Regional restaurants in Brazil
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Bistrô da Baiana
With delicious Bahian fish specialties served at small tables on the cobblestones, this place is great for a low-key dinner, or a beer and a snack (try the wonderfully fresh acarajé - Bahian style fitters).
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Botequim do Baiano
You'll understand why locals love this place once you've eaten one of Botequim's homemade pratos feitos (fish or meat with rice, beans and salad). Prices are geared for residents rather than tourists.
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Bar do Celso
On the main square, this is a locally run Mineiro restaurant with reasonable prices. Folks with less voracious appetites will appreciate the R$16 prato mini, a smaller plate designed for one person.
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Tip Top
On the waterfront just down from the ferry dock, Tip Top serves burgers and sandwiches (R$5 to R$7), plus a serviceable lunch buffet (R$24 per kg). Sidewalk seating with sea views completes the picture.
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Town Center Eateries
Don't miss azul-marinho, a delicious local stew of fish, rice and green bananas. There are a number of cheap eateries in the town center where you can get a simple meal of fish, rice and beans.
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Restaurante Salão Brasil
Right on the main square, this self-serve is popular for its delicious home cooking, tasty desserts and the kind of high-quality cafezinho (after-lunch espresso) you’d expect in Vassouras.
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Botequim da Corrente
Opposite the main square of Ossos, this friendly corner place with outdoor seating under the delicate shade of a framboia tree serves extremely tasty fish, rice, beans and juices.
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Viradas do Largo
This place is among Tiradentes’ best restaurants for traditional Mineiro cuisine. Crowds pack into it on weekends, spilling over into the pleasant outdoor patio and garden area.
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Churrascaria do Abel
You can’t go wrong at this friendly, family-run place, which offers generous portions of classic Brazilian home-cooked meals, including grilled meats, rice, beans and salad.
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Hipólito
For fine dining and a good wine list, try Hipólito, in a grand 19th-century mansion just off the main square.
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Santa Esmeralda
Pastas (R$14 to R$18) with your choice of sauce, and excellent barbecue meat served on lengthy espetinhos (skewers).
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Divino Sabor
Very popular with locals for its self-serve offerings, including grilled meats and the normal range of Mineiro specialties.
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Dona Xepa
With a cachaça menu twice as long as in most places, locally run Dona Xepa's is lots of fun.
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Fogão de Minas
Only steps from the docks, Fogão de Minas offers delicious self-serve Mineiro food.
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Restaurante Varandão
This very popular self-serve restaurant features bacalhau (codfish) on Sundays.
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Restaurante Caravela
Head here for delicious caldeiradas and moquecas (both a kind of fish stew) served on an attractive outdoor terrace.
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