#169Global
provisional 2026 rating
★ Currently qualifies as Kinda Decent in the Kinda Decent Index 2026.
A standout in Goa, judged against the size of its scene, not just the size of the city. See the full class →
This live rating may change until the incorporated world’s 50 best bars 2026 results and remaining accepted 2026 inputs are locked in a reviewed, committed snapshot and the edition is frozen.
Hideaway combines an unpretentious local-ingredient cocktail programme with Goan-inflected bar food and live music. Its Vagator venue includes an indoor horseshoe bar and an outdoor area that becomes a gig space.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-09
Plan Your Visit
Hs. 622, Ozran Beach Rd, Vagator, Coutinho Vaddo, Anjuna, Goa 403509, IndiaVagator
- Style
- Live-music cocktail barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Hours
- Daily from 7pm.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Booking
- Call +91 86052 19351 or email hideawaycafeandbar@gmail.com.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Menu
- View the venue’s menu ↗Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
44.7 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 77.7
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 94.5
- Serious press
- 13.4
- Social Vibes
- 56.7
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
81/ 100
The original score, confidence, mentions and score-read date are retained; this source check does not recalculate them.
Score context
Yukti Malhotra’s guide and a December 2025 Team Lounge roundup describe Hideaway’s cocktails, food and live music positively. They do not establish the earlier claims of guest consensus or best-in-state music bookings.
Guest sources checked:
Source-role review of the existing record; publication dates are not visit dates.
Guest score details
Source observations
- Guides: cocktails and live music
This read cites editorial or award context. Those links are distinct from guest accounts; only the reviewed links in Reviews & press count toward Press.
Editorial citations in this read
- lbb.inYukti Malhotra — Editorial source · Published 24 November 2025 (publisher metadata); visit date unknown
Editorial guide by Yukti Malhotra, dated 24 November 2025 in the publisher metadata. This is not a set of distinct customer reviews.
- livemint.comTeam Lounge — Editorial source · 12 December 2025
This description uses only the article’s Hideaway section; adjacent ZLB coverage concerns another bar. It is a guide’s appraisal, not customer consensus or proof of music superlatives.
Other cited sources
- telegraph.co.ukUnverified source · Publication / visit date not established
The source’s text was unavailable during this check; it provides no checked support for this account.
- hideawaygoa.comOwner source · Publication / visit date not established
The source’s text was unavailable during this check; it provides no checked support for this account.
Crowd signal
Google 4.6★ across 1,647 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
No recorded global awards in the scored window.
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.