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