Where To Eat in Goa.....

Goan cuisine, with its manifold combinations of coconut, chillies, vinegar, rice and spice, is one of the world’s original fusion foods, rich in Portuguese and South Indian heritage. Goans take the sating of their appetites extremely seriously: ‘Prodham bhookt, magi mookt’, say the locals in Konkani – ‘You can’t think until you’ve eaten well’. Typically, unlike in much of India, Goan dishes come with a meaty or fishy accent, the most delicious of which are set aside for feast days, saints’ days and weddings. Hunt about in local haunts, however, and your search will be rewarded with mouth-watering Goan curries galore, such as xacutis (a spicy chicken or meat dish incorporating coconut milk), vindaloos and cafrials (meat in a spicy sauce). Meanwhile, in the sweet department, creations are cooked up in combinations of sugar, cardamom, coconut and jaggery (dark palm sugar): they’re not bikini-conducive, but they taste divine.

Martin’s Corner
A local legend and also popular with Indian tourists, Martin’s Corner , near Sunset Beach, is a great place to try out Goan cuisine, in a relaxed and quite upmarket setting. The xacutis and vindalhos here are superb, and there are plenty of tasty vegetarian options on offer. There’s live music most nights from 8pm. Plump for, or avoid, Wednesday, depending on your relationship with karaoke.

A Meditarrean restaurant located at Ashvem. 

Oh me, oh my. Rightly renowned by those in the know, this beautiful, breezy beach restaurant has been dishing up sumptuous gourmet Mediterranean food since 2003, concocted by a genuine French chef. Its prices are astonishing: perfection for the price of a beach shack pizza, and on a recent visit, our lunchtime salad included, as a sweet aside, a surprisingly delicious black-olive ice cream. LA Plage offers great wines, fabulous desserts (try the chocolate thali) and even a truly unmissable gazpacho-style tomato juice, with exciting vegetarian options for those not convinced by the seafood and steaks.

Vihar Restaurant

A vast menu of ‘pure veg’ food, great big thalis and a plethora of fresh juices make this clean, simple canteen a popular place for locals and visitors alike. Sip a hot chai, invent your own juice combination, and dig into an ice cream for afters.

Blue Whale

Stray beyond the Leela to the very end of the Mobor peninsula, and you’ll be rewarded with one of the most picture-perfect spots in the whole of Goa, at this simple beach shack with an extensive all-day menu, run by friendly local Roque Coutinho. Wander to the spot where the River Sal meets the sea, and you’ll be guaranteed beachside bliss.

Greenland Bar & Restaurant

On Majorda’s southern ‘Cabana Beach’, across a little bamboo bridge, you’ll find cute Greenland, run by a lovely British couple from Kent. The Goan chef cooks up a range of local specialities including xacutis and vindalhos, along with yummy banana fritters. It must be said, though, the couple are probably proudest of their spotlessly clean toilet. You’ll find Frank’s steeds resting up just outside the restaurant.

These are just some of the more famouse restaurants in Goa. However a trip to the Calangute-Candolim belt will produce a lot more.

Some more must try restaurants off the top of my head are :

A Reverie

Located on Calangute's popular Holiday Street, A Reverie, with an air of contemporary tropical chic, is the place to see and be seen in. It is an invite to embrace a lifestyle of food, wine and Goan delicacies.

 Cafe Orange Boom

Black Sheep Bistro Anjuna

Recomended mainly for breakfast..!!!