Located in the colourful elite residential area called Altinho in Panaji’s Saõ Tomé Latin quarter, Joseph Bar harks back to the   Portuguese colonial times.

At No. 26 this much loved  bar has made a re-entry into our list. A favourite local  hole-in-the-wall place, it packs in quite a punch, especially with its signature serve, the Tamde Rossa

Its charm lies in the fact that it has the look of a place where nothing much has changed in many years. Signs, photographs, and liquor bottles crowd the main bar room artistically, the closely spaced rickety tables and tiny stools in the two dimly lit anterooms with dark, grungy corners force you to share elbow room and conversations with fellow patrons, the easy-going staff that gets you into the proper laidback Goa mood.

Originally opened by a certain Senhor Joseph Pereira as a hyperlocal bar serving  local liquors, namely feni, uraq, and maad, with spicy gram as bar bites. It still does the same today, although its menu and clientele have both expanded considerably.