About Thali restaurants of Ponda
Ponda town has plenty of simple, busy restaurants serving Goan vegetarian and fish thalis — a good, inexpensive stop between temples, spice farms and waterfalls. Many spice plantations also include lunch in their tour.
Good to know
- Why go: Hinterland lunch stop.
- Best time: Lunch, year-round.
- Good for: goan, vegetarian, local, seafood.
- North Goa is the livelier half of the coast: cafés, nightlife, markets and water sports.
- Tip: Many beach shacks open only from about October to May. Call ahead in the monsoon and expect busy tables at sunset.
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