South Goa
The menu at this lovely garden cafe is something special, with a delicious range of tapas-style Middle Eastern and Mediterranean plates – choose two or…
Must-see restaurants in South Goa
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South Goa
The most famous beachfront restaurant north of Colva, Zeebop is renowned for its excellent seafood and party nights. Stylish and award-winning Zeebop is…
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South Goa
Carpe Diem is an art gallery showcasing local artists and a creative learning centre housed in a beautiful old Portuguese mansion, but for the average…
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Palolem
On the main beach road, Magic Italy has been around since 1999 and the quality of its pizza and pasta remains high, with imported Italian ingredients like…
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Palolem
British-run Ourem 88 is a gastronomic sensation. It has just a handful of tables and a small but masterful menu, with changing specials chalked up on the…
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South Goa
Pull up a cushion at this chilled cafe and bakery opposite the Colomb road and delve into a superb range of freshly baked breads, croissants and pastries…
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South Goa
Surya Beach Café, nestled at Galgibag’s southern end in the pine trees, specialises in fresh oysters, clams, mussels and crabs caught from the Galgibag…
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South Goa
Patnem's beachfront restaurants all have their own qualities and followings and Salida del Sol works on many fronts, from the friendly and attentive staff…
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South Goa
Beneath a large palapa-style shelter overlooking a well-stocked fish pond beside the Sal River, the Farm House is renowned locally for its Goan dishes,…
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Palolem
On the Agonda road, the Space Goa combines an excellent organic whole-food cafe with a gourmet deli, craft shop and a wellness centre offering meditation,…
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South Goa
Scrambled tofu and vegan pancakes grace the menu of soul food at mostly vegan Blue Planet, a welcoming detox removed from the beach scene. You'll find…
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South Goa
The original Fisherman's Wharf still sits overlooking the Sal River, a beautiful al fresco dining experience where fresh seafood and Goan specialities are…
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Palolem
On the road running behind the southern beach entrance, this solid timber family-run place serves up excellent authentic Goan food such as local sausages,…
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South Goa
Gorgeous upmarket Goan cuisine is crafted at this fabulous ITC Grand restaurant, which offers the piquant flavours of the region’s specialities in all…
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South Goa
An award-winning local legend, Martin’s Corner, near Sunset Beach, is a great place to sample upmarket Goan cuisine and seafood in a relaxed setting back…
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South Goa
The name translates from Indonesian as 'coffee village' but this al fresco restaurant and cocktail bar has become firmly established for its imaginative…
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Palolem
If you’re craving a strong latte or a rum-infused slushie, Café Inn, which grinds its own blend of coffee beans, is one of Palolem’s more popular hang…
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Palolem
Tasty baked treats are the stars at the established Nepali-run German Bakery, but there is also an excellent range of set breakfasts and yummy stuff like…
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Palolem
Ask locals for their favourite beach restaurant and many will say Dropadi, an ordinary looking place at the main beach entrance. The speciality here is…
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Santosh Family Beach Restaurant
South Goa
At the end of the road near the Galgibag River, Santosh is a family-run place back from the beach specialising in locally caught seafood but offering the…
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South Goa
Authentic wood-fired pizza is the standout at this corner bistro where Italians run the kitchen with aplomb. Fresh pasta, lasagne and ravioli also grace…
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South Goa
This unpretentious little family-run cafe offers a nice dining experience in its roadside garden setting on a back lane a short walk back from the beach…
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Palolem
Bowls of pad Thai, plates of meze, vegan platters, raw food cakes and soy or almond milkshakes, all freshly prepared, make Zest a popular hang-out among…
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Palolem
Little World is a sweet little vegetarian and vegan cafe with a whole-food philosophy, quirky decor and an inventive menu. Buckwheat pancakes, waffles and…
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Raj’s Pentagon Restaurant & Garden Pub
South Goa
Raj’s is as much a place to come for the live music as to eat, though the food is pretty good and the ambience welcoming. Decent garden setting, great…
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South Goa
Excellent Italian food is dished out at Dolce Vita, with gingham tablecloths, a long, sprawling blackboard menu, and plenty of passionate yelling and…
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South Goa
The clifftop views alone are worthy of a stop here on the way to or from Cabo da Rama fort, around 1km away. Seafood, Goa specialities and the usual…
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South Goa
The al fresco but covered garden restaurant at La Ben is a popular place for breakfast or dinner, with a broad-ranging menu of Indian, Goan, tandoori and…
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South Goa
The Agonda branch of Zest has a lush and loungy garden setting to complement the vegan and vegetarian menu of Mexican or teriyaki bowls, pizza, Balinese…
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South Goa
Feeling like a glass of masala chai or a vegan pancake? Slip into a cushioned alcove at this shanti little travellers' cafe for a down-to-earth antithesis…
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Palolem
A thoroughly local lunch joint on the parallel beach road, Shiv Sai serves tasty thalis of the veggie, fish and Gujarati kinds, as well as Goan dishes.
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South Goa
Just back from Majorda’s southern ‘Cabana Beach’ you’ll find cute long-running Greenland, with a faux garden and a couple of horses. It serves up some…
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South Goa
Down a lane opposite Novotel's Dona Sylvia, nudging up against the Sal River, Mike's is something of an institution (as is Mike's 'Love Shack' on the…
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South Goa
This simple beach shack is, unusually, the only one on Arossim Beach so you’ll find it popular with British and Russian package holidaymakers staying…
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South Goa
Set amid a large, shady garden at the beachfront car park and popular with local and international travellers, long-running Pedro’s offers standard Indian…
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South Goa
Not so much a shack as a beachfront restaurant, Johncy has been around forever, dispensing standard Goan, Indian and Western favourites – and cold beer –…
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South Goa
A pure-veg restaurant upstairs (nonveg is separate, downstairs) with tastes to please even committed carnivores, Sagar Kinara is clean, efficient and…
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South Goa
At the entrance to Bogmalo Beach, Full Moon is a good place to survey the beach action over a Kingfisher and some of the best food in Bogmalo. Fresh…
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Palolem
It looks like something from a Mumbai slum, but a simple bhaji-pau (bread with curried vegetables) and a glass of chai is not a bad way to start the day…
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Palolem
The food gets mixed reviews but most people come here for the views back over Palolem and sunset cocktails. The menu of Indian, Goan, Chinese and Western…
