20 Best Shacks in North Goa to Visit for a Great Experience

Endless beaches in North Goa with innumerable activities to do!! Add some refreshments, music and recreation? And voila!!! You have the beach shacks!! The beach shacks in North Goa are the best places for relaxation, to enjoy sumptuous food, and live music.

And all these while sitting on comfy chairs, with a cool breeze around, and gazing long into the sea. So, the next time you are in the area, visiting these best shacks in North Goa should definitely be a part of your list.

20 Best Shacks in Goa for Good Food and Relaxation by the Beach

1. La Plage

This beach shack on Ashwem Beach buzzes with the best beach life in North Goa. They serve amazing French, American and Continental food. For some juicy seafood, burgers, French fries, this is perhaps the best places in North Goa.

Sip on an amazing range of cocktails, while sitting on comfortable chairs, and enjoying the sweet sound of waves. Reserve your table well in advance, as the place gets full in no time.

• Location: Ashwem Beach
• Zomato Rating: 4.4/5
• Cost for two: Rs.800/- (approx.)

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2. Curlies

Among the best beach shacks on Anjuna Beach, Curlies will definitely titillate your taste buds with their impressive seafood varieties.

Prepared fresh and tangy, from the best masalas in Goa, you get amazing Goan, Konkani, and Italian dishes. Prawns, clams, crabs, lobsters, tuna, have a permanent place in their menu. The drinks, music and ambience are great and you can sit and enjoy the scenic views of the sea.

• Location: Anjuna Beach
• Zomato Rating: 3.5/5
• Cost for two (with alcohol): Rs.1,500/- (approx.)

3. Sublime

Meat lovers will love this place in Morjim. They have the most delicious steaks, salads, and appetizers. The seafood is equally juicy, and the amazing dishes from European cuisine will seem to melt in your mouth.

The beer, cocktails, and other drinks are fabulous too. Whether you are alone, with your friends, family, or your beloved, a visit to Sublime will be most rewarding experience in North Goa.

• Location: Morjim
• Zomato Rating: 3.5/5
• Cost for two: Rs.1,300/- (approx.)

4. Thalassa

A tropical beach, sumptuous Greek food, lovely ambience!! What else can you ask for in a beach shack!! Thalassa, perched on a high cliff on Vagator Beach, serves the most delicious Greek and Mediterranean cuisines.

You get to taste the fresh salads, oven-baked grilled food, appetizers, with a range of cool cocktails, beers and some sinful desserts to drool on!!

• Location: Vagator
• Zomato Rating: 4.5/5
• Cost for two: Rs.1,500/- (approx.)

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5. Souza Lobo

Situated on the vastly popular Calangute Beach, Souza Lobo is a beach shack which serves some signature Goan food.

Prepared with traditional Goan style, the spicy masalas, and other ingredients lend a tangy taste and spicy flavours to the food dishes. The seafood is very special, and the meats and vegetarian dishes are also not to be missed at all.

• Location: Calangute Beach
• Zomato Rating: 4.3/5
• Cost for two: Rs.1,300/- (approx.)

6. Villa Blanche

This beach shack ranks among the very best in North Goa. Located in Assagaon, this shack is housed in a centuries-old Portuguese mansion and has greenery all around, and a cosy ambience.

You get the best European foods, with original ingredients from European and Middle East markets, and prepared with authentic cooking techniques. The place is known to be the best places in Goa to have breakfast and Sunday Brunch. The baked goodies are exquisite!!

• Location: Vagator
• Zomato Rating: 4.0/5
• Cost for two: Rs.1,000/- (approx.)

7. Britto’s

After some exciting water sports on Baga Beach, you can’t get a more relaxing place than Britto’s. It has a marvellous multi-cuisine menu, and a fabulous bar menu, which offers chilled drinks to cool you. The seafood here is simply too tempting to resist and the views of the setting sun from the shack is simply heavenly.

• Location: Baga Beach
• Zomato Rating: 4.3/5
• Cost for two: Rs.1,400/- (approx.)

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8. Shiva Valley

Parties can reach frenzied levels here at Shiva Valley, the beachside shack on Anjuna Beach. It’s a loud party place, where music fans have a great time grooving on pulsating electronic music.

The place, with its discotheque ambience, cool cocktails, and a delicious multi-cuisine menu is a big draw for tourists and locals.

• Location: Anjuna Beach
• Zomato Rating: 3.5/5
• Cost for two: Rs.1,000/- (approx.)

9. Calamari

Like the name tells it, you can bathe and eat at this beach shack, or just amble across after a walk on the beach.

Either way, you get the most delectable seafood waiting to be relished. Spicy and delicious, and cooked in the traditional Goan way, the food portions are enough to satiate your hunger. There are cool cocktails and some live music too!!

• Location: Candolim
• Zomato Rating: 4.2/5
• Cost for two: Rs.800/- (approx.)

10. Baxters Beach Shack

If you happen to be on Ashwem Beach, you cannot help see this enormous beach shack. Apart from the most flavorful of Goan dishes and mouth-watering seafood, you also can shop on ethnic arts and crafts, souvenirs, and bead jewellery in the stalls. The sunset views are most scenic from this shack.

• Location: Ashwem Beach
• Zomato Rating: 3.3/5
• Cost for two: Rs.1,200/- (approx.)

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11. Rudy’s Golden Mermaid

On Calangute Beach, this beach shack serves the best of Continental, North Indian, Chinese and Goan food. The seafood is simply awesome, and the drinks too are scintillating. It illuminates with dazzling lights at night and the ambience turns more exotic with live music and cocktails.

• Location: Calangute
• Zomato Rating: 3.1/5
• Cost for two: Rs.800/- (approx.)

12. Bobby’s Shack

One of the finest beach shacks on Candolim Beach, Bobby’s Shack has some of the best New Year and Christmas celebrations. Its menu has the best dishes from local Goan cuisine. Its seafood is prepared from fresh aquatic fishes. It’s also a great place, where you can have English style breakfast.

• Location: Candolim
• Zomato Rating: 3.6/5
• Cost for two: Rs.700/- (approx.)

13. St Anthony’s Restaurant & Bar Shack

This beach shack is located on the most happening Baga Beach. It has its own share in the nightlife of Goa. Mondays are karaoke nights when there are jamming sessions with plenty of food, drinks, an exotic ambience and cool views of Baga Beach.

• Location: Baga Beach
• Zomato Rating: 3.8/5
• Cost for two: Rs.1,100/- (approx.)

14. Shining Star

Yet another beach shack on Baga Beach, Shining Star has a cosy ambience where you can enjoy from a range of Goan, Continental, North Indian and other cuisines. There is live music too for entertainment. They also provide dolphin spotting tours, and boat trips into the sea.

• Location: Baga Beach
• Zomato Rating: 3.6/5
• Cost for two: Rs.650/- (approx.)

15. Sunny Side Up

This beach shack on Candolim Beach prepares the best foods from European, Asian, American and Continental cuisines. They use the freshest ingredients for the food. The seafood is also quite juicy, and so are the cocktails, made interesting with an exciting combination of spirits and fruit juices.

• Location: Candolim Beach
• Zomato Rating: 3.7/5
• Cost for two: Rs.800/- (approx.)

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16. Palms n Sands

Guests can have a romantic dining experience on this beach shack on Candolim Beach. Candle-lit tables, soft lighting makes the décor appeal with its warm ambience.

They have a vast menu studded with the most fabulous Continental, North Indian, Goan, and Chinese food dishes. Cocktails too are marvellous and the mood here can be very romantic.

• Location: Candolim Beach
• Zomato Rating: 4.0/5
• Cost for two: Rs.900/- (approx.)

17. Pousada by the Beach

For relishing on authentic Goan, Portuguese, Konkani, and Continental dishes on Calangute beach head to Pousada by the Beach. Apart from the wooden tables, they also have beach chairs which are laid out on the open beach itself. The mojitos, cocktails, desserts are not to be missed here!!

• Location: Calangute Beach
• Zomato Rating: 4.9/5
• Cost for two: Rs.2,000/- (approx.)

18. Ryan’s Beach Shack

Away from the crowds that gather on the popular spots on Candolim Beach, this beach shack is located in a secluded spot. It serves authentic and tasty Goan delicacies and juicy seafood. North India and Chinese dishes are mouth-watering. Food is prepared from fresh ingredients and cooked to delight guests.

• Location: Candolim Beach
• Zomato Rating: 3.4/5
• Cost for two: Rs.600/- (approx.)

19. Fish Tail

This beach shack on Vagator Beach has a range of indoor and outdoor seating and dining options – plastic deck chairs for the beach, cane chairs in the restaurant, sunbeds for sunbathing with umbrellas for shelter.

The menu has fabulous dishes from North Indian, Continental, Goan, and Chinese cuisines. The seafood is excellent, and so are the drinks.

• Location: Vagator Beach
• Zomato Rating: 3.8/5
• Cost for two: Rs.600/- (approx.)

20. Dream Catcher

Among the many beach shacks on Baga Beach, Dream Catcher is the most popular, due to its excellent food, which you can get at affordable rates, and plenty of booze options, that are pocket-friendly. Both veg and non-veg food are delicious, and the courteous staff will make you feel comfortable.

• Location: Baga Beach
• Zomato Rating: 3.6/5
• Cost for two: Rs.900/- (approx.)

These beach shacks will give you more reasons to visit the beaches of North Goa. You must also have experienced the charm of these beach shacks, and perhaps, know some that we don’t!!

If so, then tell us more about them in the comments below. Your information can be valuable for us and fellow tourists who are planning to go to North Goa.

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