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Eating
Spicy local dishes, waters brimming with fresh fish and Portuguese culinary influences
make Bissau a foodie's paradise.
Restaurant Samaritana
AFRICAN
$
( 6131392; off Ave Pansau Na Isna; mains CFA2500)
It's made from a cut-out container and buzzes
with Guineans of all ranks and incomes eager to sample the reliably delicious meals.
Adega do Loureiro
PORTUGUESE
$
(Rua 5 de Julho; mains from CFA4000; )
There are wooden chairs, patterned tablecloths, ter-
racotta ceiling tiles and carafes of red wine at this old-style Portuguese restaurant. The
bacalau
(salted flakes of cod) is salty and succulent, the pork chops are flavorsome and
the little red pots of beans and rice are the perfect comfort food.
Morabeza
INTERNATIONAL
$
(Praça Ché Guevara; meals from CFA2000)
Order fast food at the counter downstairs or climb the
rickety stairs to the terrace, where you can eat
brochettes
(kebabs), pizza, steak and salads
under a sky full of stars.
O Bistro
FRENCH
$
( 3206000; Rua Eduardo Mondlane; mains CFA4000; noon-3pm & 7pm-late; )
This Belgian-
owned spot has all the right ingredients: excellent, reasonably priced mains including
fresh catches, sautéed vegetables and
crepes au chocolat,
friendly service, a well-stocked
bar and a warm ambience that transcends the air-con. Bring mosquito spray if you want
the big table on the verandah.
Mamaputcha
CAFE
$
(Rua Eduardo Mondlane; meals from CFA2000)
Scratched tables spill out onto the pavement outside
Mamaputcha, owned by the sister of Super Mama Djombo bandleader Atchuchi. If you're
