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A Sereia
Sit around the large downstairs counter or upstairs in the equally old-fashioned dining room and get some of the best traditional Portuguese fare in town. Nothing fancy, but delicious.
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Adega Funchal
Delicious smells fill the alleyway outside this popular spot. Owners are proud of its chanfana carne de cabra (goat stewed in red wine) for two. Gruff service.
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Macguls
Next to the river, this upmarket Indian place occupies a grand 19th-century dining room, fitted out with deep reds and yellows. Food is not exactly Indian, but it's fresh, fragrant and tasty - and about the only non-Portuguese fare on offer.
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Restaurante Democrática
If all you're after is a down-to-business, family-friendly place offering good-value standards, this backstreet favourite will fit the bill. It's a Coimbra classic and always filled with hungry students.
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Restaurante Jardim da Manga
A student-friendly place reminiscent of a school canteen but winningly positioned at the back of the Jardim da Manga, this cafeteria-style café/restaurant has a small menu of meaty dishes tailored to tight budgets.
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Restaurante Zé Manel
Tucked down a nondescript little alleyway, you could easily miss this little gem, papered with scholarly doodles and scribbled poems. However, it's small and popular, so come early or be ready to wait. Try the good feijoada á leitão (a stew of beans and suckling pig).
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Restaurante Zé Neto
Marvellous, traditional, family-run place with brusque service but excellent homemade Portuguese fare, including very good cabrito (kid). If you come in the late morning, you can catch the elderly owner tapping out the day's menu on a typewriter of similar vintage.
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Student Cantinas
During term, there's lots of cheap, filling grub to be had at the university's student cantinas, off the courtyard of the AAC (student union) on Avenida Sá da Bandeira - one upstairs at the back (southern) end and one down a flight of steps on the eastern side. The downstairs restaurant generally has better food but is also more likely to ask to see student ID. There's another cantina nearby on the campus proper, just off Largo Dom Dinis.
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Zé Carioca
Set in a series of colourfully done up rooms in a handsome old townhouse, this Brazilian eatery is both relaxed and elegant, and the grilled meats are superb. At dinner there's an all-you-can-eat-and-still-waddle-home buffet.
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