Eccentricity is encouraged” — a playful sign greets diners at Panjim’s busy new resto pub, capturing its vibe in pink, cursive, neon letters. And Vedro Goa means it too. The cold bar above which the cheeky glistening signage hangs, is the first stop in a journey of flavours, techniques and food memories. It’s where the familiar smokiness of bhutta meets a sweet shiro miso, fresh snapper is cured in kombu and served with a hearty tomato rassam, and freshly shucked oysters are treated to kokum, green apple granita, smoked olive oil and kosho, and rava-fried with balchao emulsion. Serving modern Indian food in unexpected formats, with a dash of eccentricity — that’s what owner Vedant Gupta aims to do at the new restaurant in the colourful bylanes of Fontainhas which has already created quite a buzz since its launch this month.