Atelier

Santo Antão


This artsy hideaway behind Hotel Paul Mar is the local hipster hang-out. Run by a young musician and his wife, it serves yummy snacks, traditional dishes and herb teas in the small interior or on the large terrace outside. There's live music on weekends, often featuring up-and-coming musicians.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Santo Antão attractions

1. Trapiche Ildo Benrós

0.07 MILES

At Trapiche Ildo Benrós, grogue is made using the 400-year-old trapiche (a machine for juicing sugarcane). Sample drinks such as passion-fruit caipirinha…

2. Centro Cultural do Mindelo

18.12 MILES

Inside the old customs house, the cultural centre houses changing exhibitions of local arts and culture and has a tiny shop selling local crafts, music…

3. Palácio do Povo

18.17 MILES

This cheery pink colonial confection and former government building today hosts changing exhibitions. Currently, its rooms are given over to a long…

4. Mercado Municipal

18.17 MILES

The restored two-storey food market from 1784 is a great place to see sweet-talking vendors hawking local produce and medicinal herbs.

5. Pont d'Agua

18.17 MILES

With its modern glass and concrete constructions, this swank new complex looks and feels more like the south of France than Cabo Verde. Dotted with palm…

6. Town Hall

18.2 MILES

Mindelo's photogenic câmara municipal (town hall) dates from the mid-19th century.

7. Museu do Mar

18.29 MILES

Inside the Torre de Belém, Mindelo's most intriguing museum gives an overview of São Vicente's history, from the island's role in the triangular trade to…

8. Torre de Belém

18.3 MILES

Jutting out into the harbour is the fortresslike Torre de Belém – a Disney World version of the 15th-century tower that guards Lisbon's port.