Do they have music and nightlife?

Yes. Evenings bring karaoke, DJ sets and shisha, making it one of the livelier shacks on this end of Baga.

Is it good for vegetarians?

There are vegetarian dishes across the Indian, Chinese and continental sections, but the kitchen's strength is seafood.

Mid-range for the beachfront location. Fish is charged fairly; crab and lobster go by weight, so check the rate before ordering.

Can I spend the whole day there?

Yes — there are loungers and shade, and it works well as an all-day base for eating, drinking and swimming.

Is it family-friendly?

During the day, very much so. Later at night it gets loud and party-oriented, so it's better for groups and couples then.

Yes — it's a long-established, largely permanent structure rather than a temporary seasonal shack.

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St. Anthony's Beach Shack

Baga's other veteran shack — seafood by day, karaoke and DJ nights on the sand.

7.5/10 Avacasa rating4.1 on Google · 12,304 reviews

Cuisine

Seafood, Goan, Continental, North Indian, Chinese

Price Band

mid

Season

Open year-round — a long-established, largely permanent beachfront shack.

Sunbeds

Yes

Why people come to St. Anthony's Beach Shack

Fresh Baga seafood

Pomfret, prawns, crab and the day's catch, grilled, tandoori or in a Goan curry.

All-day on the sand

Loungers, shade and a beachfront table from noon into the small hours.

0km

to Britto's

Beach Shack, the closest of the places we cover nearby.

Karaoke & DJ nights

One of the livelier north-Baga shacks after dark, with music and shisha.

A 1970s veteran

Among the oldest and most established shacks on Baga beach.

Sunset drinks

Beer, cocktails and feni as the sun drops over the Arabian Sea.

The food

The menu is the familiar Baga all-rounder — the freshest seafood the shack can source, alongside North Indian, Chinese, continental and Goan dishes so mixed groups are all catered for. Fish is the reason to be here: grilled, tandoori or fried pomfret, kingfish and prawns, plus crab and lobster on request. The Goan curries and coastal fry preparations are the honest local orders.

What to order

Keep it coastal: tandoori or grilled pomfret, butter-garlic prawns, and a Goan fish curry with rice.

St. Anthony's Beach Shack

The short list

Also good: Seafood platter with cold beer
Also good: Crab and lobster
Evening: Shisha, cocktails and beer while the karaoke or DJ
Also good: Non-seafood eaters

A reliable, atmospheric all-day beach shack that does fresh seafood and a fun, noisy evening equally well.

St. Anthony's is Britto's next-door neighbour and friendly rival — one of the oldest and most established shacks on Baga beach, with roots going back to the 1970s. It occupies a prime patch of sand at the busy north end of Baga, and like its neighbour it operates as a full-scale, largely permanent beachfront restaurant rather than a flimsy seasonal shack.

By day it's a straightforward beach lunch: fresh seafood, a broad Indian-continental-Goan menu, cold drinks and loungers looking out to the water. By night it shifts gear into one of the livelier ends of the Baga strip, with karaoke, DJ sets, shisha and a steady flow of beer keeping tables full late. That dual personality is the appeal — it's an easy all-day base if you want to eat, drink and stay put on the sand rather than hop around. Expect the same caveats as anywhere on this stretch: it's touristy, prices reflect the location, and the atmosphere is more boisterous than intimate.

Behind the beach belt, the villages that feed North Goa's second-home market stay considerably calmer. In nearby Parra, Avacasa tracks about 11 listings across 4 developers, part of a North Goa cluster of roughly 130 homes with a median around ₹3.60 Cr and most priced on request.

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North end of Baga Beach, beside Britto's, Saunta Vaddo, Baga, Bardez, North Goa 403516

The verdict

A reliable, atmospheric all-day beach shack that does fresh seafood and a fun, noisy evening equally well. It's touristy and priced for the location, and the food won't surprise anyone — but for parking yourself on the north-Baga sand from lunch through to a karaoke-and-shisha night, it's a solid, characterful choice right next to Britto's.