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Eating out at the local restaurants of Tarkarli and Malvan will be a pleasurable experience for all food lovers. Most restaurants and hotels in Tarkarli and Malvan specialize in sea foods and serve some of the freshest and most delicious cuisines.

There are all kinds of restaurants big and small in Tarkarli and Malvan that serve a variety of both non vegetarian and vegetarian dishes.

In Malvan, Athithi Bamboo Hotel and Chaitanya Hotel are the most popular restaurants. Below is a brief description on some of the popular restaurants in Tarkarli and Malvan areas.

Athithi Bamboo
 
Athithi Bamboo is one of the most popular restaurants in Malvan and is close to the Chivala Beach. An ideal place to taste authentic Malvani cuisines, the food joint is a paradise for Seafood lovers and has several vegetarian options.

This is an open air restaurant and is normally clean but visiting tourist must note that due to its popularity the restaurant remains crowded most of the times.

Chaitanya Hotel

Chaitanya Hotel is a small sized restaurant situated in the heart of Malvan Bazaar and has 2 sections A.C and Non A.C.

The hotel is very popular with visiting tourist as it serves one of the best Malvani dishes, sea food lovers from cities like Mumbai will be amazed by sheer size and freshness of the prawns and pomfret’s which are not available back home.

The hotel also has a few good vegetarian dishes but the ‘Vegetarian Thali’ is a hit with vegetarian tourist visiting the hotel. All cuisines are reasonable priced and the overall ambience of the hotel is good.

Only Fish

Only Fish is located on the Malvan beach bang opposite to the Sindhudurg Fort.

This is a simply humble restaurant whose walls are covered which huge posters offering information about Tarkarli and Malvan, the walls have pictures of various kinds of fishes and photographs of the popular festivals celebrated in this region which keeps customers entertained.

The hotel serves a wide variety of sea foods which include different types of Fish Thali’s, There are also a few vegetarian dishes on the menu which includes the famous Malvani Vegetarian Thali.

The restaurant is spacious and boasts of one of the best service in Tarkarli, visiting tourist who are a novice about sea food can be assured that the staff here is courteous enough to explain you in detail the type of fish they have ordered.

Arun Bhojanalya

Arun Bhojanalaya is situated near a Peepal tree at the centre of Malvan town. This is a charming old bungalow restaurant, which serves mouth watering sea foods along with other non vegetarian and vegetarian dishes.

Krishnayee

This is a small restaurant located under the trees attached to the Nayak house, close to Nath Pai Sevangan. The restaurant serves excellent Vade Sagote (a puri made from various grains and chicken curry) and fresh Ghavne (a dosa-like pancake made of rice), with chutney and a syrup made from coconut juice and jaggery, and hot tea.

Oraskar's Hotel Geetai

Hotel Geetai is another restaurant popular for serving all the kinds of authentic Malvani cuisines like various kinds of Fish Thali, Chicken Thali, and Crab Thali etc.

Here the food is prepared only after you have placed order and restaurant can cater to about 20 people at a time and has a touch of homely service. Overall the ambience is good and the rates of the cuisines are reasonable.

Tarkarli Sea Breeze Resort

The resort has an in–house restaurant and they offer multi cuisine dishes with great taste. Apart from local Malvani food here you will find a good variety in food i.e. North Indian, South Indian and Chinese. Overall this is a decent place to have a meal in Tarkarli especially if you are with your family. The service, food and hygiene are good.

Revankar’s Cafeteria

Is also a home stay and family run cafeteria located near Devbag beach and offers authentic Indian homemade food.
The cafeteria serves traditional Malvani vegetarian and non vegetarian cuisines and offers tourist breakfast, lunch, dinner and food parcels. Special food arrangements can be made after placing an order in advance and this Cafeteria is ideal for tourist who are vegetarian and for tourist who are not comfortable which fish odors. Overall the ambience is good and peaceful and the cuisines are also reasonable priced.

Ghar Mithbavkaranche

Located near Tarkarli beach this home stay and eatery has been around for almost 25 years.

This is a family run eatery and is popular for its ethnic Konkani and Malvani cuisines in both vegetarian and non vegetarian styles and being a home stay they offer a perfectly calm and relaxed ambience for dining.

Overall the place is clean and hygienic and the food prices are easy to pocket.

Being a vegetarian and holidaying in a sea food specialty region can be a bit concerning for a few tourist.

But there is nothing to worry about has Tarkarli and Malvan are home to several resorts and hotels which have in house restaurants where tourist who are vegetarian can dine and even order their favorite meal by placing an order in advance
Resorts and Home stays in Tarkarli and Malvan serve some delicious meals which include Punjabi, South Indian and Chinese apart from the authentic Malvani cuisine, but please note that food has to be ordered in advance with up to 50% payment depending on the terms and conditions of each Resort and Home stay.

Please Note: Most popular restaurants in Tarkarli and Malvan are small in size and have limited seating arrangements, as a result during lunch time these places get overcrowded and the waiting time could stretch between 30 minutes to an hour, hence it is advised to plan your lunch timing and venue well in advance so that you do not spoil your vacation and at the same time get a chance to taste some authentic Malvani Cuisines.