Best Cafes in Goa
Apart from beaches, parties, sunset, churches, Goa has many things to offer, and one of them is the exotic cafes. Goa always surprises the tourists with its charm and beauty.
Goa is known for its Food and especially plates of seafood. Many places provide Food, but apart from Food, the most important thing is the outlet’s location, view, ambience, and service.
In India, everyone is a foodie, and every trip is incomplete without having a good food service, so here are some of the best cafes in Goa that will offer you the ambience, quality Food, time to hang out, and booze in the feel with the splash of fun.
Sakana
When people say Food is first eaten by eyes and then my mouth, it also goes with the café. Before eating or visiting, people look on to the reviews and ambience with the view of any place.
Sakana is one of the best cafes in Goa and is not less than a heaven for the ones who love Japanese Food. The café is located between the very two famous beaches of Goa, the Vagator beach and the Anjuna beach.
Sakana offers unlimited Japanese dishes, known for its Japanese cuisine only. You must try the California Roll, Sushi, which is mandatory, and the Beef Curry. Sakana is situated in Vagator, and they serve from noon till midnight with a fantastic ambience. The place costs around Rs 1,200 for two-person.
Café Chocolatti
Café Chocolatti is one of the most recognized cafes in Goa. The café is located inside the campus of a villa used for the residential area. The café is surrounded by the gardens and makes you feel like you are sitting in a resort and the freshness of flowers and trees.
Café Chocolatti is very famous for its sweet dishes, which completely satisfy the hunger and craving for unique sweet words. They offer a wide variety of chocolates and are also vegetarian friendly, and the café also has many options for Gluten-Free options and also vegan dishes.
This is what any foodie wants, everything on your fingertips according to your preference and taste. They have managed their taste throughout, which is why it has gained attraction.
Café Chocolatti offers British cuisine, Continental and European cuisine. It would be best if you tried the strawberry jam and the handmade chocolates. They serve from 9 am till 7 pm all seven days. It costs around Rs 1,000 for two-person and has a rating of 4.1 on Zomato.
Baba Au Rhum
Like its name, this place is unique in itself. Baba Au Rhum is the key to the heaven of Portuguese paradise. This is one of the best cafes you must visit in Goa, set amidst the paddy fields and bamboo forests.
Baba Au Rhum provides a place for relaxation and peace away from the crowd of Goa. With the ambience of the rustic café, they offer the tourist to walk with the history of Anjuna. This is one of the best-rated cafes in the locality.
Baba Au Rhum also provides many varieties from gluten-free diets, vegan diets and is also a vegetarian-friendly place. They offer Italian and French cuisine. The café is located in Sim Vaddo, Anjuna, Bardez, Goa.
You must try Hercules burger and Cortado coffee. They serve from 9 am till 11 pm from Wednesday to Monday, and it costs around Rs 1,100 for two-person. Tourists are very much attracted to the surrounding of the café and the seating arrangements. There are not so many cafes with Portuguese ambience in Goa, and this one is perfect. Baba Au Rhum holds a rating of 4.6 on Zomato.
Lila Café
Lila Café is like a gem café of the locality, every time, it amazes the tourists and foodies with the exotic tastes, hot piping, and lip-smacking food. If you want to treat yourself to the best and authentic European dishes, this is the perfect destination for you.
The Lila Café always motivates people to live healthily and eat fresh food. The café is operated by a couple from Germany who are serving authentic foods to satisfy the customers’ taste buds. They also do many varieties of healthy food options that come with the vegan option.
Lila café is famous for homemade cheeses, salads. It is one of the perfect places to feel the aroma of grounded coffee with the freshness and makes you ready to go back to your daily life and fight the world.
You can have the legendary breakfast in the Lila café, and you will love the place and the ambience. The owners are lovely and welcoming, and they serve German, Continental, and European cuisine.
The Lila café is located in Tito’s white house, Calangute Arpora Siolim Road, Anjuna, Goa. They operate from 8:30 am till 6 pm all seven days a week, and it costs around Rs 600 on average for two-person. They hold a rating of 4.1 out of 5 on Zomato.
The Rice Mill
Nowadays, the most vibrant and creative ideas are found inside a café, and ‘The Rice Mill’ café is a perfect example. It is a quaint café that is gearing up to launch its bar section and bounce up with the famous jazz Saturday.
The café was built in a place earlier used as a rice mill for the villagers in 1995. With the thinking of doing something meaningful and unique, an architect transformed the rice mill into a coffee shop, saying, ‘Where there is a mill, there is a way’.
The Rice Mill café brings out a different and energetic vibe with the peppy yellow exterior, plants, and oversized windows. You can track their activities and shows via their Facebook account, and they regularly post on their Facebook and Instagram handles. They have a wide variety of coffee, smoothies, and cookies. You must try the Prawn Danggar and the Chicken Xacuti.
The Rice Mill café is located in Morjim, Pernem, Goa. They offer Goan and continental cuisine and serve from 9:30 am till 11 pm, all seven days. It costs around Rs 1,000 for two persons. It holds a rating of 3.3 on Zomato.
Café Al Fresco
People say you get the best Food when you get the homely feel, so the Café Al Fresco can provide you with the same feeling as the owner took this line very seriously to provide satisfaction, relaxation, and comfort to the customers.
Café Al Fresco is built similarly to a cottage building inside the Sunaparanta Centre for Arts premises. It is one of the best cafes you should visit in Panjim, and it is perfect when you find someplace for some quiet, peaceful, and relaxing place.
Café Al Fresco is built with a vibrant atmosphere and unique artistic way. This place is a gem, and your time and money will be worth going there. It also consists of an open-air theatre, a library, several exhibition galleries.
In Café Al Fresco, you must try Carrot cake, vegetarian quiche, and cucumber cooler, and they also serve European cuisine. The café is located near Lar De Estudantes, Altinho, Panaji. It costs Rs 800 on average, and Café Al Fresco holds a rating of 4.3 on Zomato.
Eva Café
Balancing plays the most crucial role everywhere. Eva café provides you with that perfect space with a balance of breezy ambience, delicious Food, sunset views, and most importantly, at the coast of Anjuna beach.
The café is covered with white, and the combination of sunset goes perfect with the white walls and hot pipping Food on the table with the flow of breeze. The café holds the 11th position among 167 cafes in Anjuna beach. It gives a very cosy vibe with the perfect place for photographs.
Eva Café offers European cuisine, and you must try Blue Cheese Salad and Green Shakshuka. The café is located in North Anjuna, Prais de San Anton, Goa. They serve from 9 am till 8 pm all seven days of the week, and it costs around Rs 800 on average for two-person. The Eva Café holds a rating of 4.1 out of 5 on Zomato.
Aroma
Roaming around South Goa and suddenly the hunger strikes, the Aroma Café is the top place you should consider with the cosy and friendly environment with delicious food in front of you.
The café is rated as the number one café among the others in that locality. Tourists love having the Food here, and so do the locals. The place is always into the talks in terms of Food and quality time spent with your loved ones.
The place works as a synonym to the delicious Food in South Goa. They also have a good space for kids and provide outdoor sitting service. They have varieties of non-vegetarian options on their menu.
The café is located in a very easy-to-spot place, and the staff is very welcoming & friendly. The Aroma café is located in Maria Hall, Benaulim, Goa.
In Aroma café, they serve European cuisine, and you must try Mediterranean Pasta Salad and Lemon Cheesecake.
They serve from 7 am till 10 pm all seven days of the week, making the place a perfect location for breakfast with a view. On average, the meal costs around Rs 800 excluding the tax and holds the rating of 4 on Zomato.
Village Café
The Village Café looks like a different world with a completely different surrounding, atmosphere, and ambience in Goa. You can enjoy every meal here in the Village Café, be it breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
The place is one of the ideal locations for dinner dates. Village Café amazes everyone with the interiors designed extraordinary and also the sitting arrangements that make the area very eye-catchy.
The Village Café is located inside the premises of Park Hyatt Resort, but the way it flaunts can make anyone fall in with the surrounding. The place is very photogenic, and you can have a good time, good Food and good photographs as well.
They serve the best Continental and Asian cuisine that suits all the occasions. The café is located in the Park Hyatt Resort, Arossim Beach, Cansaulim. You must try the Thai Spicy Vegetable Soup and Classic Tenderloin Cheeseburger. They serve all seven days, and it is open all 24 hours, which is the most exciting thing. It costs around Rs 2,000 for two persons, and it holds the rating of 3.8 out of 5 on Zomato.
So If you are fond of exploring different and unique cafes, this is a must-visit place, the visit will be the worth it.
Waterfall Café
The name of the café seems interesting, so do the café, especially if you love seafood and fishes. Waterfall Café is a part of the Zuri White Sands Goa Resorts & Casinos.
The place is known for the quality of easy to digest, healthy, and has vibrant flavours. They offer many unique international dishes and Italian, Indian, and Continental cuisines.
The Waterfall Café is also known for the coffee they serve, and the place is very hygienic. They offer various food options like tandoori, south Indian, Punjabi, and seafood plates. So basically you can call it a multicuisine restaurant and café.
It would be best if you tried the wildberry cheesecake, pomfret papico, and prawn balchao. The café is located in The Zuri white Sand Resort, Pedda, Varca, Benaulim. They serve all seven days of the week and 24 hours. It costs around Rs 2,000 on average for two-person. It holds a rating of 3.8 out of five on Zomato.
Carpe Diem
The place takes you back to the Portuguese era and gives you the feel of ancient galleries. Carpe Diem is managed with rustic charm and offers comfort food to the customers.
The place is a common location for the art gallery, ceramic studio, and café. The area also organizes sessions for art learning for all age groups. People of every age group have got one or the other activities like pottery, music, theatre, book reading, and art classes.
The café offers a variety of wraps, waffles, sandwiches, shakes, pastries, and many more, just like out of the world. You must try Balchao de Camarao and El Chancho.
The Carpe Diem is located in Gomes Waddo, Costa Vaddo Road, Mojorda, Goa. They serve from 10 am till 7 pm from Tuesday to Sunday, and it costs around Rs 700 on average for two-person.
So these are some of the best cafes in Goa that you should consider for having good food and time to enjoy with your squad and family
