Open roads, discovery and dining converge at Storm Troopers in Goa
Storm Troopers is a newly-opened bike-themed café in Utorda, Goa, housed in a restored 250-year-old Indo-Portuguese mansion. The café features a curated display of vintage motorcycles and offers a menu inspired by global culinary journeys. Owner Neha Bhola aims to create a community space with regular events and a welcoming atmosphere.
- ▪Storm Troopers is located in a restored 250-year-old Indo-Portuguese house in Utorda, Goa.
- ▪The café features a collection of vintage motorcycles and a menu created by Chef Aditya Raghavan.
- ▪Neha Bhola, the owner, envisions the café as a community space with events like rider meet-ups and travel talks.
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To be honest, I was half-expecting a formidable, leather-clad, tattooed figure to emerge from behind one of the bikes on show. After all, I am at Storm Troopers, the newly-opened, bike-themed café in Utorda, Goa.This restored, 250-year-old Indo-Portuguese house in South Goa is now a new destination; equal parts café, bar and a community space. As I clamber up the red stairway, past the wraparound verandah, and step inside, I am greeted by a woman dressed in black, all smiles. Neha Bhola is a biker and mountaineer, whose passion project, Storm Troopers took shape, not as a fad, but as a leap of faith. “I knew I wanted a place like this and started the search last year.
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