Goa has always known how to set a mood. But right now, it’s doing something even better. Across cliffs, villages, beaches, and backstreets, a new wave of restaurants and bars is quietly reshaping the way the state eats, drinks, and comes together. If you’re planning a trip (or already there and wondering where the good energy has moved), these are the places setting the pace right now.
New Restaurants In Goa To Check Out This January
1. Titlie
Titlie’s return to the Vagator cliffs feels like meeting an old friend who has grown wiser and calmer by day and even more magnetic by night. You arrive for the view, stay for the vibe, and leave with the feeling that you’ve experienced Goa the way it’s meant to be felt. What makes Titlie special is the way it moves with the day. Afternoons are laid-back and perfect for lingering over drinks. As evening sets in, the energy gently rises, and soon the space transforms into a high-energy coastal club. The food is bold and expressive, mixing Indian flavours with global influences, while the cocktails feel theatrical yet rooted in Goa’s tropical soul.
Where: 592/5 Bardez, Mapusa, Small Vagator, Goa
When: 2 pm – 3 am
Cost: ₹3,000 (For two)
2. Sabores
Inspired by traditional Goan–Portuguese homes, this 60-seater is all about comfort, nostalgia, and refined storytelling through food. What truly sets Sabores apart is its respect for heritage. The menu brings together Hindu and Christian Goan traditions along with classic Portuguese influences. Expect beautifully done prawn balchão, chicken cafreal, wood-fired seafood, traditional Goan curries, and Portuguese favourites like bacalhau and clams in Bulhão Pato style. The bread programme, featuring poie, pao, onde, and soft dinner rolls with flavoured butters, adds a lovely, thoughtful touch. The cocktails lean into local produce and flavour memories, making every sip feel personal.
Where: Clube de Palma, Phase 2, Aldeia de Goa, Bambolim, Goa
Cost: ₹3,000 (For two)
3. Drop Dead Sexy
Drop Dead Sexy in Assagao is designed as an immersive art installation, lights feel alive, sculptural hands reach out from above, and mechanical eyes follow your movement across the room. What makes this place unforgettable is its constantly changing cocktail philosophy. Every three months, the entire bar focuses on one ingredient and rebuilds everything around it. The opening season is all about strawberries, explored through fermentation, milk-washing, infusions, evolving ice, and texture-driven techniques. Drop Dead Sexy is perfect for nights when you want something unpredictable, artistic, and a little provocative.
Where: 544/2, Mapusa Chapora Rd, opposite Sublime Goa, Bouta Waddo, Assagao, Goa
When: 9 pm – 3 am
4. Toasters
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Toasters is the kind of café you wish existed in every neighbourhood. You can come here to snack, work on your laptop, meet friends, or just sit quietly with a coffee and a sandwich. The food is simple, comforting, and full of flavour. Think loaded grilled sandwiches, juicy burgers, crispy wings, fries, and house-made sauces that make everything taste better. Add fresh coffee, cold brews, shakes, and smoothies, and you’ve got a place you’ll keep returning to.
Where: Ground floor, House No. 1/1, Grande Morod, Betim–Verem–Saligao Rd, Pilerne Industrial Estates, Saligao, Goa
When: 9:30 am – 7:30 pm
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5. OG’s Cocktail Bar & Kitchen
OG’s Cocktail Bar & Kitchen is easy to like. Located close to Vagator Beach, it’s a relaxed, lively spot where you just turn up and let the evening unfold. With a menu that covers Pan-Asian, Goan, and Continental dishes, it’s designed to please everyone at the table. There’s live music, a solid bar, and a crowd that mixes locals and travellers effortlessly. Whether you’re stopping by after the beach or looking for a place to start your night, OG feels reliable, fun, and comfortable.
Where: Dabolwada, Kaisuv, OG’s Cocktail Bar & Kitchen, H No. 4885/2, Vagator Beach Rd, next to JW Marriott, Coutinho Vaddo, Bardez, Anjuna, Goa
When: 5 pm – 5 am
Cost: ₹1,700 (For two)
6. Gox Bar
Just a minute from Anjuna Beach, Gox Bar & Beach Club captures that classic Goa feeling. During the day and early evening, it’s perfect for unwinding with friends, sipping drinks, and enjoying comfort food like cheesy pizzas and creamy pastas. As the night deepens, Gox quietly switches moods. DJs take over, the sound system comes alive, and the space turns into a relaxed party spot without losing its beachside charm. With warm lighting, ocean air, and even a pool table for casual hangouts, Gox works equally well for chilled evenings and late nights that stretch into early mornings.
Where: Flea Market, Bardez, Monteiro Vaddo, Anjuna, Goa
When: Open 24 hours
Cost: ₹1,600 (For two)
7. Bastardo
Bastardo is wild, messy, loud, and completely unapologetic. Built from upcycled materials and filled with neon lights, skeletons, trippy hallways, and crooked mirrors, it feels like walking into someone’s chaotic, brilliant imagination. What makes Bastardo a must-try is its fearless attitude. The cocktails are savage, salty, spiced, and unapologetic, with names and flavours that don’t behave. Bastardo welcomes you exactly as you are, with no pretence or judgement. It’s the bar equivalent of that one friend you can be brutally honest with.
Where: 539/1, Coutinho Vaddo, Vagator, Anjuna, Goa
When: 5 pm – 1 am
Cost: ₹1,000 (For two)
8. Sarabi
Sarabi is a space that reveals itself in layers. Spread across three distinct areas, the Pond, the Sundeck, and the Den, it invites you to move slowly, taking in each mood as the evening unfolds. Start with calm, nostalgia-driven cocktails by the water, move to open-sky dining as the sun sets, and end the night inside the dramatic Den. Rooted in Indian flavours but shaped by global techniques, Sarabi’s food and drinks feel thoughtful and indulgent without being overwhelming.
Where: H NO-285, SURVEY NO-206/1, PLOT NO-93A, Ozran Beach Rd, near Prabhu Villa, Vagator, Goa
When: 4 pm – 4 am
Cost: ₹1,000 (For two)
This January, these new restaurants and bars show how Goa is evolving without losing its soul.
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