Restaurante Faria — Restaurant in Ribeira Grande

An absolutely authentic local restaurant with the character of a canteen. Here is where workers and shopkeepers go and the first choice of many emigrants for their visit to the old country. It is noisy, crowded and not fancy at all. But it has some of the best home cooking in São Miguel. I've known it for a long time and the food is even better than it was a few years ago. Whether fish or meat, everything is excellently prepared and exceptionally tasty. There are very traditional dishes that you would definitely not find in a tourist place. And all that at a reasonable price. So, if you're not afraid of authenticity, you should definitely give it a try. For dessert, try the homemade quéijadas de leite, which are not...

Nice place and nice food. However we can't help but think we paid the "tourists price"... When the final bill was received there was two additional fees we didn't understand and when we asked the waiter we were told it was for the bread (which was good) and the butter (tiny packaged industrial butter) both of which we never asked for but they were offered directly when we sat at the table ... I don't know if locals are billed the bread and butter too but as they were never requested I find this a...

The best thing was the staff (a waiter that really trued his best to speak Spanish even though we could understand eaxh other in slow Portuguese and English) and the ammount of food we were given. The prices are very affordable. The quality of the food is improvable, but it was alright. The Queijo de San Jorge tasted amazing and the batatas fritas and the egg were perfectly cooked. The pork was a little bit dry at some points, but it was still very well.

I encourage you to come...