Toula Bar & Kitchen, Candolim, North Goa : Restaurant Review

There are restaurants in North Goa that announce themselves like a DJ at a beach shack at 2am — loud, chaotic and desperate for attention. And then there are places like Toula, which sit there quietly glowing, like someone attractive at a party who doesn’t need to scream because they already know everyone’s looking anyway.Continue reading “Toula Bar & Kitchen, Candolim, North Goa : Restaurant Review”

Sake, Assagao : Restaurant Review

There are two kinds of nights in Goa. The predictable ones — where Panjim feels like an overplayed playlist and South Goa feels like a commitment you’re not emotionally ready for — and then there are nights where you decide, impulsively, almost rebelliously, to go north. To Assagao. To somewhere new. Somewhere promising. Somewhere likeContinue reading “Sake, Assagao : Restaurant Review”

Black Sheep Bistro, Panaji, Goa

Restaurant Review There’s something deeply satisfying about returning to a restaurant you once knew under a different name. It’s like bumping into an old friend who’s ditched a questionable haircut, acquired better taste in music, and now knows exactly who they are. That, in essence, is our Sunday lunch at The Black Sheep Bistro —Continue reading “Black Sheep Bistro, Panaji, Goa”

Saint Cloud Café, Sangolda — where Goa takes a brief holiday in Paris

Somewhere along Chogm Road in Sangolda — that eternally winding strip where cafés appear with the frequency of monsoon puddles — we came upon a relatively newish establishment calling itself Saint Cloud. Café-goers in Goa, note the name: it’s borrowed from a leafy Parisian suburb, which immediately raises expectations of elegance, patisserie wizardry, and theContinue reading “Saint Cloud Café, Sangolda — where Goa takes a brief holiday in Paris”

Pings Bia Hoi, Sangolda (Review)– Love You Long Time? Maybe Just Once.

Some restaurants are like exes—you think about them often, you make vague plans to visit, and yet, somehow, you never quite end up there. Pings Bia Hoi in Sangolda was my restaurant equivalent of that. Always on the list, but never quite the final destination. But this time, it was my birthday. A day forContinue reading “Pings Bia Hoi, Sangolda (Review)– Love You Long Time? Maybe Just Once.”

Feri Bar, Goa, Review :The Kind of Place You Wish More People Knew About (But Also Hope They Never Do)

By some cosmic miracle—or perhaps just sheer avoidance of the typical Saturday night madness—we found ourselves at Feri Bar in North Goa, a place that offers a much-needed reprieve from the stampede of Goa’s party-chasing, cocktail-spilling, “Wooo, Goa!” shouting weekend warriors. Instead of squeezing through a crowd thicker than a Delhi traffic jam, we choseContinue reading “Feri Bar, Goa, Review :The Kind of Place You Wish More People Knew About (But Also Hope They Never Do)”