It's close to the beach, the food is flavorful and authentic, the service staff is friendly and…read moreattentive, the price is decent and worth every cent. Will return if I'm ever in Brazil again.

This restaurant is SOOO yummy. The quality of the food and the service is always consistent which…read moremakes me keep coming back again and again. The food if always fresh and warm, the waiters always friendly and fast, and the overall experience is good. It's quick and fast if that's what you're looking for, but you can also pop a squat if you wanna stay awhile. Bonus: best. quinoa salad. ever.

Bad service, not friendly lady. Ordered small sandwiches but was given large ones and told that I…read morecan't send it back. Drinks came well after the food and told we couldn't cancel them either. Charged double probably because we look American. Meat was gross too. Stay away from this place!!

I. love. this. restaurant. It's about three blocks from my apartment, and I go there so often the…read morewait staff know me by name, haha. I've eaten a lot of açai in Recife, but ponto do açai is incomparable. If you're coming here for vacation it's a must try, and if you're leaving here you definitely need to make it a part of your life. They also offer sandwiches, the best salads I've ever had in brazil, and a variety of crepes. Everything I've ever tried here has been great!

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.