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quaint Bistro Garbo, serving pizzas, pastas and Swedish fare (mains €10 to €15). It's loc-
ated on the main coastal road, about 3km west of the historic centre (and 1.3km west of
Boca do Inferno).
JAPANESE
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Confraria Sushi
(Rua Luís Xavier Palmeirim 16; salads/sushi plates from €12/15; noon-midnight Tue-Sun)
It's hard to know
where to look first at this bright, art-slung cafe, jazzed up with flower prints, zebra stripes
and technicolour glass chandeliers. It's a fun spot for sushi and salads, and there's a hand-
ful of tables on the sunny patio.
Baía do Peixe
SEAFOOD
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( 214 865 157; Av Dom Carlos I 6; all-you-can-eat fish/shellfish €14/20; lunch & dinner Tue-Sun)
Seafood
lovers take note: Baía do Peixe serves
rodizio
style, meaning waiters bring around either
fish (four or five types, plus squid) or shellfish (including oysters, prawns, crab, cockles
and clam dishes) and you select what you like from the plate. There's a two-person min-
imum for the shellfish option. Lunch specials (from €9) are also good value.
SEAFOOD
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Mar do Inferno
( 214 832 218; Av Rei Humberto II de Italia; mains €16-25; lunch & dinner Thu-Tue)
Near the Boca do
Inferno, this humble-looking place serves superb seafood dishes to ocean views. Its
mouth-watering mixed platters for two (€40 to €88) are legendary. The service, however,
is so-so. Reserve ahead to score a table on the terrace.
Drinking & Nightlife
The pub-like bars huddling around Largo Luís de Camões fill with a good-time crowd
after sundown.
Baluarte
( 214 865 157; Av Dom Carlos I 6; 4pm-2am)
Baluarte is an upscale, smoke-filled place with
swirly gold wallpaper, tub chairs and bold purple splashes. It offers sea views, well-mixed
cocktails and occasional DJ nights.
LOUNGE
