Local flavors
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3 places picked to eat in Barreirinhas.
A restaurant on the banks of the Rio Preguiças, created to serve guests of the Encantes do Nordeste pousada and later opened to tourists and locals. The kitchen blends Maranhão tradition with refined techniques in fish and seafood dishes, such as shrimp in a pineapple with coconut cream, and the place has live music and a sunset view.
A restaurant on Avenida Beira Rio, the busy waterfront of the Rio Preguiças, with outdoor tables facing the water. The menu ranges from snacks to grilled fish and seafood dishes, highlighted by shrimp served in a pineapple, which the restaurant says it created, and it's a good pick if you want dinner by the river.
A restaurant on Avenida Beira Rio, in downtown Barreirinhas, near the boarding points for the boat trips. It mixes regional cooking, fish, seafood and Asian dishes in generous portions, with live music at night, and suits anyone who wants to eat facing the Rio Preguiças.
