A funky restaurant in the Furnas area. Love the music theme decor. They have full bar. We had the…read morespecial local Furnas stew. Delicious. Fab service and food. A nice place for lunch.

Great spot for local specialities. We stayed in Furnas for 3 nights and we visited this restaurant…read more3 times! We tried some other local restaurants, but we couldn't get enough of this place. Cozido das caldeiras: Furnas stew cooked for many hours using the volcanic geothermal soil. The stew contains pork, beef, chicken, sausage, blood sausage, greens, potatos, and carrots. Really good hearty and homey feels. The meat and vegetables are super tender and flavorful. Grilled octopus: a whole octopus cooked perfectly with garlic and oil. Grilled limpets: Local mollusk that reminded me of mussel/clams cooked with garlic and butter. They were a little bit chewier than I would prefer but cool to try. Old fashioned codfish: fried fish with a tangy sauce. Super delicious! Beef steak: this one was okay if you want meat, but I think the seafood is much better here! Save room for dessert!! The pineapple flan and mango sorbet ice cream were so yummy!

Singular is a fancy white-tablecloth restaurant in downtown, but just outside of the main…read morehustle-and-bustle area, so it's on a quieter block. With its live piano music and soft European decor, it's on the more romantic side. If you're here with friends, you may have to try to keep your voice lower, so conversations wouldn't be the most comfortable. But we made it work! If you want a more open and less hush-hush atmosphere, inside is an option, where it's more social and artsy. The food is outstanding. My friend got the octopus and she said it was the best she's ever had. I wish I got what she got! Another friend got the risotto (vegetarian option) and she loved that. I got the ceviche because I wasn't that hungry, but I thought it was delicious and better than any ceviche I had in Peru. It's a small portion, but it's just an appetizer. We finished with chocolate ice cream covered with peanuts, always a winner! The service was good. The manager checked on us and made sure everything was fine. Our dishes took an extra long time to arrive, but we dealt with it, and it seems like that's the norm in Azores. So don't come here expecting a rushed meal. Take your time at Singular and enjoy!

This happens to be the only restaurant with an actual bar that we have seen in downtown Ponta…read moreDelgada, Azores. The restaurant is beautiful with wooden ceilings and tastefully decorated. Our octopus appetizer was delicious and so was our cocktails.

This restaurant had the best breaded chicken I have had on this island. They serve traditional…read morePortuguese and Mediterranean dishes. For dessert I had two scoops of chocolate ice cream and a double espresso. The service was slow as it took over an hour for my family and I to get our food after placing our order. We ended up spending over 3 hours here for dinner.

I think this will go down as my most memorable meal during this Portugal trip. Loved everything…read morethat I ate, in a lovely bustling dining room full of life and Portuguese food. Started off with some calamari and Sao Jorge cheese with bread. The calamari wasn't the best I've ever had, but it was tender and fresh and very light. The Sao Jorge cheese may be the best I have had. By the time it gets to the United States it's certainly a HARD cheese, but this was soft and almost spreadable on the bread. Delicious. The menu here is massive. They had about 6 different Portuguese steak options, but I went for the classic with egg and peppers. I do with there were more red peppers on my steak, but I appreciate the hefty amounts of garlic and sauce. The steak itself was cooked perfectly to medium rare and tender. I'm not a big steak girlie but I ate the whole thing in no time. The bottle of wine certainly helped it go down easily. Finished the meal with a chocolate crepe, which I can still taste as I type this. Loved this place and will come back every time I am in Ponta Delgada.

We popped in here on an Airbnb experience and loved the local nature of the place. We were…read moresurrounded by lots of locals so you knew you were getting authentic eats. We had the traditional stew made in the thermal tavernas. The meat was excellent. Loved how juicy and fall apart in your mouth textures. So flavorful. Really enjoyed it and it was lively too without being too loud. Would reco!

Came on a Sunday at 2pm and the place was extremely busy. We were lucky to get a seat as just a…read moreparty of two. The cozido stewed in the furnas is what makes this place famous. All the food was good. The beef specifically was the best part of the plate. Dare I say the food was almost too flavorful? You definitely need some basic bites to clear your palate every once in awhile. I would recommend this place as it's incredibly authentic and the food is culturally relevant.

We came in a few minutes before closing and were treated graciously by the staff. We ordered…read morelight-a salad and the octopus and some drinks. The portions were huge and the octopus was some of the best I've ever eaten-extremely tender, very charred and in a delicious brown sauce with dabs of mayonnaise. The side was whipped sweet potatoes which were delish. Thinking we might should go back and try the pig cheeks.

If you are going to the Azores, then this is the place you must stop and dine at…read more We heard about this "cozido" that my friend stated we had to try. I called and made a reservation for 6 and we pre ordered three cozido's . If you want to have this for dinner, you must pre order ahead of time as they only make a certain number of them. The cozido is a combination of vegetables, sausages and meat baked together like a stew. One of our party was vegetarian, so we ordered a vegetable only option, which came with "vegetarian sausage". I must say, it is certainly more food than we can eat! We figured a cozido was good to split between two, but we had so much left over. The food was great and you must try since they cook it with the thermal natural way this town is known for. The ambiance was great, modern, clean and amazing views of the town. There is a small outdoor seating option if you'd like to sit outside. I highly recommend making reservations regardless when you visit this place. Service was great, very attentive and pleasant! Also the price for the meal was relatively inexpensive considering we had multiple bottles of wine along with our meal. I highly recommend this place!

This was unequivocally the worst restaurant I have ever been to in my life…read more We were a party of four, and not a single person could even bring themselves to have more than a bite of the food. Even the table next to us, who ordered right before, could be seen sniffing at their food and looking at each other as if they couldn't even believe what they were seeing. I ordered the beef stew, which is supposed to be a classic dish for the area. Not only was it completely inedible, but it wasn't even beef. There was chicken, and some mystery meat that smelled vaguely like rubber. After leaving our plates practically untouched and paying, no one could even stomach any food for the rest of the day. If I were reading a review like this, I'd assume the person writing it was probably nuts, but I promise you, it really was that bad.

Disappointment…read more Octopus stew was extra chewy and poorly seasoned. It was surrounded by plentiful and bland potatoes. Salted cod was nicely grilled but had a mild ammonia odor which was probably from prolonged soaking - edible but not enjoyable. Also came with unexciting potatoes. The best part of the meal was plain salad - greens, cucumbers, tomatoes and cord. You cannot mess up this one! Skip. There are better dining choices in Furnas.

This was such a cool experience. The dish that we were excited about was the food cooked by the hot…read moresprings of the volcano. It is buried at 4 am and cooks until noon. You get a hint of the small me in the food. The other dish, the steak was also delicious. The waitstaff is highly attentive and caters to your needs.

Stayed here for one night and had both dinner and drinks at the bar…read more It is pricey for the island but worth it. Service is very very good. The food is fresh and more modern and their drinks are delicious.

Husband had seafood soup which was kinda fishy. Ordered a bread basket and half the bread was…read moredisgusting. I spit it out. The other half was okay. Two kinds of bread. They need to stop serving the smaller bread. It was gross I had the scabbardfish which was delish. It comes with boiled potatoes. I also was able to use the salad bar, which was excellent, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, olives onions. I had to ask for check a few times It's a super cute place that felt very much like locals loved it.

SO. MUCH. SEAFOOD. This restaurant on the south side of São Miguel island is perfect for seafood…read morelovers. We tried limpets for the first time here, an Azores island specialty, and they were oh-so-juicy. They have an extensive selection of fish and everything was so fresh and grilled just right. There's an open salad bar in the back so you can get your dose of veggies too!

I highly recommend this restaurant. The food and service were simply fabulous. The portions were…read moregenerous and the presentation lovely. We learned it is a family runned restaurant and we were both greeted by mother and son at our table. We left with a sense of happiness.

Top notch! My wife and I arrived 5 minutes after they opened for dinner without a reservation and…read moreit's a good thing we did as we were seated. The two parties that walked in right after us were not so lucky and were turned away. You can order off menu as well as from the catch of the day, which are all on display and were more than likely swimming that morning. The hostess, and I imagine also the owner, explained what each fresh catch was and how many of each were available. We chose barracuda from the fresh catch and it was perfection. From the menu we chose limpets (which is a local shellfish cooked in garlic and butter) and the fried mackerel, which was mind-blowingly amazing! A complementary shot of a local liqueur is provided post-meal and was a perfect end to a perfect dinner.