A new restaurant, cafe and chic bar debut on Goa’s coast

Rainy days got you down? This monsoon, Goa’s dining scene is heating up with cosy cafes, innovative cocktails, and piping hot comfort food that’ll have you stepping out even in a heavy downpour
The newly opened restaurant, Anar, in Anjuna, serves Middle Eastern cuisine.
A TASTE OF ARABIA: If Middle Eastern cuisine is your thing, the newly opened restaurant, Anar, in Anjuna, will mesmerise you with its food, decor and ambience.
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Whether you're a local with cabin fever or a monsoon-loving visitor, who thrives on the smell of wet earth and wood smoke, Goa’s dining scene this season is giving you more than enough reasons to step out.

From lovingly layered cocktails to steaming coffee, here are a couple of Goa’s most exciting new openings, and they're also located close to the beach.

The newly opened restaurant, Anar, in Anjuna, serves Middle Eastern cuisine.
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ANAR, Anjuna

If Wes Anderson opened a Middle Eastern restaurant in a paddy field, it would look like this.

At Anar, the atmosphere is playful but polished — hand-painted glassware, cats in warrior robes on the walls, and an inviting dining room that hits that sweet spot between elegant and easygoing.

The menu is a lush, generous take on Middle Eastern cuisine: mezze platters that actually fill you up, Persian stews that are deep and soulful, and kebabs so juicy they practically deserve their own soundtrack. The fesenjoon (walnut and pomegranate chicken) is a must-order — comforting, rich, with just the right tang. Wash it down with a Persian spice martini and forget the rain exists.

The newly opened restaurant, Anar, in Anjuna, serves Middle Eastern cuisine.
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DETAILS

WHAT: Anar (Middle Eastern restaurant)

LOCATION: Calangute-Anjuna Road, Anjuna 

TIMINGS: 12–3.30 pm, 7–11.30 pm (Closed on Tuesdays)

PRICING: Rs 2,000 for two 

CONTACT: +91 92097 81636

There are some amazing coffee options at Maverick & Farmer, Anjuna.
ANYONE FOR A CUPPA: Coffee fans will love the coffee options at Maverick & Farmer, Anjuna.

MAVERICK & FARMER, Anjuna

Coffee nerds, rejoice! Maverick & Farmer is here with its beans from Coorg, its scientific experiments, and a passion for brewing you can actually taste. The vibe at the Anjuna cafe is warm and welcoming, with enough space to work, read, or pretend you're working while people-watching.

Highlights? The cold-smoked coffee that tastes like a campfire in the best way. The Vietnamese Iced Coffee for those who like their caffeine with a side of condensed milk. And Espresso Martinis if your mornings occasionally bleed into your evenings (no judgement here).

Also, the Coffee-Rubbed Chicken is oddly addictive.

The newly opened restaurant, Anar, in Anjuna, serves Middle Eastern cuisine.
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DETAILS:

WHAT: Maverick & Farmer (cafe)

LOCATION: Near Bhumika Temple, Anjuna, North Goa

TIMINGS: 8 am–11 pm

PRICING: Rs 1,000 for two

CONTACT: +91 98450 6723

The Martini Bar is located in Nerul.
CHEERS: The Martini Bar, in Nerul, is Goa’s most elegant new watering hole.

THE MARTINI BAR AT AHILYA BY THE SEA, Nerul

This isn’t just a bar — it’s a quiet tribute to a classic, a mood, a memory. The Martini Bar at the picturesque boutique hotel, Ahilya by the Sea, is Goa’s most elegant new watering hole, and also its most discreet.

Conceptualised with Countertop India, the drinks here are precise, poetic, and inspired by places that mean something to the Holkar family — from Indore to Gulmarg to Chorao.

The newly opened restaurant, Anar, in Anjuna, serves Middle Eastern cuisine.
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There’s saffron, capers, fragrant lemons. There's candlelight and conversation. And there’s that a rare sense of being exactly where you’re meant to be.

DETAILS

WHAT: The Martini Bar (Only by reservation)

LOCATION: Ahilya by the Sea, Coco Maia, Nerul, North Goa

PRICING: Rs 2,000 for two

CONTACT:  +91 84593 86478

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