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( 2226523; 31st January Rd; ?150-280; 11am-11pm)
The breezy first-floor restaurant at Panjim
Inn is indeed on a balcony with Fountainhas street views. Excellent Goan cuisine is the
speciality, but there's also a range of Indian and Continental dishes, and local wines.
Drinking & Nightlife
Panaji has pick-me-up pit stops aplenty, especially in the Sao Tomé and Fontainhas areas.
Mostly simple little bars with a few plastic tables and chairs, they're a great way to get
chatting with locals over a glass of feni.
Cafe Mojo
MAP
BAR
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.cafemojo.in
;
Menenzes Braganza Rd; 10am-4am Mon-Thu, to 6am Fri-Sun)
Cafe Mojo is cool. The
decor is cosy English pub, the clientele young and up for a party, and the hook is the e-
beer system. Each table has its own beer tap and LCD screen: you buy a card (?1000),
swipe it at your table and start pouring - it automatically deducts what you drink (you can
also use the card for spirits, cocktails or food). Wednesday night is ladies' night and the
weekends go till late.
Riverfront & Down the Road
MAP
BAR
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(cnr MG and Ourem Rd; 11am-3am)
The balcony of this bar-restaurant overlooking the creek
and Old Patto Bridge makes for a great sundowner spot; the ground-floor bar has occa-
sional live music.
Entertainment
Several casino boats sit moored on the Mandovi, offering a surprisingly entertaining night
out.
CASINO
Casino Royale
( 6519471;
www.casinoroyalegoa.com
; entry Mon-Thu ?3000, Fri-Sun ?3500; 24hr)
The biggest and
best of Panaji's three floating casinos, this upscale floating shrine to all things speculative
is as much entertainment as gaming. Admission includes unlimited buffet dinner, free
drinks, live music and ?2000 worth of chips. Various age and dress restrictions apply.
