Hosa
Modern South Indian in a soaring restored Portuguese villa, one of Goa's most talked-about tables.
Siolim · Goa
About Hosa
A design-led modern South Indian restaurant set in a high-ceilinged restored Portuguese villa opposite St. Anthony's Church, reinventing regional classics with technique and flair.
Hosa, which means 'new' in Kannada, is one of the most acclaimed restaurants to open in North Goa in recent years. It sits in a beautifully restored, spectacularly high-ceilinged Portuguese villa opposite St. Anthony's Church in Vaddy, Siolim, and it has become a byword for what modern Goa dining can be, so much so that it appears on international best-of discovery lists.
The concept is modern South Indian: chef Harish Rao, with two decades of experience, takes regional classics and reworks them with contemporary technique while keeping their soul intact. The result is refined but rooted, and the room, all soaring ceilings and considered design, is a genuine part of the experience. It opened in late 2022 and quickly moved from novelty to institution.
It's a premium, book-ahead destination, and a marquee example of the polished dining that has drawn buyers to Siolim. Siolim alone counts around 19 listings across 6 developers, part of a North Goa luxury cluster of roughly 130 homes at a median of about ₹3.60 crore, with a ceiling near ₹17 crore.
Highlights
Regional classics reworked with contemporary technique by chef Harish Rao.
A soaring, high-ceilinged heritage space that's part of the draw.
Features on global best-of discovery lists, rare for the area.
A landmark Siolim setting in Vaddy.
Considered interiors that make a meal feel like an occasion.
The food
Hosa's kitchen takes South Indian cooking well beyond the usual dosa-and-idli shorthand, drawing on regional traditions and giving them a modern, technique-driven treatment. Expect familiar flavours, coastal spice, coconut, tamarind, curry leaf, presented in refreshed, contemporary forms, with the menu built to be explored rather than rushed. The high-ceilinged villa setting and thoughtful design make it feel like an occasion, and the cooking backs up the room. It's the sort of place that changed the conversation about what South Indian food could look like in a fine-dining context.
What to order
Come ready to graze across the modern South Indian menu rather than fixating on one dish, and lean on the staff to steer you to current standouts, the kitchen's whole point is the reinterpretation. Pair it with a cocktail or wine and give yourself time to take in the villa. It rewards a leisurely, curious approach over a quick in-and-out meal.
The verdict
9/10One of North Goa's standout restaurants and a genuine reason to eat in Siolim. The modern South Indian cooking is confident and the restored-villa setting is stunning, together they earn the hype. It's premium and needs booking, but for a special meal it's among the best in the region.
Homes near Hosa
Villa Serrada
Price on Request
Siolim
La GAIA
₹8.8Cr
Siolim
Villa Eivissa
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Siolim
La Avila
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Siolim
Villa Da Sirena
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Siolim
Villa Mandarina
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Siolim
Distances are straight-line (haversine), approximate.
The market around Hosa
Siolim is a riverside village on the Chapora, the gateway between the busier southern beaches and the quieter far-north stretch of Morjim, Mandrem and Ashwem. Its churches, old houses and calmer pace — with the Siolim–Chopdem bridge linking it across the river — have made it increasingly popular with second-home buyers who want space and quiet within reach of the coast. Avacasa lists 19 homes across 6 developers here. Most Goa homes are marketed price-on-request; across the wider North Goa cluster, listed prices run to a median of about ₹3.6 crore.
Old houses and quiet lanes by the Chapora river.
Calmer, upscale beach villages just across the bridge.
Frequently asked questions about Hosa
Yes. It's a popular, premium restaurant, and booking ahead is strongly recommended.