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A Foodie Weekend in Santa Maria — 2 Days of Eating

Six meals, two days, zero filler — the best of the city's plates.

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Friday

  1. Evening

    Beach Club Restaurant

    Cape Verdean Fusion · $$$ · Hilton Beach

    Open the weekend here — Loungers and a fine-dining grill — lobster thermidor, caipirinhas, live morna trio.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A standout for food-first weekends
    • ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
    • ·Keeps you in Hilton Beach — short walk from your other stops

Saturday

  1. Morning
    Local Bookstore Café
    Food & Drink · Walkable neighbourhood

    Pick a corner, order a coffee — the gentlest 'I'm bored alone' rescue.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A standout for food-first weekends
    • ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
    • ·Keeps you in Walkable neighbourhood — short walk from your other stops
  2. Lunch

    Funaná Restaurant

    Cape Verdean · $$ · Rua das Salinas

    Authentic cachupa rica, fried moray eel and grogue tastings under string lights.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A standout for food-first weekends
    • ·Strong lunch option, quick enough to keep the day moving
    • ·Keeps you in Rua das Salinas — short walk from your other stops
  3. Afternoon
    Shark Bay (Baía dos Tubarões)
    Family · Palmeira Road

    Wade knee-deep with juvenile lemon sharks in the shallow nursery lagoon.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A standout for food-first weekends
    • ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
    • ·Keeps you in Palmeira Road — short walk from your other stops
  4. Evening

    Tam Tam

    Italian / Pizza · $$ · Town Square

    Wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas — expat owner, garden seating, dog-friendly.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A standout for food-first weekends
    • ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
    • ·Keeps you in Town Square — short walk from your other stops

Sunday

  1. Brunch

    Cretcheu Mar

    Seafood · $$ · Beachfront

    Sand-floor terrace — grilled wahoo with cachupa, sunset over the pier.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A standout for food-first weekends
    • ·Keeps you in Beachfront — short walk from your other stops
    • ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
  2. Afternoon
    Santa Maria Beach & Pier
    Outdoors · Town Centre

    8km of golden sand — watch fishermen unload tuna at the pier each afternoon.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A standout for food-first weekends
    • ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
    • ·Keeps you in Town Centre — short walk from your other stops

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