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.

Never say "never"...Our first visit to Nez Bistro didn't go so well, but after 2 years, we decided…read moreto give the place another try and boy, what a difference! We absolutely loved the whole experience. The service was excellent, the food was perfect and the décor is romantic and charming. The owners are very friendly and the restaurant has some of the best background music. If I had to describe the dining experience, I'd say it was dark, sexy and seductive. I started with duck confit croquettes, which were delicious; my wife had the terrine de foie and the portion was so large that she had to take it to go (yes, she enjoyed it very much). For a main course we had gnocchi in ossobuco ragù (the gnocchi were tender and the ragù was excellent) and the duck breast, which was cooked and seasoned perfectly. Nez Bistro is a member of the Associação dos Restaurantes da Boa Lembrança ("the Association of Good Memories"). Whenever possible, I try to visit their members because they are almost always high-quality establishments. I will definitely be back here the next chance I get.

Wow, I didn't expect to find such good food in Recife! Great service, elegant and refined dishes…read morebursting with flavour, tasteful decor, with a very strong theme and identity with its hand drawn art all over the walls, place mats, and even some of the plates and boxes that food is presented on. I highly recommend anyone to come here We had the following Tomatos, mozzarellas e contrastes afins (a must have starter) Polvo con risoni Garoupa com crosta de castanhas e risoto de açafrão (my dish. Stunning!) Ravióli ao pomodoro Nhoques carbonara Espuma de crème bûrlée (wow!) Note though. No English menu

I am sorry I hadn't come here sooner! The main reason was the name: I assumed that this was more of…read morea patisserie than a restaurant, but don't you make the same mistake! While they do make excellent pastries (including apple strudel, and Recife's famous jellyroll cake) the menu is extensive and the food is beautifully prepared and delicious. Not only that, but the appetizer portions are very generous--so much so, that we had to take 2 portions to go so that we could have room for the main courses. The waitress and the manager are very knowledgeable and helpful; they have a very good wine cellar and their prices are very reasonable for the quality of the dining experience. The manager was very helpful and knowledgeable and definitely added to the dining experience. I highly recommend Oma Patisserie Bistro if you're in the area and I can't wait to come back again.