Where to eat in Fortaleza

19 independent restaurants, bakeries and food spots in Fortaleza. Chains are left out.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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BarChá da Égua
A bar in the Montese district also serving food. Typical Brazilian cuisine with a large selection of beers.
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Bella Italia
Italian restaurant with Italian cooks, regarded as a piece of Italy in Fortaleza. Online reviews reveal they make great pizzas. They make dishes to go as well.
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Cantinho do Frango
A place for informal dining, featuring retro decor and specializing in chicken dishes. Large servings, attentive service, air-conditioned and they also make dishes to go.
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Carneiro do Ordones
Local dishes from seafood to lamb at an affordable price. The service is reportedly fast as well.
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Churrascaria Gheller
This is arguably the best value Brazilian barbecue restaurant in the tourist area. If you are not too hungry, you can also pay R$ 22 per kilo. Tuesdays and Saturdays there's a stand-up comedian at 21:00, adding R$ 10 per person to your bill.
13:00-lateAll you can eat R$ 20
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Coco Bambu - Beira Mar
also known as Camarões
Shrimp and other seafood and fish in all variations — including large dishes to share. They also have hundreds of wines to choose from.
Open for lunch and dinner every day.
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La France
Perhaps not authentic French, but a varied menu, including escargots, and a selection of wines.
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Pulcinella
Italian restaurant with typical dishes like carpaccio, pizzas, pastas and risottos, that surprisingly also offers a selection of sushi. This restaurant has a particularly good wine selection, the staff is attentive and the ambience is nice. On the downside, some dishes are pricey.
Mon-Thu 12:00-15:00 and 18:00-00:30, Fri-Sun 12:00-02:00
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Satéhut
Located right on the beach, this restaurant is Dutch-run. It features typical Dutch and Indonesian cuisine.
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Vilany
A simple restaurant but with fresh and delicious seafood and fish.
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Barbaresco
A sorveteria that has generally received good reviews. Also offers other snacks such as coffee and sandwiches.
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Bebelu
A local (Ceara state) fast food chain — locations all around the city. Brazilian-style sandwiches and salads.
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Acarajé da Ieda
Esquina da Praça do Ferreira com, R. Floriano Peixoto
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Bar e Restaurante O Cazuza
Praça Pelotas, 60
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La Massa
R. Xavier de Castro, 86
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Restaurante Boa Mistura
Rua Dom Joaquim, 46
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Sabará Restaurante
R. Floriano Peixoto, nº814
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Sorveteria Juarez
Reportedly the best sorveteria in town.
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Sorveteria 50 Sabores
Regional sorvetes, flavors like tapioca and caipirinha.
R$5 for one scoop

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Fortaleza (CC BY-SA 4.0).