Yes — there's a Blue Tokai on site, so specialty coffee is a genuine strength.

Is it laptop/remote-work friendly?

It's a comfortable all-day space with wifi and outdoor seating, popular for lingering — a reasonable spot to work over a coffee outside peak brunch hours.

The breakfast/brunch dishes — eggs benedict on brioche, pancakes — with a Blue Tokai coffee; the seafood platter later in the day.

Are there vegetarian/vegan options?

Yes — scrambled tofu, ricotta scramble, porridge and fruit bowls cover plant-forward and lighter appetites.

How much does it cost?

Mid-range — around Rs 1,400 for two at the cafe.

Is it worth visiting just to look?

Many do — the century-old villa, the Bismarckia palm and the concept store are a draw in themselves.

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The Project Cafe

All-day cafe, bar and concept store in a century-old design villa

8/10 Avacasa rating4.2 on Google · 311 reviews

Hours

All-day; approx. morning to late evening — verify current timings

Price Band

mid

Wifi

Yes

Outdoor Seating

Yes

Why people come to The Project Cafe

Eggs benedict on brioche

The signature brunch plate in a menu built around all-day breakfast.

Blue Tokai coffee on site

Genuinely good specialty coffee — a reason to linger.

0.7km

to Gunpowder

Restaurant, the closest of the places we cover nearby.

Century-old design villa

Set in the 130-year-old Amalia Villa under a landmark Bismarckia palm.

Concept store & pool

A curated lifestyle shop and pool make it an experience, not just a meal.

All-day, plant-friendly menu

Scrambled tofu, ricotta scramble and fruit bowls alongside the classics.

The Food

The food is all-day, modern and global, with a strong breakfast/brunch backbone: eggs done several ways (including eggs benedict on brioche), pancakes, French toast, porridge and fruit bowls, plus scrambled tofu and ricotta-scramble options for the health- and plant-leaning crowd. Later in the day it broadens into lunch and dinner plates and a seafood platter. Coffee is a genuine strength thanks to the Blue Tokai on site.

What to Order

Come for breakfast or brunch and order the eggs — eggs benedict on brioche is the crowd-pleaser, and the pancakes and French toast are reliable.

The Project Cafe

The short list

Morning: Pair it with a proper Blue Tokai coffee
Morning: Scrambled tofu and ricotta-scramble plates
Also good: Seafood platter

Less a restaurant than a whole design-led hangout — cafe, bar, pool, store and heritage villa in one.

The Project Cafe (its restaurant is also branded Bismarckia, after the striking Bismarckia palm on the lawn) is one of Assagao's most photographed addresses: a century-old Portuguese mansion, Amalia Villa, reworked into a design hotel with an all-day cafe, a bar, a pool and a curated lifestyle store. It's as much an experience as a meal — you come to sit in a beautiful space, drink good coffee (there's a Blue Tokai on site), browse the shop and graze through the day. The menu is broad and modern-global with a healthy, brunchy lean, sitting at a mid price point. It works for a long breakfast, a laptop-friendly coffee, or a relaxed lunch, and the setting makes it a natural spot to bring visitors. It's on the Mazal Waddo / Panchayat Road side of the village. For anyone considering putting down roots, this kind of design-forward everyday hangout is a big part of Assagao's pull — a market that's tightly held, with about 22 listings from only 3 developers, inside a North Goa cluster of roughly 130 second homes at a median of Rs 3.60 Cr (ceiling Rs 17 Cr, most price-on-request).

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198, Amalia Villa, Mazal Waddo, Panchayat Road, Assagao, Bardez, North Goa 403507

The verdict

Less a restaurant than a whole design-led hangout — cafe, bar, pool, store and heritage villa in one. The food is solid rather than spectacular, but the coffee is good and the setting is among the prettiest in the village, which is the real draw. Ideal for a long brunch, a coffee-and-laptop session, or showing visitors around. Fair mid-range value for what you get.

Go for

Eggs benedict on brioche, blue Tokai coffee on site, century-old design villa and concept store & pool.

Know before you go

Mid-priced, open All-day; approx. morning to late evening — verify current timings, outdoor seating, wifi.

Food: 7.8
Ambience: 8.8
Value: 7.8
Service: 7.9

Where to eat

Gunpowder

0.7 km · about 5 min

Assagao's South Indian institution, nearby for a heartier lunch or dinner.

Villa Blanche Bistro

1.7 km · about 5 min

Another heritage-villa daytime spot, on the Badem edge of the village.

Nearby beaches

Anjuna Beach

5.4 km · about 15 min

Closest beach, a short drive from the village.

The market around The Project Cafe

22
homes listed on Avacasa: 3
developers active: ₹3.6 Cr
North Goa median (cluster)

Assagao is the leafy inland village tucked behind Anjuna and Vagator, long nicknamed the 'Beverly Hills of Goa' for its quiet lanes, old Portuguese houses and design-led villas. It has become one of North Goa's most sought-after second-home addresses — village calm within a few minutes of the coast, the restaurants of Anjuna, and Mapusa's market. Avacasa currently lists 22 homes across 3 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 (up to ~₹17 crore at the top).

Assagao village

Design-led villas

Boutique villas and restored houses along quiet inland lanes.

On request

Anjuna

Beach & scene

Closer to the cliffs, flea market and nightlife.

On request