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Eating, drinking and nightlife
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BelAİm is a great place to eat out, and an opportunity to get acquainted with the distinctive cuisine of the Amazon region. For quick Brazilian
snacks
and plenty of local atmosphere try the
CafAİ Milano
on Avenida Presidente Vargas and the
Bar do Parque
at PraA§a da RepA?blica. The best places for
ice creams
are the
Casa dos Sucos
on Presidente Vargas, offering a wide variety of local fruit flavours, and
Tribon,
Rua Municipalidade 1643.
Avenida , Av. NazarAİ 1086 (tel 091/223-4015). One of BelAİm's best restaurants with a great setting overlooking the basilica, excellent food and air-conditioning - though it's fairly expensive and a bit short on atmosphere. Casa Portuguesa , Senador Manuel Barata 897. Located directly behind Restaurant Inter with surprisingly inexpensive but superb-quality local and Portuguese food, cabaAħa -style decor and a quiet atmosphere. Cheiro Verde , Av. Bras de Aguiar, near the Equatorial Palace Hotel and PraA§a de NazarAİ. Excellent and cheap comida por kilo restaurant; vegetarian options as well as meat and fish, and very good salad bar. Always packed and lively; live music after 9pm on Friday and Saturday nights. Circulo Militar , PraA§a Frei Caetano BrandA?o (tel 091/223-4374). Situated within the grounds of the city's historic fort, this expensive restaurant serves delicious food - try the lobster or filhote na brasa (an Amazon fish, charcoal-grilled), and pudim de cupuaA§u for dessert - and offers panoramic views over a busy part of the Amazon. GostosA?o , Rua Aristides Lobo 388. Just off block 4 of Avenida Presidente Vargas, this inexpensive restaurant serves good evening meals - and very good fish salads. Inter , 28 de Setembro 304. Superb value, large delicious helpings and local specialities, frequented mostly by BelAİm's office workers at lunchtime. LA? em Casa , Av. Gov. JosAİ Malcher 247 (tel 091/222-9164). Good, moderately priced food, eaten underneath an enormous mango tree, with a retractable roof in case of rain. Regional dishes are recommended: the menu has a helpful English translation. Miako , Trav. 1 de MarA§o 766 (tel 091/223-4485). The city's large Japanese population supports this pricey restaurant, located behind the Hilton, which serves great Japanese food and a wide selection of sucos made from Amazonian fruit. Sabor da Terra , Av. Souza Franco (also called Docas) 600. The food is nothing special but the highlight is the floor show afterwards, which is touristy but very good as these things go: regional dances and music, well staged, with especially good dancers. Reasonably priced: around $20 a head, excluding drinks.
Trevu's
, 28 de Setembro 177. Perhaps the best-value budget lunchtime cafAİ in town, offering a reasonable
comida por kilo
choice. Live music and dancing on Friday evenings. Other useful information
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