Sumesh Govind is the present proprietor of Paragon Group of Restaurants and continues the tradition set
by his grandfather Mr. Govindan Panhikeyil who founded Paragon Restaurant. The exceptional skills along
with single minded devotion to his profession, extraordinary vision, coupled with determination and
dedication has made the restaurant to scale new heights.
“Paragon was started by my grandad, after he retired from the Railways. He was joined by my father,
P. N. Valsan. My grandad was a regular government official, but it was his passion for food that set him
apart.” says Mr. Sumesh.
Today, with Mr. Sumesh at the helm, Paragon has been ranked as the ‘5thMost Iconic Restaurant in the
World’, and the flagship Calicut Paragon restaurant continues to be a true icon of Calicut. The group has
grown to create many popular brands that include Salkara, Salkara Xpress, Brown Town, M-Grill, Fort
Paragon, Appam & Co., Café Calicut, Meat & Mackerel, and Paragon Speciality Catering Services, and our
restaurants in Asia are one of the most popular restaurants in the continent.
More outlets of Paragon are in the pipeline in the USA and the UK, apart from the UAE.
