Guidebook for Maputo
Food Scene
The city’s best sundowner spot, by far, is a 2 minute walk from the house. Stunning view, lovely setting, great cocktails. For snacks the camarao ouzo (prawns in tomato & ouzo sauce) are incredible and don’t miss the chamussas de queijo e mel (honey & feta samosas). Amazing iced coffees & good for lunch too.
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Dhow Maputo
4 Rua da MarracueneThe city’s best sundowner spot, by far, is a 2 minute walk from the house. Stunning view, lovely setting, great cocktails. For snacks the camarao ouzo (prawns in tomato & ouzo sauce) are incredible and don’t miss the chamussas de queijo e mel (honey & feta samosas). Amazing iced coffees & good for lunch too.
It is walkable from home and a nice place for a cup of coffee in a park and with a nice view to the bay. The service is painfully slow so don’t go if you’re in a rush.
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Acacia Cafe
Avenida Patrice LumumbaIt is walkable from home and a nice place for a cup of coffee in a park and with a nice view to the bay. The service is painfully slow so don’t go if you’re in a rush.
Walkable from the house, next to Jardim dos Namorados (in Google maps as Valentine Garden). To walk there, when you come out of our street and are standing opposite the park, take a left and cross the other mini park to turn left on the main road. It has a great view of the bay and a decent array of Portuguese pastries. The pastel de natas (Portuguese sweet egg tart - better than the English description makes it sound!) are some of the best in the city. You can walk it off after with a stroll down Avenida Friedrich Engels which has a nice view over the bay.
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Taverna Doce
Avenida Julius NyerereWalkable from the house, next to Jardim dos Namorados (in Google maps as Valentine Garden). To walk there, when you come out of our street and are standing opposite the park, take a left and cross the other mini park to turn left on the main road. It has a great view of the bay and a decent array of Portuguese pastries. The pastel de natas (Portuguese sweet egg tart - better than the English description makes it sound!) are some of the best in the city. You can walk it off after with a stroll down Avenida Friedrich Engels which has a nice view over the bay.
My favourite lunch spot - right by the ocean and a fabulous view back to the city. Great for seafood. The tagliata de atum (tuna), grilled prawns and crab salad are favourites of mine, washed down with a glass of Portuguese green wine. Yum. They also have great fresh pasta and fabulous homemade ice cream.
Campo Di Mare
My favourite lunch spot - right by the ocean and a fabulous view back to the city. Great for seafood. The tagliata de atum (tuna), grilled prawns and crab salad are favourites of mine, washed down with a glass of Portuguese green wine. Yum. They also have great fresh pasta and fabulous homemade ice cream.
Botanica
148 Rua Kibiriti DiwaneLush green setting for lunch.
Fundação Fernando Leite Couto
nº 961 Avenida Kim Il SungNice outdoor place for lunch or dinner.
A dinner-time favourite for us. Madeiran food. The espedata de bife is awesome. The ponche (punch) is yummy and will put hairs on your chest. Make sure to book in advance if going on Thursday, Friday or Saturday. You can walk from home.
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A Nossa Tasca
Avenida Julius NyerereA dinner-time favourite for us. Madeiran food. The espedata de bife is awesome. The ponche (punch) is yummy and will put hairs on your chest. Make sure to book in advance if going on Thursday, Friday or Saturday. You can walk from home.
At 281 Julius Nyere. Despite the uninspired name the food is decent and probably the best place in town to go for picanha (Brazilian classic dish).
JN 281
At 281 Julius Nyere. Despite the uninspired name the food is decent and probably the best place in town to go for picanha (Brazilian classic dish).
Anew addition to Maputo nightlife. Great beach setting, good cocktails, sushi and other seafood. A good place for after dinner drinks as well.
South Beach Maputo
Anew addition to Maputo nightlife. Great beach setting, good cocktails, sushi and other seafood. A good place for after dinner drinks as well.
Spicy Thai Restaurant Maputo
657 Av. Julius Nyereregreat Thai food with the usual classics.
The best pizza in town. The gorgonzola, fig and rucola pizza is heavenly. We usually do takeaway but eating in is fine too - a reliable sports bar.
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Mundos Restaurant
Avenida Julius NyerereThe best pizza in town. The gorgonzola, fig and rucola pizza is heavenly. We usually do takeaway but eating in is fine too - a reliable sports bar.
Volare Restaurant Pizzeria & Bar
Avenida Kwame Nkrumahsecond best pizza in town, nice outdoor seating area.
nice garden for lunch. It turns into a late night bar during the summer when the weather is warm.
Barrio Bistro
45 Lacson Stnice garden for lunch. It turns into a late night bar during the summer when the weather is warm.
CK CAFÉ
225 Rua de Fernão Lopesgood if you’re feeling like being super healthy or are vegan / gluten free
Good pasta & other Italian dishes. For a less carb-heavy option the vegetable soup is yummy & as is the aubergine dish (beringela).
Sommerschield Park
145 Rua Fernando GanhãoGood pasta & other Italian dishes. For a less carb-heavy option the vegetable soup is yummy & as is the aubergine dish (beringela).
Drinks & Nightlife
French cultural center. Lovely garden for lunch near Independence Square. They also have concerts most Fridays and Saturdays.
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Centro Cultural Franco Moçambicano
Rua da RádioFrench cultural center. Lovely garden for lunch near Independence Square. They also have concerts most Fridays and Saturdays.
housed in an old cinema. Live music most nights. Gets going around 10pm
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Gil-Vicente Café-Bar
housed in an old cinema. Live music most nights. Gets going around 10pm
SILK
Parks & Nature
is about 10 minutes walk from the house. There is a nice cafe (Cafe Acacia - see below), a really lovely kids’ library and modest play area.
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Opettajien puutarha
Avenida Patrice Lumumbais about 10 minutes walk from the house. There is a nice cafe (Cafe Acacia - see below), a really lovely kids’ library and modest play area.
a 25 minute walk or 8 minute drive from the house. There are a few cafes, a hassle-free craft market and a new playground.
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FEIMA - Crafts, Flowers and Gastronomy Fair of Maputo
Avenida dos Mártires da Machavaa 25 minute walk or 8 minute drive from the house. There are a few cafes, a hassle-free craft market and a new playground.
Has a bustling Italian cafe/restaurant and the city’s best playground. Known locally as Sommerschield Park.
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As Cronistas Park
Rua de Dar-Es-SalaamHas a bustling Italian cafe/restaurant and the city’s best playground. Known locally as Sommerschield Park.
at the heart of the city and recently renovated. It’s a haven of quiet most of the time but some weekends it’s popular for wedding anniversary celebrations with lots of singing, which are sweet to watch.
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Tundurun kasvitieteelliset puutarhat
Rua Henrique de Sousaat the heart of the city and recently renovated. It’s a haven of quiet most of the time but some weekends it’s popular for wedding anniversary celebrations with lots of singing, which are sweet to watch.
The cleanest city beach is opposite the Taverna Doce and Sugar & Spice on Avenida Marginal. It can be quite busy in the summer. We love it in the winter when everyone else thinks it’s too cold! Sip a coconut and enjoy the view.
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Taverna Doce
Avenida Julius NyerereThe cleanest city beach is opposite the Taverna Doce and Sugar & Spice on Avenida Marginal. It can be quite busy in the summer. We love it in the winter when everyone else thinks it’s too cold! Sip a coconut and enjoy the view.
Sightseeing
City Hall is the seat of local government in Maputo and a really impressive building.
Maputo City Hall
975 Av. Olof PalmeCity Hall is the seat of local government in Maputo and a really impressive building.
Indepdence square is home to a statue of Mozambique’s first president, Samora Machel.
Praca Independence
Indepdence square is home to a statue of Mozambique’s first president, Samora Machel.
Maputon linnoitus
18th century city fort with museum.
the train station designed by Gustav Eiffel and recently renovated.
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Maputo Railway Station
the train station designed by Gustav Eiffel and recently renovated.
very close to home. The building itself is beautiful and the pre-independence taxidermied exhibits pretty eccentric - a favourite with our kids. There is also a fisheries museum and a coin museum (yes, a bit random).
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Museu de Historia Natural
Travessia de Zambezevery close to home. The building itself is beautiful and the pre-independence taxidermied exhibits pretty eccentric - a favourite with our kids. There is also a fisheries museum and a coin museum (yes, a bit random).
Entertainment & Activities
there is a lovely 25 meter pool at Clube Marítimo de Desportos - right on the sea. It can get quite busy during summer weekends but during the week and early mornings you’ll have the place entirely to yourself. There is a basic cafe at the pool and one of the city’s best restaurants right next door (Campo di Mare)
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Clube Maritimo
there is a lovely 25 meter pool at Clube Marítimo de Desportos - right on the sea. It can get quite busy during summer weekends but during the week and early mornings you’ll have the place entirely to yourself. There is a basic cafe at the pool and one of the city’s best restaurants right next door (Campo di Mare)
Polana hotel is a historic landmark with a nice view over the bay. You can go for a drink or lunch but it’s a bit overpriced for a mediocre culinary experience. Alternatively, if you do a treatment (facial, massage, etc) you can use their heated pool which is in a moroccan-style courtyard and get a sense for the place that way.
Polana Serena Hotel
1380 Av. Julius NyererePolana hotel is a historic landmark with a nice view over the bay. You can go for a drink or lunch but it’s a bit overpriced for a mediocre culinary experience. Alternatively, if you do a treatment (facial, massage, etc) you can use their heated pool which is in a moroccan-style courtyard and get a sense for the place that way.
Arts & Culture
local art gallery. They have chill out sessions some Saturday afternoons from 3pm.
DEAL - Espaço Criativo
185 Rua José Sidumolocal art gallery. They have chill out sessions some Saturday afternoons from 3pm.
Shopping
Nautilus Cafe
Avenida 25 de SetembroMozkito is right next to Nautilus on Julius Nyere and has local crafts
16 Neto
16 Avenida Agostinho Netohas lots of creations made from local cloth (capulana)