Marina, San Francisco · restaurant
The state of Goa sits on India's western coast where centuries of Portuguese rule left the food with coconut-based curries and vinegar-forward marinades that taste like nowhere else in the country. And Viva Goa is SF's only restaurant that makes this the main event. The prawn xacuti, a coconut-heavy curry loaded with shrimp, is the reason to come; the sizzling tandoori fish plate is the reason to stay.
Aromatic basmati rice layered with fresh prawns, herbs and Goan spices
Clay oven-marinated fish fillets in house spice blend, sizzling with lemon
Traditional Goan coconut curry with fresh seafood and hand-ground roasted spices
Distinctly Goan curry with coconut and roasted aromatics — hard to find this version elsewhere.
Goa-style chicken curry with coastal spices — earthier and more layered than standard masala.
Silky tomato-cream sauce with marinated chicken — consistently rated the best in the Marina.