Things to do in South Goa
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Smugglers’ Inn
If you’re craving full English breakfasts or Sunday dinner with all the trimmings, the Smugglers’ Inn, with its football on TV and weekly quiz nights, provides that little bit of Britain in the midst of beachside India.
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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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Boat Trips
Daily fishing and dolphin-watching trips are in no short supply in Utorda; ask around at the beach shacks that line the main stretch of sand and take your pick from the seasonal offerings.
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Butterfly Book Shop
The best of several good bookshops in town, this cute and cosy place with resident cat stocks bestsellers, classics and a good range of books on yoga, meditation and spirituality.
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Butterfly Beach
Hire a local boatman at the north end of Palolem Beach or in Colomb Bay to ferry you up to Butterfly Beach and back, relishing the views of untouched coastline along the way.
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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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Blue Whale Beach Shack
One of the most picture-perfect spots in the whole of Goa is at the simple Blue Whale beach shack, run by friendly local Roque Coutinho.
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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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Goa Animal Welfare Trust Shop
Borrow books from its lending library, and peruse the selection of new and second-hand goods on offer.
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Zeebop by the Sea
Renowned for its excellent seafood – or ‘underwater treasures’, as the restaurant itself describes its cuisine – simple Zeebop, just back from Utorda’s main beach and opposite Kenilworth, is a firm favourite with locals in the know. Closed Good Friday.
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