Goa is one of the best places to enjoy a weekend, a getaway with your four-legged furry friends. Here are the top dog-friendly cafes where you can take your puppy on a date.
Goa is one of the most prominent vacation places in India. It is still the top-voted plan when it comes to vacationing with your friends. Over time, it has also become increasingly common for travelers to travel to Goa with their pets on holiday. Even for people for live in Goa, it is becoming more and more acceptable to take one’s dog along for a meal. Seriously, who would not enjoy taking their four-legged best friend to a cute pet-friendly cafe or pub? Instant mood lifter. Goa has several pet-friendly cafes, restaurants, and pubs, especially dog-friendly places. So here is the list of top places you can take your dog to chill and vibe.
- Babazin’s
This restaurant is one of the most famous ones in Goa, not just because it is pet-friendly, but also because it brings a cinematic view to travelers. Situated close to the Reis Magos Fort, this restaurant will bring you stunning views of the beaches and the sunset. The limited menu here features lip-smacking seafood that is a specialty of Goa. You can try out this limited menu, presented in front of you anytime you want, depending on the availability. The most exciting thing? You can bring your pet along, your favorite little four-legged partner to enjoy while you eat its delicious prawn curry, which is the best-voted, and restaurant’s most popular choice. Babazin’s serradura is also one of the best you can find in the entire Goa, along with the restaurant’s cafreal, veggie Pulau option. Other than this, the USP dishes of the place will go hands down to Chicken pepper garlic butter, squid garlic butter, prawn balchao, and pomfret. You can get your hands on Goan, Seafood, Chinese, and North Indian cuisines in this non-veg restaurant. Open from 12:00 Noon to 11:30 PM, you can get lunch, snacks, and dinner.
2. Gunpowder
Another crowd favorite in Assagao, North Goa is Gunpowder which is open to many furry friends. This restaurant will not only give you a good time with its beautiful seating ambiance and food but will also make sure your puppy date has a good time too. Here you can enjoy a delicious spread along with a couple of drinks with Luna and Queenie, the pups of gunpowder. Their in-house doggos are just super cute, and extremely friendly too! You and your dog will have no problem fitting in, and having a good experience. However, just make sure your pets are well-behaved and trained so that this can be a memorable experience without any hazards on the side. The USP dishes of this restaurant are Kozhi Fry, Kerala Mutton Curry, Malabar Prawn Curry, Tamarind Rice, Egg Appam, and Mango Panna Cotta. You can try anything from the top-tier cuisines like South Indian, Seafood, and Desserts and you will get both options for veg and non-veg food items. Gunpowder serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner from 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
3.Montego Bay Beach Village
Located at the far end of North Goa, in Arambol, this casual place is the ideal one where you can work, eat, or just relax with your four-legged friend. The staff here is extremely friendly and super-welcoming to both the patrons and their pets. The atmosphere and vibe here are absolutely thrilling, better-put – enchanting. Known for its fruits and smoothies, you will always find fresh drinks and pulps here. On top of that, you will find a gorgeous, lush jungle surrounding the village where you and your canine buddy can cool down on a sultry afternoon in Goa. The most popular dishes you can enjoy here are Pizza, Pasta with Linguine with crab meat, chicken vindaloo, and, chicken xacutti. You will find both beg and non-veg food here with a wonderful spread of cuisines like Goan, North Indian, Chinese, Continental, Pizza, Seafood, Desserts, and Beverages. The restaurant is open 24 hours and they will serve you breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
4.Jamun
Goa is known as a former Portuguese colony and what could be better than chilling with your pupper at some place where you get the vibe of history? Jamun is the ideal place for that which is an Old Portuguese villa, which is now converted into a restaurant. If you are ever in Goa with your pet, Jamun is that place that is a must-visit. The entire setup including the seating arrangement outdoors is elegant. Not just the seating, or the ambiance, but the food and drinks here are also best-rated and taste fabulous. The restaurant has its own signature cocktail, the Jamun Cocktail, which is based on either gin or vodka. The menu also offers Wiskey-based cocktails, the Nillgiri and Kolkata Special which goes along so well with the papad basket, containing five different flavourful chutneys. The other USP dishes of the restaurant are Dal Makhni, Papad, Mutton, Seafood, and Butter Chicken. You will get both veg and non-veg food here in cuisines like Goan, North Indian, South Indian, Seafood, Biryani, Desserts, and Beverages. If you are leaning toward veg dishes, Tamatar Ki Chaat and Dahi Ke Kebab are a must-try. If you are thinking of going forward with the non-veg dishes, the Goan-baked fish fillet is a must-try. The place is open from 12:00 Noon to 4:00 PM and then again from 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM where you can get lunch and dinner with your doggo.
5.Petisco Goa, Panaji
If you are looking for an amazing experience an outstanding blend of Goan flavors with Mediterranean cuisine, look no further because Petisco Goa in Panaji offers exactly that. This is mostly on the cozy side with an elegant ambiance that will give you and your pupper the ultimate comfort. The eatery has an extensive spread of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meal items that will give you a good time. You will also find a long list of cocktails here and the most welcoming staff will make sure both you and your canine friend are having the experience of your lives. You can get continental cuisine here with its signature dishes like Cold Barley & Apple Salad, House Spiced Fried Chicken, Assorted Mushroom, and Potato Rosti. Open from 12:30 PM to 10:00 PM, you can get brunch, lunch, and dinner at Petisco Goa.
6.Robin’s Ark
Another casual dining where you can take your dog is Robin’s Ark. This place is located in Cavelossim, South Goa, this restaurant offers a lovely, and charismatic ambiance with a spread of some good, lip-smacking food items. The place is also known for being extremely friendly, so bringing your canine companion would be a nice experience too. Robin’s Ark stands out among the other eateries in the area for its amazing food and vibrant atmosphere, so if you are ever in this area, try its chicken quesadillas and pesto chicken. It offers both traditional and non-traditional food items that celebrate Indian delicacies and more diverse global choices together. The most promising dishes you will find here are Coffee Creme Brulee, Pesto Chicken, Chicken Quesadilla, Mocktails, Steak, and Cafrael kebab. The place serves North Indian, Seafood, Continental, Fast Food, Goan, Italian, Desserts, and Beverages, with both veg and non-veg options. Open from 12:00 Noon to 11:00 PM, you can get brunch, lunch, and dinner here with your pet.
7.Cafe Sussegado
Cafe Sussegado Souza is a seafood restaurant that is known for its finger-licking seafood options. However, this place does not only make tasty prawns and crabs but also is extremely open and friendly to both cats and dogs. That is just the most pawsome reason to like them!!! The place is filled with different artifacts of a bygone era such as antiques, radios, gramophones, etc. Moreover, the food is just too good to miss out as local people say the eatery is just on another level. So the next time you visit this cafe, make sure to try its chorizo sausages sliced and rumpled with onions and chilies, along with the coffee gravy. Other than this, the other most-voted sides of the cafe are Curry Crab, Veg Xacuti, Chicken Xacuti, Authentic Goan Food, Chicken Cafreal, and Pork. You will get both veg and non-veg options in the cuisines of Seafood, North Indian, Goan, Desserts, Continental, and Chinese. The place is open from Noon to midnight where you can enjoy brunch, lunch, and dinner.
8.Toro Toro
Toro Toro is yet another fantastic place where you cannot help but drag your pupper along and enjoy some quiet time. The place has a distinctive tropical look, perched by the Baga creek is enough to often lure you and your doggo to live music and fresh seafood. Moreover, this aesthetic cafe offers food for both dogs and their humans. The recommendation would always be to try their BBQ section along with their thin-crust pizzas. Other than this, you can also try their best-selling items like meatballs, BBQ chicken, Nachos, Hummus, Lobster, and Chicken Wings. You will get both veg and non-veg items from the distinctive spread of cuisines like Asian, Italian, Goan, Seafood, Continental, Beverages, Desserts, Pizza, etc. Open from 9:30 AM to 12:00 Midnight, you can enjoy breakfast, lunch, and dinner at Toro Toro.
9.Chef Peter’s Kitchen
There is just something about authentic Goan food in a chef’s backyard. Chef Peter’s Kitchen offers this valuable experience to all the travelers that go there and indulges them with the knowledge that goes into making Cafreal and Shark Ambotik or the closest-to-home prawn risotto. Trust us, it is worth every penny you spend there. Adding to this, Chef Peter also allows you to bring your pupper along, giving them an entry to the party! So we say this is a too good of a deal that you can miss. The USP dishes of this place include Chef’s special soup, prawn stuffed papad, fish caldin, and beef chili fry. Try out anything from their extensive eating options, available in both veg and non-veg where you can get a taste of lip-smacking cuisines like Goan, Seafood, and Desserts. The place is open from 11 AM to 11 PM where they will serve you brunch, lunch, and dinner.
10.Artjuna
Looking for the perfect place to chill with your dog when you are vacationing in Goa? We have got the perfect recommendation for you – it is Artjuna. This is the perfect destination to hang out with your best friend. However, before visiting the place for its delicious food spread, know that they only serve fish and eggs, so you will not get any options for chicken or meat here. Located near Anjuna Flea Market, this place’s USP dish is Shakshuka. You will get different options in Mediterranean, and Italian cuisines along with a wide spread of desserts, and beverages. Artjuna is open from 7:30 Am to 10 Pm, serving you breakfast, lunch, brunch, snacks, and dinner.
Exploring new food items, and traveling to new eateries is always a great experience, but it gets even bigger when you are doing this with your four-legged best friend! So, make sure to hit these places the next time you are in Goa with your doggo!
