Best Coffee; Infanteria Patisserie near the Tibetan Market in Calungute (v nice croissants too!)
Taxi from the airport; straight ahead out of arrivals to the Official government taxi rank. All the prices are set, listed and reasonable. I think it will be about 500/600 ruppees to Calungute.

Don't know what time of day you want coffee, but Chocalati on the main Candolim /fort Aguade road serves reall good cooffee and chocoate items.
More or less opposite the Victor exotica but it is only open from 10.00 till 19.00 so is no good for evenings . Its nice and cool sitting in the small garden there with a iced tea and cake or coffee and brownie.
del949

The deli at the Akron Arcade does one of the best cappacinos i have ever tasted. I like my coffee hot anf it stays hot for ages in that climate. It is very busy during the day with the long stayers meeting friends. Well woth a visit!

As the above says the Akron arcade does do a nice coffee, but the servicee on my last 2 visits were so abysmal, I almost lost the will to live whilst waiting for a coffee, and there were only a few people in there at the time.

have to agree with Del949 chocolattie do the best espresso that side of Italy, their chocolate and cookies are to die for, pity it don't stop open later as well, its the perfect sitting to end a night with a drink of hot frothy chocolate.

jayne

Cheers for all the info guys. I'll make sure to put it to good use!!!!

Coffee,
We also like good coffee.

The Cinabar in Acron arcade does good strong Ameicano at 45rps, plus usual other varieties.

There is a small cafe express stall in Sinquerim,(1 mile from Candolim) on the road on right hand side just past Taj entrance, Americano is 17rps.

Found this to be ideal after eating in Sweet Chilly on the way back to Candolim.

In Panjim a large coffee house (again Cafe Express) oppsite Reebok shop just off waterfront. They have huge range & food. (starbuck type).

Casa Manolita in Candolim do good coffee after a meal (back of Dom Fransisco).

Most places are a bit of a lottery for coffee, but you can get your fix.

Steve

My mother in law owns an apartment at Valentine's Retreat and we always pay around 500/600 rupees for a taxi from the airport

harrowtom,
getting a taxi from the airport is a fixed price deal.
Just outside the exit is a booking office where you pay for your taxi and are given a receipt which you give to the taxi driver.
cost 3 weeks ago was 590 rps to candolim
del949