Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
EATING
Come evening, there's very little life in the commercial centre around Praça XV de Novembro. Instead, people head for the
bars and restaurants
that spread out along the
Beira Mar Norte
(or Av Rubens de Arruda Ramos, as it is o
cially
called), a dual carriageway that skirts the north of the city, lined with condo high-rises, and the parallel
Almirante
Lamego
, or head for much more fashionable
Lagoa
(see p.585). Where Mauro Ramos meets the Beira Mar, the giant
Beiramar Shopping mall
(Mon-Sat 10am-10pm) contains dozens of chain outlets in the 3/F food court.
9
Botequim Floripa
Av Rio Branco 632
T
48 3333 1234,
W
botequimfloripa.com.br.
Old-fashioned bar with a
lively happy hour and cold beer on tap. Serves up a
classic Brazilian
feijoada
on Sat (R$29.90).
Mon-Fri
5.30pm-1am and Sat 4.30pm-1am.
★
are especially recommended.
Mon-Fri 11.30am-11pm,
Sat 3-10pm.
Delícias Portuguesas
Rua Visconde de Ouro Preto 559
T
48 3224 6448.
An authentic Portuguese restaurant,
specializing predictably in fish. Although meals are rather
expensive (mains R$40-50), you can just opt for some
petiscos
(snacks) - the
bolinhos de bacalhau
are superb.
Tues-Sat 11.30am-11.30pm.
Miyoshi
Av Beira Mar Norte 1068
T
48 3225 5050,
W
miyoshi.com.br.
Florianópolis's best Asian restaurant
with a choice of a buffet (including a good sushi selection;
R$35-45) and an à la carte menu featuring mainly
Japanese dishes, though also with a few Chinese and Thai
options too.
Mon-Thurs & Sun 6-11pm, Fri & Sat
6-11.30pm.
Box 32
Mercado Público
T
48 3224 5588,
W
box32
.com.br.
Seafood specialist and meeting place of the local
glitterati who come to slurp oysters and munch prawns
(try the
pastel de camarão
). That said, it's not as expensive
as you might fear, with most meals setting you back
R$25-30.
Mon-Fri 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-3pm.
★
Café das Artes
Rua Esteves Júnior 734
T
48 3024
0669.
Located in a beautifully restored, early nineteenth-
century building, delicious pasta dishes and salads are on
offer here, though the cakes and premium-quality coffee
DRINKING
Cervejaria Original
Rua Altamiro Guimarães 126
T
048 3207 3177,
W
cervejariaoriginal.com.br.
Fun and
always heaving pub, with a choice of over two hundred
beers, food and live music ranging from blues and soft rock
to bossa nova and MPB.
Daily 5pm-2am.
Devassa Cervejaria
Rua Bocaiúva 2198
T
48 3304 9800,
W
cervejariadevassa.com.br.
Buzzing local outpost of the
national beer chain, serving all its prime pours on draught,
plus a menu of Brazilian favourites.
Tues-Sat 5pm-1am.
El Divino Lounge
Av Beira Mar Norte, in front of
Trapiche
T
48 3225 1266,
W
weldivinobrasil.com.br.
Hip club and lounge bar located inside an attractive 1897
building near the main strip, with theme nights and a long
list of cocktails.
Tues-Sat 7pm-1am.
DIRECTORY
Internet
The
gaming café
Adrenaline Lan House
at Rua
Tenente Silveira 155 has a decent, cheap connection (R$3/
hour; Mon-Fri 9am-6am, Sat & Sun 1pm-6am).
Money and exchange
Banks are located on Rua Felipe
Schmidt and by Praça XV de Novembro.
Pharmacies
Farmacia Bela Vista, Rua Tenente Silveira
110. For homeopathic remedies try Farmacia Homeopática
Jaqueline, Rua Felipe Schmidt 413.
Post o
ce
The main post o
ce is at Praça XV de
Novembro 242 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm & Sat 8am-noon).
Ilha Santa Catarina
Beyond the city of Florianópolis,
Ilha
Santa Catarina
is noted throughout Brazil for its
beaches, Mediterranean-like scenery and traditional fishing villages - the fishing boats,
lacemakers, folklore, cuisine and the colonial architecture add to the allure. The island has
a subtropical climate, rarely cold in winter and with a summer heat that is tempered by
refreshing South Atlantic breezes. Nevertheless, don't expect an untouched paradise. The
island is peppered with resorts and holiday condos, and is surprisingly built up, with its
mostly narrow roads often clogging up with local tra
c regardless of tourists - this is one
of the richest parts of Brazil and it looks it. To make the most of the island you need to
take your time and get off the roads; there are still some sections of coast that remain wild
and untouched, but you'll often need to hike to reach them.
The following account assumes a clockwise route around the island from
Florianópolis - note that locals refer to the whole island as Florianópolis, with
the city known simply as
centro
.
