The Best Restaurants in Boipeba, Bahia

Guido’s has a well-earned reputation as *the* place for lobster on Boipeba. Though you can get it cheaper elsewhere, the combination of the location – it’s the only restaurant on the idyllic Praia da Cueira – and the bubbling, bountiful moqueca de lagosta, a local type of stew, bring many a day-tripper. You can avoid them by opting for a late lunch (be prepared to wait), and if you’re lucky, you’ll get to see Guido himself brandishing some lobsters.

On the main (narrow) street into town is Bar Azul. It has a few tables inside but the prime spots are at its wooden tables on the pavement. Run by a friendly and attentive couple, it specialises in home-cooked classics like a good burger, generous salads and pasta dishes. The jugs of sangria and the frozen cocktails are welcome and refreshing novelties among a sea of caipirinhas.

Casa Namoa is a pousada with its own creperia. The place has been beautifully designed using worn, weathered wood and exposed brick, providing a bolthole from Bahia’s relentless sun and a quiet garden to sit in. From breakfast until dinner, thin and rustic crêpes come out of the kitchen, topped with mozzarella and tomato and basil, or baked apple with chocolate sauce, or many of the other combinations the Belgian-Brazilian owners have dreamt up.

Toca do Lobo is just the ticket for big groups and lazy lunches. It is one of the biggest restaurants on the beach just beyond the old town, specialises in keeping customers well-fed and full of beer while they dig their toes into the sand and kick back. The menu is mostly Brazilian food, of which the siri (crab) with farofa and lime is delicious, and the moqueca, with lobster if you like, are the best bets.