Goa has a
coastline of around 101 km. Rice with fish and curry is the staple diet in Goa.
Goan food is considered incomplete without fish. Goan cuisine is famous for its
rich variety of seafood dishes.
Following are
among the more popular restaurant serving seafood in Goa, their location and
the main menu has been provided;
Sheela
Restaurant and Bar
This restaurant
is located on the way to Dabolim airport in the vicinity of the beautiful
Jacinto Island. The main dishes include the recheado masala fish fry, oyster
xacutti (pronounced Shakuti, it’s a Portuguese word), the good old fish-thali,
roast beef tongue, semolina (locally called rava) fried fish and their unique
dish Chicken Luizmarie.
Sharda
Classic
This restaurant
is located in the city of Panjim. They have a family type of ambience. Their
menu comprises of home-made recipes. The catch of the day is scribbled on a
black board. Their main menu is the fish thali, goan chicken and mutton thali,
mutton suka and chicken xacutti. Thali literally means a dish or a plate.
Planet
Hollywood Beach Resort
This is a new
restaurant and is located in the village of Utorda in South Goa and has a
variety. It serves North Indian, South Indian, Oriental and Western type seafood
specialities. They also include Japanese dishes sushi and sashimi. The menu
includes seafood paella, risotto, bisque, fish and prawns peri peri, balchao
with sannas and moilee, mapas with appam and also items like the crab cake in
chettinadu and Portuguese style.
Vasco
Square
This restaurant
is located in the port town of Vasco Da Gama. They have a Portuguese style
ambience. They believe in good, simple and quality food. They serve Goan, North
Indian, Indo-Chinese and continental cuisine. They rely on their fisherman who
provide them the freshest of catch.
Copperleaf
Restaurant
This restaurant
is located in Alto Porvorim in North Goa. Their main item is the local palate
the ‘lunch’. The lunch or the thali includes popular local preparations such as
the prawn hooman (hooman is the local word for curry i.e the sause or the
gravy), prawn kismore, teesroi sukhem, teesroi is the local word for clams,
bhaji (vegetables), crab masala, fish amot-tik and a big piece of fried King
Fish.
Souza
Lobo
Located on the
Calangute beach, Souza Lobo have been into existence for the past 80 plus
years. It’s a must visit. They have an array of Goan dishes and also Indian,
Continental, and Chinese cuisine. Some of the more popular dishes are the Souza
Lobo Lobster Thermidor, prawn curry rice, masala fried fish, crab xacutti, beef
steaks stuffed avocado, tandoori kingfish, rechado pomfret, stuffed avocado,
pork vindaloo, masala fried calamari, pork sorpotel and a lot of dessert and
drink options.
Daawat
Multi-Cusine Restaurant With Bar
This one is
located near Kala Academy in the city of Panjim. Their main item is the
Calamari special either batter fried, golden fried or crispy fried. Other items
on the menu include Pomfret Rechado,
Prawn Hooman, Chicken Cafreal and an options of desserts.
Martin’s
Corner
This one is
located in the village of Betalbatim in South Goa in the vicinity of Colva
Beach. The menu is multi-cusine. They are well known to serve home-made type
food. Among the local dishes are the Pomfret Caldin, Semolina fried mussels,
King Fish Balchao, Prok Vindaloo, Crab Masala Fry and not to forget the dry
mackerel and home-made lime and mango pickles.
The
Black Sheep Bistro
The Black Sheep’s
are located in Panjim. They like to do things differently. To the extent that
they change their menu during the monsoon when there is a ban on fishing. Their
delicacies include preparations of yellow-tail barracudas, tuna, local
preparations such as the gaalmo, motiali, sardines. They announce their day’s
special on facebook.
Soi
Soi is located in
Candolim in North Goa. Soi in the local language means grated coconut. They
specialize in traditional Goan recipes. The flavours are unique and distinct.
Their aim is to provide authentic food with the tastes of the good old days.
Their main menu includes the freshet catch of the day be it the river or sea
fish and serve it as fresh as possible.
SpiceGoa
Spicegoa is
located in Mapusa, North Goa on the NH17. They are known to use the main
ingredients of any food the masala prepared on a daily basis to ensure and
guarantee quality and their unique taste. Their menu includes the fish thali,
banana leaf-wrapped prawns, pomfrets and fish tandoor in local masalas.
Ritz
Classic Restaurant and Bar
This is located
in Panjim city near Patto Plaza. Ritz’s is a multi-cusine restaurant and offers
Goan seafood, Indian, Chinese, Tandoori. Their fish curry rice locally called
as the xitt-codi includes the prawn curry, prawn kismore, the teesroi and local
vegetables.
