While my blog is called ‘That Goan Girl,’ I rarely write about Goa in a way that helps travellers visiting my home state. You see, this is a space for me to document my food and travel adventures around the country, not a guidebook to Goa… but naturally, I get…
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Edit – Davide’s Pizzeria has now shifted to Siolim. As word spreads, Davide’s Pizza is poised to raise the bar for Italian Food in Goa. Set along the Candolim-Sinquerim Road, very close to Fort Aguada, this charming eatery is slowly but surely making waves. From the road, you’ll see the…
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Edit: Old Bombay has permanently shut down. Food is culture and habit. Food is identity and belonging. And in a multi-cultural city like Mumbai, food is a sentiment. While flavours from all over India and the world collide in the Mumbai of today, in erstwhile Bombay, food from four cultures…
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Heyyy! I tried out a bunch of new restaurants lately, so get ready for a slew of food photographs and recommendations from some new spots serving scrummy food! Let’s start with this one! Coconuts, flamingos, pineapples, and umbrella-topped martini glasses – icons of a tropical paradise, find themselves a home…
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Hello, hello! Welcome back! It may come as a surprise to those of you who know my love for travelling to new destinations, but I do have a soft spot for staycations! Sure, zipping off to another state or country is thrilling, but the stress of a long road trip,…
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With over 200 restaurants in Candolim alone, the big vacation dilemma if you’re staying in that part of the state is deciding where to eat. Roadside shacks, fine dining spots overlooking the beach, and everything in between serves up fare to please any palate. Restaurants in Candolim Rather than relying…
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Edit: This restaurant has permanently shut down. The Baga-Calangute strip has recently seen a dip in splashy, upscale ‘dining experiences.’ The area is now littered with cheap rooms, cheap food and cheap everything else. It’s quite a surprise to come across a stylish-looking eatery amidst the chaos these days. Buried in…
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