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Almost all the eating is done in Vila do Abraão, along two or three streets. The boat tours usually stop at midday in an enseada where you have lunch with your feet in the sand — that is part of the pleasure, not a constraint.
Seafood with your feet in the sand, a gentle mood in the evening when the village lights reflect in the bay. The address you remember from Ilha Grande.
Official websitepenaareiailhagrande.com→On the beach for 35 years and known for peixe com banana, the island's signature dish. Closed on Wednesdays.
Official websitebarerestauranteluaemar.com.br→Caiçara cooking (octopus, prawns, mussels, fish), plus meat, pasta and vegetarian and vegan dishes. Open every evening from 6 pm; bookings via WhatsApp between 6 and 7:30 pm.
Official websitecanoasilhagrande.com.br→Café-bistro serving breakfast and brunch from 8 am to 1 pm (smoothies, açaí bowls, dishes made with local produce), then a bistro menu from 5 to 11 pm. Dine-in only.
Official websiteladyrootsilhagrande.com.br→The lunch stop for most boat tours, in the sheltered cove of Saco do Céu. Moqueca and fish, between 25 and 70 R$ a head.
Official websiterefgiodascaravelas.blogspot.com→