Ultimate Mid-Range Budget Restaurants In Goa

By Krati Purwar

Boasting stunning coastlines and greenery, Goa is a tourist destination in India also famous for offering foodies with an unforgettable culinary experience. From seafood and South Indian to North Indian and Italian, one can find a variety of restaurants serving dishes from an array of cuisines. If you are planning your next vacation here, you also need a list of food joints that serve delicious food within your budget. Here are some recommended places that you visit to satisfy your hunger and satiate your taste buds.

*Some restaurants listed in this trail serve non-vegetarian food, but have been added because they have good vegetarian options on their menu as well.

  • Elephant & Co.

    Featuring an open seating area, Elephant & Co. is a trendy place to visit for a laid-back dining experience. It is a perfect spot for friends and couples to hang out and enjoy the surrounding greenery. The restaurant serves Asian, Italian, and Continental dishes, including poached chicken wonton, stir-fried chicken with oyster chilli sauce, cheese chilli toast, tofu withblack pepper, double chicken egg roll, and dark chocolate gateaux.
  • Perfect Cup

    If you are in Goa, you must visit this beautiful cafe called Perfect Cup for either breakfast or brunch. It stays open till 1.00 pm so you can come a little late after dinner to satiate your hunger pangs. For breakfast, you can order scrambled eggs, mushroom & spinach omelette, poached eggs, chole masala with kulcha, fresh fruit platter, Spanish omelette, and breakfast burrito. It has sandwiches, pizzas, and desserts too on the menu. Among mains, you should order grilled tiger prawns, spaghetti aglio olio, and fish & chips.
  • Lemon Chilli

    Lemon Chilli is a small food joint where you can enjoy a scrumptious meal after sightseeing under the sun. It has Continental, Italian, and Chinese delicacies on its menu. A few dishes that are worth a try at this restaurant are grilled chicken steak rice, chicken liver chilli fry, beetroot tikki, seared chicken leg pumpkin sauce, grilled malai paneer steak rice, and spice fish croquettes.
  • Copperleaf-Porvorim

    Copperleaf-Porvorim offers a indoor comfortable seating space. Not only does it serve delicious Goan cuisine but also has Chinese, North Indian, Seafood, and Mughlai dishes on its menu. A few top listed delicacies on its menu include dragon chicken, kebabs,chicken kebabplatter, veg Manchurian, chicken chilly, dal fry, fish fingers, murg Afghani kebab, squid butter garlic, crabs sukem, murg biryani, and matka kulfi.
  • Spice Mantraa

    Boasting a cosy and well-lit space, Spice Mantraa is a food joint where you can relish flavours of Goan cuisine along with North Indian dishes. Some of the dishes that you can order from its menu include butter pepper garlic prawns, matar khasta kebab, mutton seekh kebab, chicken tikka, Amritsari fish tikka, tandoori lamb chops, smoked butter chicken, Mumbai roast potatoes, and chicken tikka masala.
  • Nerul Eat Street

    If you are looking for a homely place to dine in Goa, head to Nerul Eat Street which serves sumptuous dishes from South Indian, seafood, Chinese, Mughlai, North Indian, and Continental cuisines. Some of the best dishes served here are chicken 65, chicken chilli, prawn chilli fry, pav bhaji, crab butter garlic, squid golden fry, kingfish curry, mutton biryani, veg Kolhapuri, and chicken noodles.
  • Jamies

    Jamies has an open seating area where you can enjoy the best of Chinese, Asian, Continental, and Italian cuisines. You get good portion meals to satiate your hunger pangs. A few dishes that are a must-try here are chicken schnitzel, butter garlic crabs, sweet & sour prawns, grilled oriental tenderloin sliced, lobster, kingfish fillet, chicken meatballs, mutton kebabs, cheese garlic toast, and Jamies' chocolate brownie.
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