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RESTAURANTS OF TRANCOSO - courtesy of  UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa
Trancoso offers tremendous variety in dining, running the gamut from salt-of-the-earth Bahian home cooking to the freshest sushi. Every phase of Trancoso’s history has contributed to a food culture which is considered one of the most interesting in all Brazil

NOTE: most local chefs are available for catered meals or an informal cooking class in each UXUA casa.

CANTINHO DOCE
Traditional Bahian cuisine rules at this open-air restaurant facing the church. Remember to leave room for the desserts, which are renowned throughout the village.

CAPIM SANTO
This mix of trendy with traditional is among the oldest in town and has a creative menu signed by well-known chef Sandra Marques.

EL GORDO
This culinary stunner is set on a cliff facing the ocean and is perfect for proposals, romance and anything else in need of a dose of drama. Is sister restaurant of two well-regarded spots in the Bario Alto of Lisbon.

ICHI SUSHI
Believe it or not, Japanese raw fish has long been popular in this remote fishing village – and here it’s served right on the Quadrado.

LA NO DOM
Every beach village in the world has a favorite sandwich place. In Trancoso it is LA NO DOM. Dom has been preparing tasteful pita-bread sandwiches with his famous eggplant sauce for over 15 years.

MARITACA
A Trancoso hot spot with wood-fire oven offering informal pizzas, pastas and risottos, plus a well-regarded wine list and a few off-menu plates loved by locals.

PIZZOKERO
2-minutes walk from the Quadrado, this bar and restaurant is owned by an Italian Rasta who has been living in Bahia for nearly twenty years. Serving great pizzas and Italian food, there is also a snooker table on the 2nd floor, and on Tuesday and Saturday great live music makes it the meeting point of the town.

SABOR DA BAHIA
One of the first restaurants you’ll find when you enter the Quadrado, Sabor Da Bahia serves a mouthwatering Brazilian ‘Picanha’ with toasted vegetables, pineapple and french fries. Owned by a native family, the restaurant also serves traditional Bahian food and is open for breakfast, serving home-made yoghurt at its open air tables.

SILVANA’S RESTAURANT (RESTAURANTE DA SILVANA)
Set on the people-watching-conducive Quadrado, this restaurant features homestyle cooking a la Silvana, one of three native sisters who each have their own small restaurant on the Quadrado. These ladies (neighbors of UXUA) are privy to the “original secrets” of Trancoso-style Bahian cuisine.

SUSHI TRANCOSO
Foreigners tend to be shocked at the quality of sushi in Brazil; but it should be remembered, Brazil is home to the largest Japanese population outside Japan. Sushi Trancoso has Friday night is buffet popular with locals.

TIMBO PIZZARIA QUADRADO
Proving true the old adage that Italians are everywhere and where they go food follows, a Northern Italian who has lived for years on a simple farm outside Trancoso decided in 2010 to open this place and share pizza recipes from his family’s pizzaria.

VITTORIA’S RESTAURANT (RESTAURANTE DA VITTORIA)
A charming restaurant serving typical Bahian dishes al fresco style on a cozy spot on the south-side of the Quadrado, operated by one of three local sisters who run family-style restaurants in the town square.

BEACH LOUNGES:
The beach is not just for taking sun, Trancoso’s are dotted with charming barracas (beach lounges) for enjoying the perfect sundowner or meal

UXUA PRAIA BAR
UXUA’s own beach bar boasts a picturesque setting between the Trancoso River and Atlantic Ocean, is the only bar on Praia da Barra, and wears its green heart on its sleeve (it’s made from rebuilt fishing boats found on the property).

CABANA DO ANDREA
The brainchild of Andrea, an Italian who came to Brazil in 1999, this bar is a true hybrid. Set on Coqueiros beach and marked by a Sardinian flag on the top, it also serves up deliciously authentic pizzas and fresh local fish.

FLY CLUB
A beach hot-spot during the Brasilian summer holidays, demonstrating one of the charms of Trancoso, that sleepy beaches and pulsing beats can happily exist side-by-side.