Must-see restaurants in Fortaleza

  • 50 Sabores

    Fortaleza

    One of Brazil's most famous ice cream shops, though with a terribly misleading name: there are actually 150 flavors here, including caipirinha (made with…

  • Santa Clara Café Orgânico

    Fortaleza

    Santa Clara is one of the city’s happening pontos de encontros; loosely translated, this means where hot people go to mingle (and cool down in the icy air…

  • Cantinho do Frango

    Fortaleza

    Hugely popular with local families, this grill restaurant has a fabulous main dining room covered in old movie posters; it houses a collection of hundreds…

  • 50 Sabores

    Fortaleza

    Mucuripe branch of the popular ice cream shop; there's another one by the beach in Meireles.

  • Moleskine Gastrobar

    Fortaleza

    One of Fortaleza's trendiest restaurants, this gastro-bar draws the young, hot and restless as much for its striking design – denim-covered banquets and…

  • Coco Bambu

    Fortaleza

    This massive, iconic eatery does a whole lot of everything, with a 26-page menu covering pizza, tapiocas, crepes, pasta and regional mains (seafood is the…

  • Empório Delitalia

    Fortaleza

    Early risers could consider forgoing breakfast at their accommodations for the great juices, coffees, waffles, hot filled croissants, omelets and tapiocas…

  • Crocobeach

    Fortaleza

    For the full Praia do Futuro experience, head to megabarraca (megastall) Crocobeach, which is shaded by scores of coconut palms and has swimming pools and…

  • Vila Mosquito

    Fortaleza

    Set in two converted homes with a pleasant alfresco dining area in between, this smart place has dozens of wood-fired pizza varieties with gourmet…

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