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( 2612826; Rua 19 de Maio, Chã d'Areia; mains CVE1200; noon-3pm & 7-11pm)
This seafront spot
with a large pink interior is where locals come for a good meal paired with eager service.
The extensive menu features lots of fish and shellfish. Located on the road to Prainha, in
Chã d'Areia.
Kapa
INTERNATIONAL
$$$
(Quebra-Canela; mains CVE1350; 6pm-2am Tue-Sun)
Upscale beachfront spot with a loungy out-
door area and a varied menu of international and local favourites. The night to come is
Thursday, when there's live music. Friday and Saturday are lively too, as the upstairs pub
gets packed.
Drinking & Nightlife
The best of nightlife and live music in Praia happens in hidden little bars that aren't easy
to find without a local. Platô has surprisingly little night-time action.
The big night of the week in Praia is Thursday, known locally as
sextinha,
or little Fri-
day.
Kebra Cabana
BAR
(Quebra-Canela beach; 2pm-2am Mon-Fri, 10am-2am Sat & Sun)
Cool beach bar with a hipster crowd,
loungy tunes, live music on Friday nights and good food to boot.
Café Palkus
CAFE
(Amilcar Cabral 17A; closed Sun)
Praia's most bohemian cafe-bar, on Platô's main square,
with an inner patio that hosts dance, theatre and music performances on weekends, and
film nights on Monday.
Alkimist
BAR
(Rua da Prainha)
Just up from Quebra- Canela beach, Alkimist is a low-key, popular hang-out.
Snack Bar Serenata
LIVE MUSIC
(Rua Capela 30; 4pm-midnight Tue-Thu & Sun, 6pm-3am Fri & Sat)
Lively hang-out in a small leafy
courtyard in Achada Santo António, where locals drink beers and
grogue
(a sugar cane
spirit) and snack on inexpensive food to the sounds of
morna
and
coladeira
peformed on a
small stage.
