Viva Panjim

Top choice in Panaji


Well-known to tourists, this little side-street eatery, in an old Portuguese house and with a few tables out on the laneway, delivers tasty Goan classics at reasonable prices. There’s a whole page devoted to pork dishes, along with tasty xacuti (a spicy chicken or meat dish cooked in red coconut sauce) and cafreal (a marinated chicken dish) meals.

Other specialities include seafood such as kingfish curry and crab xec xec (vindaloo), steaks and desserts such as bebinca (Goan 16-layer cake).


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