Those who are in Goa relish it, and those who are away from Goa intensely miss it. What am I talking about? The humble and deceptively delicious fish thali. It is a staple dish in the State. In fact, people tend to give up the fancier dishes, as nothing hits the right spot as the Goan fish thali.

Antique Mardol

Even though this is one of the lesser-known restaurants in Goa, the fish thali here is a delight. It comprises of a variety of seafood dishes that are served on a banana leaf. Other than this, they also have lip-smacking tandoor dishes, pasta, sizzlers, steaks, and classic Goan food like prawn balchao, cafreal, xacutti, etc.

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Ritz Classic

Ritz Classic serves different types of dishes like Goan, Indian, Tandoor, and Chinese. Their popular dishes are fish thalis, fish curry rice, seafood, and others. The restaurant atmosphere makes one feel relaxed. They say, “For so many years we are one of the best at making seafood dishes. We’ve been in this line for 45 years.” Ritz Classic has three branches in Panjim and one in Mall de Goa.

Location: Panjim, Porvorim

 

Kokni Canteen

Kokni Kanteen is located in the heart of Panaji city and has been serving authentic Goan food since 1972. Their menu comprises of a variety of traditional Goan dishes ranging from authentic fish thalis with sol kadi, fish fry (with the day’s freshest catch) to traditional mocktails (“shivrak kop”) and cocktails. Every dish here is unique. They also serve desserts that include favourites such as rich creamy Serradura.

Location: Panjim

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Copperleaf

In Copperleaf, you will feel like you’re in luxurious surroundings. The good experience starts from the person who greets you at the door to the spacious interiors and tasty food. They have Goan dishes like fish thalis as well as other cuisines like Chinese, etc. You can also host private parties in this beautiful restaurant located in Alto Porvorim.

Location: Porvorim

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Shivers Garden

Shivers Garden offers delicious brunch items for those who missed having breakfast. These include ‘Mad burgers’, English breakfast combo, and sandwiches. They cater to cuisines like Indian, Naga, Russian, Goan, and Continental.

There are flavourful Indian dishes such as kebabs, biryani, prawn makhani, lamb rogan josh, dal fry, and paneer kadai. For a taste of Goa, they serve samarachi kodi thali, sorpotel, chicken cafreal, sausage pulao, fish thalis, and fish ambotik. Some of their other beautiful dishes are pomegranate marinated chicken, peanut butter pork, chicken kiev, steak onion pie, bacon-wrapped prawns, stuffed calamari, and much more.

Location: Candolim

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Peep Kitchen

Peep Kitchen is a place with elegant décor where one can have a hearty meal. They offer plenty of dishes which allow people to experience the vibrant Goan cuisine. This includes seafood in different styles like rawa fried, Goan sukhe, recheado, chilly fried, etc. Other local items are xacutti, cafreal, and fish thali. Dishes like Chicken Bangkok, paneer schezwan, Nasi Goreng, and Thai fried rice lets one get the taste of different oriental flavours. They also have Indian food available such as mutton masala, palak paneer, biryani, dal fry, prawn tandoori, and much more.

Location: Panaji

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