Budget
Acarajé da Cira
Largo de itapuã£, 3249-4170. fresh acarajã© daily from 10am-11pm. there is also another location on the largo da mariquita in rio vermelho.
Acarajé da Dica
Rua j, castro rabelo, pelourinho. open t-sa 3pm-11pm, su 10am-1am.
Health Valley Brasil
Rua direita da piedade in the city center. vegetarian restaurant run by an african couple. serving typical dishes based around ginger. very popular with the local alternative crowd. buffet including fruit juice and desert costs r$12.
Quiosque de Amaralina
Ave otã¡vio mangabeira, amaralina. serving acarajã© near the beach from 4pm to midnight.
Midrange
Bistrô PortoSol
on a cross-street near porto da barra. small, cozy austrian-hungarian restaurant run by an austrian and his wife. simple accommodations decorated with posters of classic hollywood movies. quite delicious.
Companhia da Pizza
Rio vermelho on a cross-street near the pestana bahia and blue tree towers hotels. one of the city's most popular pizza restaurants.
La Figa
Rua das laranjeiras 17, pelourinho near terreiro de jesus. italian restaurant with fresh pastas around r$35 for two people, appetizers around r$10, and deserts. the new owner changed the name in june 2007 it was previously known as la lupa, but the high quality, good service and good atmosphere remain the same.
Maria Mata Mouro
Pelourinho near sã£o francisco church. small, with only twelve tables but the service is great. try the shrimp.
São Salvador
on the grounds of the salvador trade center. buffet with a refined atmosphere.
Panela da Bahia
Pelourinho, rua frei vicente, 7. bahian food and drinks with exotic flavors at very reasonable prices. try the moqueca de camarao com banana. it is exquisite. around r$30-55 for two people including drinks.
Meridiano
Ave tancredo neves in front of the casa do comã©rcio building. gourmet cuisine at moderate prices. excellent service.
Hostel galeria 13
Pelourinho, rua da ordem terceira no 23.the new european owner offers pelourinho a much needed variety of international dishes & spanish tapas.the menu includes a great selection of vegetarian meals from around the world.you can enjoy your meal in the unique morrocan chill out room or in their patio garden.they also offer those great juices with a touch of ginger 'refreshing',or maybe a caipirinha with water melon.the quanties are very generous an the prices are extremely fair.
Top end
Amado
Ave contorno. contemporary cuisine.
Barbacoa
Ave tancredo neves. fine meat dishes and some of salvador's best feijoada in a refined atmosphere.
Boi Preto
Boca do rio in front of aeroclube plaza show near the convention center. one of the best churrascarias in town. full buffet and salad bar plus unlimited fine cuts of meat.
Casa do Comércio
Ave tancredo neves, 11f in the heart of the financial district. a good place to eat well and take in a panoramic view of salvador.
Mistura
Itapoã£. specializing in fish and international cuisine.
Yemanjá
Ave otã¡vio mangabeira 9292, pitubã¡, 231-5570. long held nationally and internationally as the standard in typical bahian cuisine.
Marc Le Dantec
Pier sul apartment service, ondina. the best french restaurant in the city.
Trapiche Adelaide
Comã©rcia. voted among the best fine dining in the city, with a fine view of the bay of all-saints.
No trip to a Salvador restaurant is complete without dessert. The Bahia region is famed for it's sweet tooth. A Cubana located at Rua Alfredo de Brito 12 is open daily from 8am until 10pm. It is an old fashioned ice0cream parlor or sorvetoria with 28 homemade flavors.
Bahian restaurants are considered to be among the best in Brazil. The majority of Bahia restaurants offer South American cuisine but there a few that offer other specialties. For example, the Maria Mato Mouro located at Rua 3A Ordem de Sao Francisco, Pelourinho serves a wide range of seafood dishes from all over the world although most are from South America. One of the most popular dishes is the grilled bahia fish badejo. This restaurant is open daily from noon until 1am and offers main courses from $15 to $25. The Terreiro de Jesus is a great place to sample the local cuisine from street stalls, served by Afro-Brazilian baianas in their traditional white dresses. A must try dish is the Abara. This is a wrap with bean paste, dende oil and onions all cooked in a banana leaf with spices for flavour. if you prefer western food then you will find many fast-food places like Burger King, McDonald's, Subway or Pizza Hut. You also will find casual dinner chains like Outback Steakhouse.
Be sure to try acarajé, small fritters made from black-eyed peas and onions fried in palm oil slathered with spicy vatapá shrimp paste.These are sold by Baianas on the street.
Here are a list of restuarants to try: