Must-see restaurants in Goa

  • Pedro’s Bar & Restaurant

    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…

  • Cafe Bhonsle

    Panaji

    Well known for its delicious lunchtime thalis and bhaji puri (deep-fried bread with curry), Cafe Bhonsle has expanded upstairs into a multicuisine place…

  • German Bakery

    Arambol (Harmal)

    This popular little cafe bakes a good line in cakes and pastries, including lemon cheese pie and chocolate biscuit cake, as well as coffee and breakfast…

  • Johncy Restaurant

    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 –…

  • Sagar Kinara

    South Goa

    A pure-veg restaurant upstairs (nonveg is separate, downstairs) with tastes to please even committed carnivores, Sagar Kinara is clean, efficient and…

  • Full Moon Cafe

    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…

  • Rice Bowl

    Arambol (Harmal)

    Rice Bowl specialises in Chinese and Japanese cuisine and does it well. With a good view down to Arambol Beach, this is a great place to settle in with a…

  • Hira Bar & Restaurant

    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…

  • Gujarat Sweet Mart

    Panaji

    For Indian sweets, snacks and lassis, this hole-in-the-wall counter is a good place to indulge, though times have changed and the traditional lassi tin…

  • Boom Shankar

    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…

  • Welcome Restaurant

    South Goa

    Considered by many locals to be the best veg restaurant in Vasco, this udupi (South Indian veg) place churns out dosas and thalis and a full Indian menu…

  • Midnight Toker

    North Goa

    The usual array of Indian, Chinese and Russian food is on the menu but this welcoming open-fronted restaurant is also a good place to watch the Chapora…

  • Bhonsle's Seetalaya

    Panaji

    For some of the best-value fish curry rice (fish thali) in town, this 1st-floor local eatery specialises in Goan seafood dishes. Simple and tasty. Also…

  • Hotel Vrundavan

    North Goa

    This pure-veg place bordering the Municipal Gardens is a busy local spot for a hot chai, pav bhaji (bread with curried vegetables) or a quick breakfast.

  • Sunrise Restaurant

    North Goa

    Sunrise doesn’t pretend to be anything special but it does open early for breakfast and has good food and a little garden on the main road out of Chapora.

  • Cafe Sussegado

    Palolem

    This friendly streetside cafe is a good place for strong morning coffee or a lunchtime thali – the Goan fish thali is ₹250.

  • Golden Oven

    North Goa

    This bakery opposite the market is a cool respite from the shopping chaos. Offers cakes, pastries, mini pizzas and sandwiches.

  • Outback Bar

    Arambol (Harmal)

    Among the many little clifftop restaurants, Outback is consistently good for seafood and is always a great place for a sundowner, preferably right after…

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