, creating a format that is different from simply combining multiple cuisines on one menu.
Rather than building one restaurant around a broad selection of dishes, The Detour gives each cuisine its own concept.
Amorae is a homegrown café designed with families in mind. Its menu includes matcha beverages, sandwiches, burgers and pastries such as pain au chocolat and French loaf. A board game is placed at every table, encouraging longer, relaxed visits. The café has seating for 39 people.
Choti Choti Baatein focuses on North Indian food with an emphasis on Awadhi cooking and tandoor preparations. Its chefs are from Lucknow, while the menu features dishes such as paya shorba, keema pav, galouti kebab and Awadhi mutton biryani.
Kutti Chatti brings a coastal South Indian direction to The Detour, with seafood at the centre of its menu. Crab xacutty, butter pepper garlic prawns and rava fried fish are among its offerings. The restaurant also plans to add more tawa and grilled dishes.
What The Chaat?! focuses on chaat and quick bites, but its flavour profile takes a Lucknowi route instead of following the more familiar Delhi style. Bhalla papdi chaat, pani puri, mutter dry chaat and chola tikki chaat are among the options.
Nomada is the fine dining concept, built around a menu that changes regularly. Its idea takes inspiration from a modern traveller discovering food in different countries and bringing those influences together. Dishes mentioned in the menu include birria queso tacos, nigiri salmon, sushi, wild mushroom risotto and Belgian chocolate fondant.
The Detour's format stands out because each concept retains its own character while remaining part of one dining destination.
The arrangement gives groups greater flexibility. A family can settle in at Amorae, while friends with different preferences can explore separate cuisines within the same destination. Nomada also offers a more occasion oriented fine dining option, while the other concepts cover regional and casual choices.
The Detour grew from a longstanding friendship between its three founders and their shared interest in food. What began as conversations about starting something together eventually became a five-restaurant destination.
The concept was developed with Thiruvananthapuram in mind, where the founders saw room for greater dining variety. The result brings several distinct food experiences together rather than placing them under one general restaurant identity.
The Detour is located in Venpalavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, and operates daily from 11 AM to 11 PM. Reservations can be made through this link
Amorae has seating for 39, while the other restaurants have capacities ranging from 52 to 57 people.
The Detour's appeal lies in its approach to variety. Instead of expanding one menu to cover multiple cuisines, it creates five separate concepts with their own culinary focus and character. That makes the destination relevant to diners seeking everything from Lucknowi chaat and Awadhi cooking to coastal seafood, café fare and an evolving global menu. Its long-term appeal will depend on how consistently each concept develops while retaining its individual identity.
1. Where is The Detour located in Trivandrum?
The Detour is located at Oruvathilkotta Road, Venpalavattom, Anayara. Its near to Lulu Mall Trivandrum intersection and NH 66 Bypass. The venue is accessible by road and offers dedicated valet parking and an on-site free parking lot.
2. What is The Detour?
The Detour is a dining destination in Venpalavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, featuring five eateries: Amorae, Choti Choti Baatein, Kutti Chatti, What The Chaat?! and Nomada.
3. How many restaurants are there at The Detour Trivandrum?
The Detour Trivandrum has five distinct dining concepts, each with its own cuisine, personality and price point.
4. What food does Amorae serve at The Detour?
Amorae serves matcha beverages, sandwiches, burgers and pastries including pain au chocolat and French loaf, with a board game available at every table.
5. What type of chaat does What The Chaat?! serve?
What The Chaat?! serves chaat with a Lucknowi flavour influence, including bhalla papdi chaat, pani puri, mutter dry chaat and chola tikki chaat.
6. What are The Detour's opening hours and reservation details?
The Detour is open daily from 11 AM to 11 PM, and reservations can be made through this link.
