Seafood in Goa is not about the biggest plate — it is about the shack, the cook, and the hour. Our curators each have their list. Here is the shortest one we send to guests.
Martin's Corner, Betalbatim (South Goa): the butter-garlic prawns are the benchmark. Vinayak Family Restaurant, Assagao (North): fish thali, not the seafood menu — trust us. Cavala in Baga if you want white tablecloths; Britto's only if you want nostalgia over food.
Book a sunset table at Thalassa, Vagator — yes, it is famous, yes, it deserves to be. The cliff edge at 6:30pm is one of the great dining rooms in India. Order the saganaki and the grilled lobster, share a bottle of the house white, and refuse dessert; there is a kulfi stall on the road out that is better than anything on their card.
The shack rule: pick the one where the owner is at the pass, not on the sand. The prawns will be right.
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