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 rope-hung lighting wrapped around suspended rail beams – as for its grill-heavy menu. Start with the bobó de camarão (shrimp with manioc) croquettes before choosing a slab of meat from the impressive barbecue.

It's all set to a good loungy soundtrack.

Upstairs there is a rather refined jazz and blues bar with a variety of classic leather chairs and a fine open-air terrace on which to work your way through the ample beer and cocktail list.


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