8 restaurants · updated November 2026

The Best Indian Restaurants in Goa

Goa tied Mumbai for the most restaurants on India's top 50 list in 2026, and the best Indian cooking here ranges from new Goan and South Indian kitchens in Assagao and Siolim to old village restaurants serving fish curry rice and xacuti the way they always have.

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Cavatina by Avinash Martins
#23, India Top 50 Restaurants 2026 (Condé Nast Traveller)
Benaulim, Goa, India
Chef Avinash Martins reworks Goan food with modern technique.
Valchi bhaji with morelsTongue tartareSeasonal Goan specials
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Hosa
#27, India Top 50 Restaurants 2026 (Condé Nast Traveller)
Siolim, Goa, India
Contemporary South Indian cooking in a beautiful Siolim house.
Curry leaf-cured snapper in kokum rasaPineapple gojjuAlmond "chicken 65"
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Jamun
#41, India Top 50 Restaurants 2026 (Condé Nast Traveller)
Assagao, Goa, India
Indian regional dishes with a playful touch.
Crab kalchi kodiPork assadoBeetroot galouti
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Mister Merchant's
#45, India Top 50 Restaurants 2026 (Condé Nast Traveller)
North Goa, Goa, India
A smart room where the house mutton curry is the dish to order.
Merchant's mutton currySaffron chicken cigars
Details, rating and dishes MapSources: esquireindia.co.in

Goan classics

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Martin's Corner
Betalbatim, Goa, India
The famous South Goa village restaurant, busy for decades.
Butter garlic crabGoan sausagesChicken xacuti
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Mum's Kitchen
Panjim, Goa, India
A Panjim favourite for traditional Goan home cooking.
Goan fish curryHome-style Goan dishes
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Ritz Classic
Panjim, Goa, India
A Panjim lunch spot famous for its fish thali.
Fish thali
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Gunpowder
Assagao, Goa, India
South Indian and coastal cooking in an old Assagao house.
Andhra-style prawnsKodava pandi curry
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How we chose

Picked from the Condé Nast Traveller x District Top Restaurant Awards 2026 (via Esquire India) and Explurger's guide to Goan food. This list keeps to Indian and Goan cooking, so the state's Japanese, European and Asian entries are left out. Restaurants change, close and lose or gain stars, so check before you travel. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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