Must-try: The Outrigger Version 2
A bar well worth seeking out (No. 3 on 30 Best Bars 2025), Bar Outrigger is a rum-forward space balancing nostalgia with easy-going modern drinking.
Must-try: Feni Colada
An intimate vinyl bar built around the pleasure of listening, FTR plays records start-to-finish, where conversations unfold over inventive cocktails
Must Try: The Prawn Pil Pil with Salsa Verde and Chilli Oil
Order some well-balanced cocktails like By Two Beach and Goli Soda Margarita, which make for easy drinks on hot days in Goa.
Must-try: Hot Honey Chicken Donut
If you love bread, you go to Larder & Folk. You could go with your standard gourmet coffees to wash it all down, or try something like the burnt lemon pepper berry soda.
Must-try: From Monday to Wednesday, bowls of Samyang noodles AKA Office ‘Noods’ with customisable toppings.
The Nao Spirits office turns into MTW come 7 PM. Ring the doorbell to be allowed inside.
Must-try: Axone Bang Bang Prawns
Oiya’s is a marriage of Asian and Naga cuisines, creating dishes that unfold layers of flavour and texture
Must-try: Fenhattan
Petisco blends a Goan tavern spirit with contemporary small-plates kitchen.
Must-try: Rissóis de Camarão
It spotlights the state’s Luso-Goan legacy: food created when the Portuguese colonisers' cuisine intertwined with traditional Goan.
Must-try: Mango (with coconut feni)
If you are thinking of slipping quietly into this high-on-spirit bar, the really loud chorus of “look who’s here” for all those who enter will place the spotlight squarely on your head.
Must-try: Beef Brisket Sandwich
Done up in yellow and blue, with beach umbrellas in the small outdoor seating area, the handwritten chalk menu board is where you will find everyone hovering.