Ponto do Encontro

Mozambique


The aptly named 'meeting point' is one of the town's best meeting and eating places, both as a Portuguese-style cafe (the coffee and pastries are excellent) and as a restaurant. The house special is chicken in mushroom sauce, served with rice and chips. It also has a buffet-style counter at lunchtime.

Service is pretty quick (for Mozambique) and there's a small street-side terrace, usually filled with cigarette-puffing expats.


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