Infantaria
Calangute's beloved bakery-cafe, turning out croissants and Goan-Italian plates since 1989.
Calangute · Goa
About Infantaria
An all-day bakery-cafe on the Calangute-Baga road, famous for its pastries, breakfasts and easygoing multi-cuisine menu.
Infantaria began life in 1989 as a humble pastry shop and grew into one of Calangute's best-loved all-day cafes. It sits on the busy Calangute-Baga road near St John's Chapel at Baga Junction, and for a certain kind of visitor it is a fixed morning ritual: coffee, a fresh croissant or a Portuguese-style bake, and a slow start to the day.
The appeal is the range. The bakery counter is the heart of it - croissants, pain au chocolat, tarts, cheesecakes, tiramisu and the local pastel de nata - but the kitchen also runs a broad menu of breakfasts, Goan dishes, pizzas, salads, seafood and shakes, so it works equally as a breakfast stop, a lazy lunch or a casual dinner. There is a nostalgic, slightly old-Goa feel to the place that regulars are fond of. It is popular and can get busy, and being on the main road it is not a quiet hideaway, but for reliable bakes and an unpretentious all-day feed it is a Calangute mainstay.
Calangute anchors the North Goa second-home cluster, where 130 curated homes carry a median around Rs 3.60 crore, most of them price-on-request - the kind of strip where a dependable morning cafe becomes part of the daily routine.
Highlights
Grew from a small pastry shop into a Calangute all-day institution over three-plus decades.
Croissants, pain au chocolat, pastel de nata, tarts and cheesecakes baked fresh in-house.
Fluffy omelettes, English and American breakfasts and a popular chicken croissant.
A sprawling menu of Goan, continental and Italian plus pizzas keeps mixed groups happy.
The food
Infantaria is a bakery first and a restaurant second, and the counter is where it shines: flaky croissants, pain au chocolat, jam tarts, chocolate truffle cake, Basque cheesecake, tiramisu and pastel de nata, all baked in-house. Around that sits a long all-day menu - American and English breakfasts, omelettes, Goan staples, pizzas, salads, seafood and juices - so the same table can do a bakery breakfast one morning and a full meal the next. The cooking is comfort-oriented rather than refined; you come for the pastries, the familiar breakfasts and the easy, welcoming atmosphere rather than for culinary fireworks.
What to order
Lead with the bakery: an almond croissant or pain au chocolat with a coffee is the classic Infantaria order, and the pastel de nata and cheesecakes are worth saving room for. For a bigger breakfast the fluffy omelette and chicken croissant are house favourites. Later in the day the pizzas and Goan dishes are the safe picks. It is easy on the wallet for what you get, which is a big part of why people keep coming back.
The verdict
7.7/10A warm, well-worn bakery-cafe that does the simple things - good pastries, hearty breakfasts, a broad crowd-pleasing menu - at fair prices. Not a destination for fine cooking, but a genuinely reliable Calangute morning and a nostalgic favourite for repeat visitors.
Homes near Infantaria
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Villa Alora
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Frequently asked questions about Infantaria
Its bakery - croissants, pain au chocolat, pastel de nata, tarts and cheesecakes - plus all-day breakfasts and a broad Goan/continental/Italian menu. It has been going since 1989.