Parraxaxá is a very informal restaurant serving traditional north-eastern Brazilian food. The decor…read moreis rusticand the waiters dress like Lampião, the 1930s bandit, whose warcry inspired the restaurant's name. Help yourself to whatever you want from the extensive buffet: you pay for it by weight. Specialities include sarapatel (liver, heart, and blood stew), linguiça de bode (goat sausage), and surabim (a river fish). The great thing is that you can help yourself, so you can experiment and try whatever looks good. There are lots of different cakes for dessert. Try the torta de limão (lime meringue pie) with a dollop of doce de leite (caramel sauce). I've had lunch here three times and dinner once in the week that I've been here. And I'll be going again.

This was a great place to experience a lot of the northern foods all in one location. The…read moreatmosphere was great and service was also nice. The food is paid by weight and was decently priced. They have an English menu as well if needed. I would definitely go again.

I have eaten at Beijupirá Olinda several times, but I don't think I will be coming back again…read more Beijupirá has five locations, and I have eaten in 3 of them. I think I only wanted to like this place, but the truth is, I really don't. What is nice is the entrance: you enter either descending down a winding stair through a tropical garden or you can a funicular (which is as cute as heck). The restaurant itself is just a rectangular box, that when full is as noisy as a cafeteria. They have 3 tables outside, and this was the first time that we sat here and if you must eat here, I recommend that you choose to sit outside. The food is another problem for me. The plating is very amateurish, and most plates look similar. All of their fish offerings are breaded and fried, which, to me shows a lack of creativity and is rather boring. I had their jambalaya, which was without flavor. Service is mediocre and confused. After receiving our appetizers, another waiter came to deliver the appetizers again. For the prices they charge, the food and service are not commensurate.

Best food we had in two weeks in a city with much good food. The fish was superb. Plus a beautiful…read moreterrace, beautiful view, helpful waitstaff. Truly a delight.