bars in goa

Since one of the more interesting things in the world is sitting in bars i will tell you about some of these places which are worth mentioning.

All of these bars/restaurants are located in a province in India, in Goa, which is located on the west coast of India, at about 200 miles south to Mumbai (former Bombay).

One of the villages every tourist who comes to Goa gets to know, is Calangute. It is a terribly touristic place and therefore has the need for good bars and people who sell "magic mushrooms".

It is not that easy to describe an adress in India, because even if you knew the name of the street you could never find a sign where this name is written on. So the easiest way to describe locations is by describing their surroundings.

Here we go: On the way to a pub called "Tito's" (after the crossing) in Calangute is a restaurant on the left side of the road. It is called "Restaurant at the End of the Universe". The idea for the name might not seem very smart but i have been to restaurants with better names but worse drinks.

However, this restaurant has some benefits:

1) The owners are science fiction addicts. They offer books by Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett and others to read for free.

2) They serve a great interpretation of the Pangalactic-i-cant-remember-destroyer-drink including some ingredients you only find in India! Despite the hazardous results it is legal. In India at least, as far as i know.

3) Great food. If you liked asian kitchen. Which is very likely while you are visiting India, then.

4) And last but not least they play good music (Last thing i remember actually were "Dire Straits").

You won't like the toilets, but this is a story of its own.

After having a couple of drinks in the restaurant and eventually something to eat, go back on the same road you came from or ask someone in the Restaurant about the "Mango Bongo Bar".

The exit to this bar (it is located near the beach) is some hundred meters back the street where you came from. It is not easy to find but if you finally get there it is like joining another world. The "Mango Bongo Bar" is, according to the barkeeper, open 22 hours a day. The barkeeper then sleeps two hours behind the bar and reopens the service after his rest. The bar itself is never actually closed. They play reggae music most of the time and it is very groovy all in all. Don't mind the people that sneak into the back of the bar building from time to time, returning with a happy smile on their face. They just went to the kitchen. Someone told me, and i truely believe that. The bar is located about 100 hundred meters from the beach and as i mentioned there are always funny people around. Njagr ... let's say most of the time. Some of them don't like "rocketscientists" but this is as well a different and very longish story.

When you have reorganized yourself the next day, go for some grilled kingfish in Calangute at a place called "Vrundavan" --- best grilled kingfish you can imagine. It is on the road to the beach on the right side, after the crossing, coming from outside.

Eventually you will have enough of good drinks but poor service. If so go to a place called "Cidade de Goa". It is a luxury holiday resort about 20 km to the south from Calangute. There you will find everything from service to drinks and food at its best.

On the way to the "Cidade" you will pass a place that is called "Cross Hill".It is near to the NIO (National Institute of Oceanography) at Dona Paula. There you find a combined bar and restaurant serving the best tandoori food i ever had and that's quite a bit.

That's it for now if you have emptied all this places (i.e you left alive and where the last guest) drop me a note and i'll give you more stuff.