Restaurants in Natal
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Mamma Itália
If you're in the center or the northern part of town, it's worth stopping in here for quality Italian fare. The spinach-and-ricotta ravioli is divine.
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Choperia Petrópolis
This corner boteco in bohemian Petrópolis is little more than a few wooden tables thrown down on the sidewalk but it serves yummy specialties like pernilao forno (pork leg), good caldinhos (spicy bean soup) and stone cold chope. There’s live choro (mostly instrumental, highly improvised music), samba, MPB and bossa nova catering to an artsy crowd. Its pastelaria (place that serves fried dough pastries stuffed with various ingredients) across the street serves decadent sweet pastéis (fried pastries).
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Camarões Restaurante
Natal’s most famous restaurant is a prawn-lover’s palace – some 36 varieties of creative shrimp dishes are served with a few meat choices for those allergic to shellfish. Cabugi (sautéed with farm butter, mushrooms, capers, white wine, cilantro and tomatoes) and potiguar (sautéed with vegetables, dendê – a reddish palm oil – and creamy coconut sauce) are the most popular preparations. Dishes serve two people only.
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Casa de Taipa
This hugely popular palm-thatched eatery specializes in great local tapioca and couscous creations. The tapiocas come with a lightly fried tapioca shell around fillings ranging from vegetables and cheeses to carne de sol (grilled salted meat) or prawns. The mini-tapioca appetizers (pesticos) are a real riot.
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Cipó Brasil
A unanimous favorite with a jungle theme, this is a fun place for sesame-crusted pizza (the newly added pesto was a knockout) and crepes, both savory and sweet, and is a starting point for evenings out. Prepare for a wait list.
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Tábua de Carne
This restaurant, 1.5km north of the north end of Ponta Negra, serves a great all-you-can-eat meat rodizio (smorgasbord), including that regional favorite, carne do sol.
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Tempero Mineiro
A simple, open-air place handy to the Albergue da Costa, Tempero Mineiro does good-value pratos feitos (plate of the day) of steak, chicken, pasta or fish.
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