Local flavors
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3 places picked to eat in Jijoca de Jericoacoara.
A restaurant on Rua São Francisco, at the corner of Beco Doce, in the center of the village, run by businesswoman Sônia Cavalcante, with tables on the sand. The cooking is seafood and regional dishes, with moquecas (stews), stuffed crab shells and snook, and suits travelers who want fish and shellfish in the little center.
A restaurant on Rua São Francisco run by Belgian chef Hervé Witmeur, who also owns La Cozinha in Barra Grande, Piauí. He uses European techniques with regional ingredients, many from his farm in Parnaíba, on a tasting menu or à la carte, with dishes such as crab with bottarga and cashew fruit; recommended for a special dinner.
A restaurant on Beco do Forró, with low lighting, decor of antique objects and a wood-fired oven. The menu mixes Mediterranean cooking and northeastern Brazilian flavors, with ceviche with sweet potato chips, octopus, wood-oven ribs and fresh pasta, and suits a quiet dinner in the center of the village.
