Restaurante Piracema

Top choice in Pará


Considered by many to be the best restaurant in town, Piracema uses regional ingredients and flavors to create dishes you'll find nowhere else. The specialty is the peixe á Piracema, a spherical construction of layered smoked pirarucú (a freshwater fish), banana and cheese. It's strange but delicious, and large enough for two.


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