No — it is one of the more budget-friendly options on Morjim, which is a big part of its appeal.

Yes, WiFi is available, and with beach seating it is a comfortable place to settle in for a while.

Is it good for vegetarians?

Yes — the Italian and Chinese parts of the menu give vegetarians plenty to choose from.

Is it right on the beach?

Yes, it sits on the Morjim beach stretch with a shack-style, beachfront feel and outdoor seating.

Is it open year-round?

Beachfront cafes on Morjim are seasonal and can vary; check locally before visiting outside the main tourist season.

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Olive Ridley Cafe

A casual, wallet-friendly beach-shack cafe on Morjim's turtle sands.

7.5/10 Avacasa rating4.6 on Google · 58 reviews

Price Band

budget

Wifi

Yes

Outdoor Seating

Yes

Why people come to Olive Ridley Cafe

Affordable seafood

Fresh fish and prawn plates at prices that stand out on an increasingly pricey coast.

Beach-shack cafe vibe

Casual, upbeat and right in the Morjim beach mood — a place to linger, not to dress up for.

1km

to Morjim Beach

Beach, the closest of the places we cover nearby.

Broad casual menu

Italian, Chinese and seafood together, so mixed groups all find something.

WiFi and beach seating

Comfortable enough to settle in with a coffee, a laptop or a sunset drink.

The food

The kitchen keeps it casual and broad: Italian and Chinese plates sit alongside seafood, aimed at easy, affordable eating rather than a curated menu. It is shack food done well enough to keep the ratings high, and the value is the headline — visitors repeatedly flag good seafood at reasonable rates. Think of it as a reliable all-day cafe on the beach: coffee and a light bite in the morning, a casual seafood or noodle lunch, and drinks into the evening.

What to order

Seafood at the price is the reason to come — the affordable fish and prawn dishes are what reviewers single out, so start there.

Olive Ridley Cafe

The short list

Morning: Seafood at the price
Also good: Because it

A likeable, wallet-friendly beach cafe that does exactly what it sets out to — affordable seafood and casual plates in an easy Morjim setting.

Olive Ridley Cafe is the easygoing, budget-friendly counterpoint to Morjim's smarter beach venues. It has the feel of a beach shack — casual, unfussy, right in the swing of the Morjim beach vibe — and it trades on affordable plates and a relaxed setting rather than polish. The name, like several spots here, nods to the Olive Ridley turtles that nest on this stretch of coast.

The menu is broad and casual: Italian and Chinese dishes alongside seafood, at prices that make it an easy daytime or sundown stop rather than a special-occasion dinner. Reviews are warm, with visitors calling out affordable seafood and the general Morjim mood — this is a place people like for what it is, not for fine dining. Amenities run to WiFi and beach seating, so it doubles as a spot to linger with a coffee or a drink.

It is a good pick if you are spending the day on Morjim beach and want to eat and drink without a big spend, especially paired with a swim and a sunset. As with everything on this remote northern stretch, it is a long taxi from the busier beaches, so it works best as part of a full Morjim day.

Morjim's quiet, unhurried character is part of what pulls second-home buyers to the north; the nearest villa cluster is inland at Siolim (around 19 listings across 6 developers), within a broader North Goa market of roughly 130 homes at a median of about 3.6 Cr, most sold price-on-request.

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Morjim Beach (Olive Ridley turtle nesting stretch), Morjim, North Goa

The verdict

A likeable, wallet-friendly beach cafe that does exactly what it sets out to — affordable seafood and casual plates in an easy Morjim setting. Nobody comes for fine dining, but for a relaxed, good-value day on the sand it hits the mark.