Nalam Gate is a posh restaurant area of Kozhikode city. You have Garlic Routes on the eastern side of the gate and when you cross gate, there are three roads to choose from. The first road to the right goes parallel to the railway line and takes you to SNES College. The first road to the left takes you to Cherootty road shoppers paradise. The second road on the left takes you in front of Andaman Plywoods and A.B.Arcade. The international restaurant chain ‘Cafe Coffee Day’ has a retail outlet here with good ambience, air conditioning and all. They charge only Rs.59.00 for one cup of steaming coffee and Punjabi samoosa. The next restaurant ‘Down Town Cafe’ also has a similar facility. The Crystal Orchid apartments, Father Edamaram square and Kairaly TV are the next landmarks followed by the five star property ‘Gateway Hotel’. The official residence of the mayor of Kozhikode is here and the University of Calicut has maintained a study centre in front of it. There is a fashion institute, a lodge called Eswary and an housing colony called Jayanthi Nagar here. You can turn right to Moidhu Museum and K.A.L.A. and finally reach the beach on Vellayil Road.
When you move northwards from the Head Post Office area of Mananchira square, you come by Paragon Restaurant on your right. Paragon is the place where you get the best Mutton Biriyani in Kozhikode. The next landmarks are Huyndai, KTC Tours, Honda, Chandrika newspaper, Kotak Mahindra, Tata Capital, YMCA, Air Rifle, Sony Centre and Malabar Christian College. Then comes the ancient English church and the office of the Post Master General. The Akbar Airline Academy, United Bank of India, P.T.Usha Road, Chavara Cultural Centre and St.Thomas Church are in this area. The YMCA cross road is also called Dr.Balakrishnan Nair Road. It has a Bhava Geetham Art Gallery, P.V.S.Apartments, Hotel Marine Residency and a Samsung showroom before joining the city main road with Air India and KSRTC depot.
Cherootty Road connects YMCA junction to the Railway Station through the west side of the railway line. When you walk north from Mathrubhumy area, you come across the Lorry stand road, Gandhi peace foundation, Convent Road, Karur Bank, Corporation Bank, Woodlands, Juice Junction, Raymonds, Paragon, Palm Spring Apartments and Coffee Beanz restaurant. The road meets Red Cross road and taking a right turn can make you reach the city through the C.H. flyover. Turning left can take you to Reid & Taylor, Tagore Centenary Hall, Address Shop and the Samsung shop. This area is called Moonnalingal. It joins P.T.Usha Road on the north. The league house, Live Biriyani restaurant, Zamzam restaurant and Doha square are on this locality.
Nadakkavu is a posh residential suburb of Kozhikode. The Head Post office Road leads to Nadakkavu on the northern side. After Malabar Christian College, the road to the left takes you to the Vellayil Railway Station and Gandhi Road. The road to the right is also called Gandhi road but it takes you to the district library and Rajendra hospital. Further north are the ancient English church, Manorama office and MES women’s college. The next junction has an epilepsy hospital with a road on the left called Panikker Road which also ends at the beach. When you move further north you reach the Post Master General’s office and the Nadakkavu police station. There is another parallel road on the eastern side taking you to Kottaram area and the KSRTC workshop. When you move east of Rajendra hospital you reach Ashokapuram and Jaffer Khan Colony.
