Restaurants in Paranagua & Ilha do Mel
Good food is easy to find in Paranaguá & Ilha do Mel. Their seaside locations guarantee excellent, fresh seafood. There are a number of restaurants serving local fare all at very reasonable prices.
For a truly local experience you can sample the fresh fish that local fisherman have caught and chase it down with a few bottles of the local Brahma or Skol beer.
In our Ilha do Mel & Paranaguá restaurant guide below you will find information about great places for eating out in Paranaguá & Ilha do Mel. After a hard day of lying on the beach or a spot of shopping in Paranaguá & Ilha do Mel, relax and experience the exotic food and cuisine of Brazil.
Food & Cuisine in Ilha do Mel & Paranaguá
Restaurants
A decent meal is easy to find anywhere in Paranaguá or on Ilha do Mel island! Delicious, fresh fish is served in all the mini bistros or inns. Expect higher competitive prices on Ilha do Mel as compared to the mainland (between R$ 10 and R$ 25 for a simple meal).
The best restaurants on Ilha do Mel are 'Mar e Sol' (Brasilia) which is near the lighthouse, and 'Fim da Trilha' (Encantadas). In Mar e Sol you can ask for a "prato feito", for example, rice, beans, fish and salad and at Fim da Trilha there are spicy paellas, pasta and other international dishes.
You could also eat at your hotel as most offer simple fare such as fish and rice for competitive prices.
Typical food
The typical dish of Ilha do Mel is called "arroz lambe-lambe" - rice cooked with sea fruit and tomatoes. Its translation would be rice "lick-lick", as locals use to eat the sea fruit with fingers and lick it afterwards!
In Restaurant Burghesia in Pontal do Sul you will find another typical dish of Paranás coast: "cambira". It is a traditional dish from the time as there was no electricity and fish should be kept with salt. The fish tainha has been sun-dried with salt and prepared afterwards with several spices.
Nightlife
Though the nightlife here is restricted to weekends and public holidays it is interesting. Vivid native forro, traditional Northeast Brazilian music, rock and reggae, you'll find it all.
The Barranco Bar, on the beach, is a bar/restaurant by day and a hot spot by night. During tourist season music livens up nightly, but is limited to special shows during low season. Rocking to forro music, the partying and drinking starts late at night and continues till the wee hours. As the island has almost no light, a flashlight is a must.
After a big night out one can work up an appetite for a succulent local dish made of fresh fish or prawns.
Restaurants List
Pontal do Sul - Burghezia Bar and Restaurant
Burghezia is located at Pontal do Sul, where the boats to Ilha do Mel leave. The restaurant has a variety of dishes in a cozy and friendly environment.
Restaurant
Al. Chuva de Ouro, 350 Baln. Pontal do Sul Pontal do Paraná Paraná - Brasil. Cep: 83255-000
55 41 3455 1583
Spaghetteria da Pousadinha - Brasilia/Ilha do Mel
Pasta
Brasilia
+55 41 3426 8026
Mar e Sol - Vila do Farol / Ilha do Mel
This is considered one of the best places to eat in Brasilia and Praia do Farol. Here you will find tasty fish meals. Prato surf or prato turista are the most favourite amongst customers. It is an inexpensive, good place to eat. This Ilha do Mel restaurant is reccommended by Lonely Planet.
Open daily for lunch and dinner, all year long.
Fish
Brasilia - on "pracinha", close to Praia do Farol
+55 41 3426 8021
Rest. e Petiscaria Estrela do Mar - Praia Grande / Ilha do Mel
It is located in "Praca da Alimentacao", a place close to Praia Grande, where you will find several options. Estrela do Mar is the best one!
Open daily for lunch.
Fish
Encantadas - Praia Grande
+55 41 3426 9114
Paraíso - Encantadas / Ilha do Mel
It is open usually only during summer months (December - March).
Fish
Encantadas
+55 41 3426 9057
Ilha do Mel - Encantadas / Ilha do Mel
A simple restaurant where you can prove fish and other meals.
Open daily for lunch and dinner.
Fish
Encantadas
+55 41 3426 9072
Fim da Trilha - Encantadas/ Ilha do Mel
This is the best restaurant on the island, offering several options like paella, pasta, fish and spraws. This Ilha do Mel restaurant is recommended by Lonely Planet.
Its menu is in Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Open daily for lunch and dinner.
International
Encantadas
+55 41 3426 9017
Lanchonete Bar Enseada - Farol / Ilha do Mel
Snacks
Brasilia / Praia do Farol
+55 41 3426 8040
Pizzaria e Bar Vila Farol - Farol / Ilha do Mel
Snack / Pizza
Vila do Farol
+55 41 3426 8140
Bora Bora - Brasilia / Ilha do Mel
Located between Brasilia and Praia do Farol, Bora Bora is quite popular, serving pizza, sandwiches and "buffet de sorvete", where you can serve yourself with ice-creams and toppings - just perfect as dessert!
During summer and weekends you will find live music here.
Bar / Pizza
Estrada do Farol das Conchas s/n Nova Brasilia - Ilha do Mel
41 3426 8206
11:00
Burghezia
This restaurant rescued a typical dish of Paraná called "Cambira" from oblivion. The main ingredients are salt or smoked fish, banana and cassava flour. This combination results in a delicious manioc meal and was the basic diet of pioneers of the Paraná coast. Salting and drying the fish was a necessary to conserve the fish for storage, especially when great schools of palombetas and mullets were caught off the beaches.
Typical culinary of Paraná
Al. Chuva de Ouro, 350 Balneário Pontal do Sul
41 3455-1583
Fim da Trilha - Paranaguá
International cuisine
Rua Visconde de Nácar, 479
41 3422 1010
11:30 to to 23:30
Danúbio Azul - Paranaguá
This is the most traditional restaurant in Paranaguá, facing the Itibere-River with a beautiful view.
Open for lunch and dinner from Monday to Saturday and only for lunch on Sunday.
Internacional cuisine
Rua XV de Novembro, 95
41 3423 3255
11:00 to to 23:00
A Bombordo - Paranaguá
Buffet and fisch
Rua Benjamin Constant, 423
41 3424 9020
11:30 to to 23:00
Casa do Barreado - Paranaguá
The tables are set on the balcony and in the garden of the owner's house. The specialty is the "Barreado", a famous typical dish of Parana state. The dish consists of braised meat, served with rice and cassava flour. The secret in the preparation is the cooking time. Barreado is cooked in a sealed clay pot for about twenty hours resulting in tender meat that literally falls apart in a thick and very very very tasty broth. Traditionally the dish is accompanied of bananas, oranges and seafood as well. The white rum and home-made desserts produced in the area are included in the price of the meal.
Casa do Barreado is famous for its award-winning Barreado. The restaurant was voted Best of Parana by Guia Quatro Rodas for the tenth consecutive year.
The restaurant opens every weekend and during the week, by reservations only.
Typical culinary of Paraná
Rua José Antônio Cruz, 78 - Ponta do Caju Paranaguá - PR
41 3423-1830
11:00 to to 15:00
