Must-see restaurants in North Goa

  • Lila Café

    Anjuna

    This German cafe has been a traveller favourite for many years, first in Baga and now at Tito’s White House. It serves great home-baked breads, croissants…

  • Bed Rock

    North Goa

    Bed Rock is a welcome change from the beach shacks with a reliable menu of Indian and continental faves (pizza, pasta etc), a cosy chill-out lounge…

  • Fisherman's Cove

    North Goa

    The corner streetside Fisherman's Cove is always busy thanks to a strong reputation for its seafood and Indian dishes. The food is good but its popularity…

  • Eva Cafe

    Anjuna

    Oceanfront Eva Cafe is a small but cosy place for healthy sandwiches, salads and sublime breakfasts featuring fresh-baked bread and good coffee. The…

  • Viva Goa!

    North Goa

    This inexpensive, locals-oriented little place, also popular with in-the-know tourists, serves fresh fish and Goan seafood specialities such as a spicy…

  • Jaws

    North Goa

    With a bakery counter and inexpensive dosas and South Indian thalis, unassuming Jaws is an old-timer but one of the best-value eateries in Vagator. Good…

  • Ruta's Roadhouse

    North Goa

    Ruta's has made a home in an old Portuguese house in Assagao, serving up excellent set breakfasts and global culinary offerings from jambalaya to spicy…

  • FlourPower Bakeria

    Anjuna

    This artisanal bakery produces fresh sourdough bread loaves with loads of love, along with croissants, cakes, cookies and fabulous pizzas.

  • AJ Supermarket

    North Goa

    Vagator's best supermarket. Full range of groceries and alcohol.

  • Casandré

    Calangute & Baga

    Housed in an old Portuguese bungalow, this dim and tranquil taverna seems a little out of place amid the tourist tat of Calangute’s main beach drag. With…

  • Food Chord

    North Goa

    At the crazy retro I Love Bellbottoms hotel, this American-style diner has booth seating, Arctic air-con and a menu of club sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs…

  • Goan Hub

    Anjuna

    From the same owner as Mango Tree and Hilltop in Vagator, Goan Hub is a new bar-restaurant with that familiar streetside bar feel with beers on tap and a…

  • Double Dutch

    Arambol (Harmal)

    In a peaceful garden set back from the main road to the Glastonbury St beach entrance, Double Dutch has long been popular for its steaks, salads, Thai and…

  • Cliff's Beach Restaurant

    Calangute & Baga

    The best way to get away from the Baga beach crowd is to walk around the cliff edge north of the Baga River to secluded Cliff's. The menu is typical beach…

  • Ruchira Restaurant

    North Goa

    On the top floor of Hotel Satyaheera, this rooftop garden restaurant and bar is popular with tourists and widely deemed one of Mapusa’s better family…

  • Yangkhor Moonlight

    North Goa

    Well known locally for its fresh Tibetan food such as momos (Tibetan dumplings), thukpa (soup) and the rarely seen Tibetan thali (₹250), as well as pasta…

  • 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…

  • Café Diogo

    Anjuna

    Excellent fruit salads are sliced and diced at Café Diogo, a small family-run cafe on the way down to the market. The generous avocado, cheese and…

  • Eatopia

    Anjuna

    In the thick of Anjuna, near Starco Crossroads, Eatopia is often overlooked but has a full menu of Indian, Goan and Western dishes at prices noticeably…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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…