Things to do in Margao (Madgaon)
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Tato
Down a small street east of the Municipal Gardens is this excellent, and highly fragrant, vegetarian restaurant popular with lunching locals. If you’re indecisive, order a thali (traditional South Indian all-you-can-eat meal), though the paneer chilli (spicy Indian cheese) is the manager’s personal favourite. It costs slightly more to eat upstairs in the icy AC, but the fan-cooled ground floor is perfectly fine too.
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Longuinho’s
Every day since 1950, quaint old Longhuino’s has been serving up tasty Indian and Chinese dishes, popular with locals and tourists alike. To thoroughly hark back to the ’50s, order the tongue roast for Rs80 (and that doesn’t mean a very spicy masala) and follow it up with a rum ball (Rs15).
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Longhuino’s
Since 1950, quaint old Longhuino’s has been serving up tasty Indian and Chinese dishes, popular with locals and tourists alike. To thoroughly hark back to the ’50s, order the tongue roast for Rs80 (and that doesn’t mean a very spicy masala) and follow it up with a rum ball (Rs15).
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Golden Heart Emporium
One of Goa’s very best bookshops, crammed with fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and illustrated volumes on the state’s food, architecture and history. It’s situated down a little lane off Abade Faria Rd, on the right-hand side as you’re heading north.
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Gaylin
Hidden behind opaque glass doors decorated with dragon motifs, you’ll find generous, garlicky renditions of Chinese favourites dispense by friendly Darjeeling-derived owners, with recipes suitably spiced up to cater to resilient Indian palates.
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Casa Vaz Tea Shop
Run by a lovely local, this teensy tea joint on the edge of the Largo de Igreja district serves up the best caramelised-oniony bhaji-pau (bread roll with a small curry for dipping) in South Goa for an equally teensy Rs12.
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covered market
Long-term visitors will want to visit Margao for its markets - the covered market in the centre is one of the largest and most raucous in Goa, and there's a fish and produce market in a vast complex near the Kadamba bus stand.
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Café Coffee Day
This snack bar/coffee shop chain is ideal for homesick Westerners, with lots of healthy (and some decidedly less healthy) goodies they'll have struggled to find out in the sticks. Popular with local students.
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Raissa'a Herbs & Spices
One of Margao's most highly regarded restaurants with an excellent selection of Chinese and Indian staples as well as some less common items such as delicious Afghani kebabs.
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Casa Penguim de Gelados
Tea and ice creams are really the thing here, but this clean, fan-cooled place also does a decent vegetarian thali and an array of dosas and idlis.
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Church of the Holy Spirit
The richly decorated Church of the Holy Spirit is certainly worth a look and can be positively exciting when a big service is taking place.
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Banjara
This dark and cool place with polar AC is Margao's best North Indian restaurant.
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