Baba Au Rhum, Anjuna / GoogleBaba au Rhum
A French bakery-cafe hidden in the trees on the Anjuna-Arpora edge, famous for its croissants.
Why people come to Baba au Rhum
Properly laminated, made on site, and the single most-recommended thing on the menu.
Good crust from the same bakery skill, a favourite for a slow lunch.
Cafe, the closest of the places we cover nearby.
Open-sided and tucked into the trees off the back road, cool and unhurried.
Quiches, tarts, baguettes and cakes that make it a genuine patisserie, not just a cafe.
The Food
This is, first and foremost, a real bakery. The viennoiserie is the reason to plan a morning around it: flaky, properly laminated croissants and almond croissants, pains au chocolat, and a rotating case of tarts, quiches and cakes. The bread program feeds the rest of the menu, so sandwiches arrive on good baguette and the crusts on the wood-fired pizzas have character.
What to Order
Start at the bakery counter: an almond croissant with a coffee is the classic Baba au Rhum move, and the plain croissants and pains au chocolat are reliably good.
- Morning
- Almond croissant with a coffee
- Breakfast
- Croissant sandwiches and egg plates
- Lunch
- Wood-fired pizzas
- Also good
- Burgers
- To finish
- Slice from the cake case or a fruit tart
One of the most dependable bakery-cafes in North Goa, worth the small detour for the viennoiserie and a lazy tree-shaded breakfast.
Baba au Rhum is one of North Goa's most enduring cafe-bakeries, run by French owners and set back in the trees on the quiet back road that links Anjuna, Arpora and Baga. You turn off the tarmac, park under the palms, and find a rustic open-sided space where the smell of fresh bread does most of the marketing. The bakery is the heart of it: proper laminated croissants, pains au chocolat, baguettes, quiches, tarts and cakes made on site, alongside a full kitchen turning out wood-fired pizzas, salads, burgers and heartier French and Goan-leaning mains.
It reads as a locals-and-regulars place more than a see-and-be-seen one. Mornings are for coffee and pastries over a book; afternoons drift into long lunches; in peak season there are occasional dinner service and mellow underground music. It is not fancy and not cheap-cheap either, sitting firmly in the mid band, but the quality of the baking is what people come back for year after year. Bring cash to be safe, and expect an unhurried pace.
Anjuna sits at the heart of North Goa's most sought-after second-home belt. The nearest concentrated market Avacasa tracks is neighbouring Assagao, with 22 listings across 3 developers; across the wider North Goa cluster, 130 homes carry a median of around Rs 3.60 Cr and a ceiling near Rs 17 Cr, with most homes priced on request.
One of the most dependable bakery-cafes in North Goa, worth the small detour for the viennoiserie and a lazy tree-shaded breakfast. It is mid-priced and a little out of the way, and evening service is seasonal, but the baking quality has kept it in the conversation for years.
Go for
The croissants, wood-fired pizza, the setting and french bakery case.
Know before you go
Mid-priced, outdoor seating.
- Food
- 8.6
- Ambience
- 8.5
- Value
- 7.6
- Service
- 7.8
Nearby beaches
Frequently asked questions about Baba au Rhum
It is on the back Baga-Anjuna road at Sim Vaddo, on the Anjuna-Arpora edge, set back from the road in greenery. Address: House No. 1054, Sim Vaddo, Anjuna 403509. A scooter or cab is easiest as it is a little hidden.
Homes near Baba au Rhum
Image for representational purpose onlyVilla Alora
Price on request
Assagao
El Volar
Price on request
Nerul
La Dora
₹1.2 Cr
Vagator
La Soleada
Price on request
Assagao
Miri
Price on request
Parra
Amaia
Price on request
Parra
Distances are straight-line (haversine), approximate.