Anandashram's Great Goan Thalis in Panjim Since 1945

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Anandashram is an unassuming Goan heritage restaurant that has been serving delicious, home-style food in Panjim for 78 years.
A short walk from Campal and the Head Post Office is Panjim’s beautiful 31 January Road, which leads to Fontainhas from San Tome. It is lined with elegant heritage buildings in all colours, and an increasing number of trendy cafes and boutique hotels catering to tourists. Tucked amidst these tourist magnets, right opposite Hotel Venite, is Hotel Anandashram. It opened in Panjim 2 years before India’s independence, and 16 years before Goa’s.
Hotel Anandashram Google Maps location: goo.gl/maps/kjmqw5hB3nToApCU6
Timings: 12 to 3 pm; 7.30 to 10 pm; Sunday evenings closed
Note: Hotel Anandashram is on a pedestrian- and two-wheeler-only, one-way street
It’s 1 pm when we arrive and the lunch service at Anandashram is underway. Office-going Ponjekars have slipped in for lunch that tastes like home.
Before we can think about what to have for lunch, it’s time to refresh ourselves after a hot day in Mapusa market, with some chilled kokum and jeera sodas. Should we have kingfish (visvon), modso (lemon fish), bangdo (mackerel), bombil (Bombay duck), chonak (sea bass/sea perch) or veg thali?
We decide on a chonal thali and veg thalis with sungta (prawns) and xinaneo (mussels) rawa fry on the side. The #fishthali costs Rs 250 and veg thali Rs 120. The sungta and xinaneo fries were Rs 400 each.
The veg #thali had #Goan fat rice, dal, chana (potol/peas) bhaji, bhendi bhaji, sol kadi, curds, salad, papad, pickle and potato fry (batata fodi).
The #chonak thali had #Goa fat rice, fish curry, fish head curry, bhendi bhaji, kismur, sol kadi, pickle, salad and a big piece of fried chonak
The #fishcurry was absolutely delicious - perfect blend of chillis and turmeric - and spicy!
So next time you are visiting San Tome and #Fontainhas in #Panjim and want to eat like Goans do, step into the door to the red house opposite Venite on Rua 31 de Janeiro, and enjoy a real taste of Goa that’s easy on both the stomach and the pocket.
A #4k #hires video
Music:
Son Habana / Pampas Bolero / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
El Equipo Del Norte / La Ciudad / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Пікірлер: 69

@autolancegega599 Жыл бұрын

I had eaten in Ananda ashram in Vasco in the year 1994. That taste I still remember. It was a nice treat.

@maggiepereira3004 Жыл бұрын

Ma'am u r absolutely right Goan food is the best for it's flavour n awesome taste n thanks dear for the lovely hotel with less price Goan thalis ❤❤❤❤

@lesleyingoa Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🥰

@edgarmenezes8957 11 ай бұрын

Lovely unassuming ambience restaurant with great food, great no nonsense service and reasonable rates . Highly recommended!!

@mohinitayade3147 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing very useful information about Goa food junctions.

@mayarajput188 Жыл бұрын

Same drama one of my bengali freind,her reaction about coconut being used n Dat too as if it was some very dirty way of cooking my God I got pissed off at her reaction,how can u not accept anybody else's style of cooking n how can u criticise others? We maharastrian people use coconut in everything n also my inlaws in karnataka n we don't say yuck to their mustard oil preparations I mean we r all educated people n India is a country of diverse cultures isn't it but I got really pissed on seeing pushpas reaction as it reminded me of my Kolkata freind

@Abhirup_Bhattacharya 2 ай бұрын

I don't know about your particular friend ................ but we Bengalis use coconut in many fish and prawn dishes

@allankedari3540 Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate your good work.Good to know local restaurant joint's budget friendly.

@jeanettedias64 Жыл бұрын

Interesting vedio, bless u lovely ladies

@jeanettedias64 Жыл бұрын

Ur welcome, love frm Goa

@nagueshgauli6727 2 ай бұрын

Lesley very nice videos ❤

@lesleyingoa 2 ай бұрын

Thank you

@mukundnadkarni 5 ай бұрын

Spot on with the comment about the curry. Good curry makes the thali. The rest is mostly the same at different places, but the curries change. All the best with your channel, I'm subscribed and binge watching your videos. All the places you visit are now in my Google maps want to go list. It is swelling by the minute.😄

@lesleyingoa 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind comment

@sreeparnadutta1592 8 ай бұрын

Lesley - I came across your vlogs by chance and ever since then love watching them. Love your presentation , Maria , Viola and other friends. You guys are so much fun to be around. I would love to meet you guys in person some day. Also Pushpa is cute. What she meant is in Bengal we eat more or Pond or lake fish which doesn’t have a strong smell and fish in goa is sea fish which has a distinct smell due to salty water. However I love Goa and Goan food and people. I don’t mind settling there for there rest of my life ❤❤❤❤❤ much love to all of you ❤

@lesleyingoa 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your kind comment. Will share it with Pushpa. We would be delighted to meet with you. Please email us at lesleyingoa@gmail.com to arrange this. Cheers

@skp251 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for covering such places. Appreciate your effort 😊

@lesleyingoa Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Sudesh! These simple places are the best

@prakashhaldankar2582 8 ай бұрын

आपका फूड ब्लॉग बहुत अच्छा है. मै गोवा प्रेमी हु.आपका हर episode mai देखता हू. महाराष्ट्र से बहुत लोग साल मे एक बार गोवा आणा चाहते है. तो रहने के लिये फ्रॉम old goa to mardol 800 to 1200 तक का रहणे के लिये जगह अगर आप explore करेंगे तो बहुत अच्छा रहेगा.

@lesleyingoa 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. We are trying to put uo some Marathi videos

@MF-tc1wj Жыл бұрын

Enjoy the prawn Thali every time I am in panjim. Its delicious

@varshanalavade2953 Жыл бұрын

Love ur vlog..... Ull r really doing a splendid job.... Getting to about so many wonderful eating joints serving authentic Goan delights..... 👍always looking forward for ur posts

@lesleyingoa Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind comment 🙏🏽

@sidhikhandolkar603 Жыл бұрын

I miss this Place 👌

@rajeevajgaonkar4152 Жыл бұрын

Each cuisine has its own plus points. Bengali cuisine is based around mustard and mustard oil. Also the types of fish available differ a lot. Although I am accustomed to goan cuisine, I like bengali cuisine too, except for the fish head in lentils.

@lesleyingoa Жыл бұрын

Yes, Bengali fish is wonderful. All Bengali food, in fact. Pushpa makes delicious mashed prawns in mustard oil and different kinds of fish 'shorshey' with mustard kashundi. really fantastic

@sherylcoutinho3300 7 ай бұрын

Hi Lesley, hope you are well. Me and my husband enjoy watching your videos. We are basically goans working in the UK. After watching your videos we feel like coming back home. We love the presentation of your videos. I have noticed Pushpa always criticises our goan fish dishes, on the contrary she should love it as you said our fish is out of this world All the best for future videos, try to show more Panjim eateries. In one of the videos of our lady at you place we had a glimpse of your home, we would love to see the tour of your home. Also could you give background of yourself like what you do for a living so that it can inspire us to come back home. Mog Asum :)

@lesleyingoa 7 ай бұрын

Hi Sheryl, I am a journalist for past 25 years. Now doing my own content creation. Thank you for your kind comment. Please come to Goa and hang out with us

@sherylcoutinho3300 7 ай бұрын

@@lesleyingoa Thank you very much. Will certainly do. Merry Christmas to you and your family. God bless.😊

@nelsondantas3253 Жыл бұрын

Ritz at 18 DEC road panjim and kokum curry at candolim are the best thalis I ever had. Second thali is kokani canteen at panjim and bamboo at panjim . Pls do a video on mardol ponje at panjim bus stand

@lesleyingoa Жыл бұрын

Will do, Nelson

@lesleyingoa Жыл бұрын

Hi Nelson, we tried out the Kokni canteen thali: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oKd9lMx9vKu4iqM.html

@mayarajput188 Жыл бұрын

I like u sissy very good info u give as I lov goa,pls help us with budget friendly cottages for family dear lots of lov ❤

@minotichawla3273 Жыл бұрын

Was in panjim few days baack Missed it

@lesleyingoa Жыл бұрын

Next time!

@FB-zp2gz Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video on Ifruit in chinchinim, tried it n really enjoyed it. Was so close to where I live but I found it through a youtuber. Hope ur channel grows❤

@lesleyingoa Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your wishes. Hope you enjoyed as much as we did

@Ossy_9 9 ай бұрын

❤

@pratimabiswas2671 Жыл бұрын

I'm also Bengali but i love goan food very much because I'm born and brought up here😊 but everyone has different perspective some goans might not like Bengali dishes also because in Bengal coconut is not used in curries. But I love ur food vlogs much love❤

@lesleyingoa Жыл бұрын

Thank you. So kind of you