On the way to the sea, 200 mt far from Leme Bedje hotel
(in front of the children school), you will find this cosy
restaurant where taste tipical capoverdean cuisine. Every
day you will eat good seafood or shellfish dishes or cachupa.
The menu is not very wide but you will eat good food at
reasonable price.
Ristorante
Odjo D'Agua
Do not forget to visit this restaurant! It’s located on
the beach or to better explain, directly on the Ocean!
This cosy restaurant is famous not only for its delicious
cuisine but also for the life capoverdean music played
everyday. You must try here “tataki”, which, even if it’s
not a capoverdean dish (people say it comes from Hawaii)
you will not find it anywhere else. In the bar located
in the ground floos, you may listen to the beautiful sound
played by famous capoverdean singers.
Ristorante
Cretcheu
This restaurant is run by an italian man: Giorgio and
is located just in front of the harbour. Good italian
cuisine including pizza, that if you stay quite long in
Cabo Verde, is always appreciated after so many days of
seafood dishes.
Po'
di Terra
Restaurants, pub, disco…everything in one place, decorated
with the colours of the african proud:red, green and yellow.
Try the grilled chicken and seafood. A Very simple restaurant,
but very charming. Every Friday night life music and dance
from Senegal.
Ristorante
Bar Barracuda
A very nice restaurant located on the white sanded beach
of Santa Maria, run by a friendly portuguese family. Good
seafood and shellfishes, we suggest you to try the food
for lunch, since the portions are not large enough to
suite a dinner.
Ristorante
Bar Funana
This restaurant is very famous for its delicious caipirinha,
people say the best on the island. Every Friday evening
they serve a buffet dinner, not very chip, but in the
buffet you will find exactly everything: shellfish, shrimps,
lobster, meat, vegetables, tuna fish, desserts and more.
Very funny atmosphere, with life music, dancers and exhibitions.
Jo
Banana
Very simple local restaurant (do not bather to the old
furniture), if you want to eat grilled lobster or lobster
soup (at reasonable price) the friendly Jo Banana will
be very happy to feed you. Ask locals where to find Jo
Banana (located on the way to Madrugada).
Pasteleria
Relax
A great place to have breakfast. It is a meeting point
for all windsurfers who love to have their breakfast here
talking about their surfing tips. Try here coconut cakes,
natural homemade yougurt, mango juices, tuna sandwiches
and more. Reasonable prices.
Bar
Pontile
Near the harbour, it is the perfect place to eat a snack
while watching the fisherman coming back from their fishing
day.
Ristorante
Americos
One of the best restaurants in Santa Maria. Located in
the left corner of the Praza, here you can taste great
seafood, lobster, and daily menu. Do not miss this place.
Casa
Bedja
A meeting point for locals. Beer, tipical cocktails, caipirinha
and more. You can also taste here, small fish appetizers.
Baraonda
This bar/patisserie run by a friendly italian couple is
famous for the delicious homemade icecream made exclusively
with local tropical fruits. You can also eat: homemade
cakes, focacce, pizze, sandwiches, italian salami and
ham and more.
It’s located near the touristic villages, entering Santa
Maria.
Bar
Calema
The first bar inaugurated in Santa Maria. Another meeting
point of all kite and windsurfers, here you must try the
caipirinha one of the best in Santa Maria watching the
last windsurfing worldwide championship
Bar
Tam Tam
In the heart of Santa Maria, very cosy bar. Very good
capoverdean cocktails, snacks, in this wooden-covered
bar. Good life music once a week.
Disco
Pirata
The most famous and first to be opened disco in Sal. Capoverdean
atmosphere. Rap, hip-hop and latin-american music. Open
every day.
Ristorante-
Bar Cultural Cafè
Cafè
Kreol 
