Pepper House - Art center in Kochi - Ernakulam, India

Luxury and romantic one this property has a lot to offer! I really like their meals. Visited twice and impressed with their set-up. Great view and location.

This place took my breath away. I am eternally fascinating by heritage structures and especially those that are in perfect working conditions. You can see the ideas of the past and get a glimpse into the artist/architect/designer's minds. Makes it an ideal location to host part of the Biennale. They also have an excellent, consciously curated shop that sells some lovely brands and goodies with great stories from across the country.

Ambience was just ok, nothing special. The place could be maintained better. They had only very limited options for food. Went there to try out their sandwiches and coffee but they had only pastries and juices. Staff was friendly.

I visited Pepper House last weekend as part of visiting the Biennale. It was quite picturesque. The lawn was well maintained and I liked the view from the first floor towards the entrance. It was quite hot and my sister, brother-in-law and their friends had tea, etc. Overall, it has a nice atmosphere.

It's a beautiful old premise with great views of the waterside, cafe and some galleries. We visited it as part of the Binnealle. There is no library as mentioned in earlier reviews. The lawn is very beautiful and well maintained. This premise was used for shooting a popular Nivin Pauly movie called 'Premam'. The cafe has very limited items and is a tad bit expensive. They have options in coffee but don't serve tea(a little disappointed). They have an art shop on the ground level near the entrance(again pricey).

This is a place where you discover art in its different form. It's a really artistic place to visit in Kochi Port side whenever you are in KOCHI. The coffee shop serves some good coffees from Araku and has their interesting food menu with Mexican influenced food. Artists from other states and countries visit here once in 2 or 3yrs if I'm not wrong to attend the biggest art fare in Kochi "The Biennale". Had got some pictures of an artist making a live sketch of a photographer. It was really unexpected and i was flabbergasted after seeing the sketch.

Beautiful bungalow housing some intriguing art works of the Kochi Biennale 2023. The cafe was filled to capacity so we didn't give it a try. Overall, worth a visit.

Originally a warehouse for spices, this two-storey building is now a cultural space that houses a courtyard cafe, a visual arts library, a gallery, studios for artist residencies, and event spaces. Located in Calvetti, south of the Calvetti Juma Masjid and north of the Boat Jetty, Pepper House was originally a warehouse for spices, that has now been converted into a cultural center and coffee shop. The building consists of two historic dockside warehouses with Dutch style clay roofs. The warehouses are separated by a large courtyard which would have once been used for storing goods waiting to be loaded onto ships in the harbour.This two-storied building constructed out of wood, laterite, and lime is a typical example of the design and architecture of traditional warehouses in Kochi. The structure depicts the system of functioning of a traditional warehouse. The warehouse stretches with the Vembanad Lake on the eastern side and the road to the market on the western side. Pepper house has a rectangular open-space or a courtyard in the middle which is surrounded by structures. A tall and wide wooden door on the eastern side of the structure opens to the Vembanad lake, where the Periyar river meets the Arabian Sea. When Pepper House fulfilled the role of a warehouse, boats carrying raw yields of spices from different parts of Kerala sailed through the Periyar, and parked near the warehouse, after which the goods from these boats were unloaded into the warehouse. The goods were then taken into big halls in the building, where they were sorted and processed. On being processed, the goods were kept in the courtyard to dry, after which the goods were stored in sacks as finished products, ready to be traded. The wooden door on the western side of the structure opens to the road which leads to Kochi Spice-Market . Ever since the 14th century, when the progress of trade relations led to the evolution of Kochi as a major port, warehouses and godowns like Pepper House mushroomed at Calvetti, remnants of which are still noticeably around in Calvetti. It was the shift in the market that led to Calvetti losing its prominence, due to which most of the warehouses and godowns around Calvetti fell into disuse. Today, Pepper House is a privately owned cultural centre cum coffee shop, and is used as one of the main venues of Kochi-Muziris Biennale. Kochi Biennale Foundation, the organisers of the Biennale use this space for international art-residency projects as well. It houses a contemporary visual art reference library, which is free and open to all. Afterall the it's all Welcoming spaces that foster a sense of community and encourage public interest in art. Must visit. 9.6/10