SELF-GUIDED FOOD HUNT · Oud Metha and Karama

Goa: cafreal pao, xacuti and coconut vermicelli

A small herb-chicken pao leads into coconut-spice xacuti, then coconut-jaggery vermicelli closes a shared Goan dinner.

Time to allowAllow 2.5–3 hours for a shared dinner from Oud Metha into Karama.

Getting aroundUse the current Pao de Goa address at B Block, 12 8 Street, Oud Metha. Taxi to Eric’s in Karama’s B2 Building, then Goa Portuguesa on Kuwait Street.

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Your progress

Confirm Pao de Goa’s entrance and seating first. Ask Goa Portuguesa’s Karama branch to confirm Shevayi Godshe and its preparation; the brand’s detailed recipe is listed at JLT.

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Before you go

When to go

An early dinner beginning about 7pm fits Eric’s listed evening service from 6:30 and Goa Portuguesa from 6. Confirm the small dessert order before setting out.

Budget and paying

For two or three, share one cafreal pao, one chicken xacuti and one vermicelli dessert. Buy a modest bread or rice side separately with the curry if wanted.

Self-guided. Timing is an editorial suggestion, not a measured journey. Check kitchen hours and access before going.

THE ROUTE

3 stops, one food Hunt

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Chicken Cafreal Pao
Pao de Goa Restaurant & Cafe
Chicken cafreal pao combines herb-spiced chicken with soft pao bread. Confirm Pao de Goa's Oud Metha entrance and seating, then ask about the cafreal-pao portion.
Ground floor, B Block, 12 8 Street, Oud Metha
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Chicken Xacuti
Eric’s Restaurant
Eric's chicken xacuti pairs bone-in chicken with coconut-spice gravy in Karama. The chicken is bone-in. Ask about serving size and rice or bread charges before ordering accompaniments.
B2 Building, 10B Street, Sheikh Hamdan Colony, Al Karama

3 stops, one food Hunt

Chicken Cafreal Pao

Chicken Xacuti

Shevayi Godshe