Guidebook for Ribeira Grande
Food Scene
Quinta dos Sabores Restaurant
São MiguelDegustation menu. Very good restaurant.
One of the best restaurants in the island. Known for its steak.
134 locals recommend
Restaurante da Associação Agrícola de São Miguel
One of the best restaurants in the island. Known for its steak.
Restaurante O Pescador
EN1Small, mostly fish restaurant. Very good.
Restaurante A Família
1A Rua 29 de JunhoTraditional restaurant. Only serves lunch.
Very good restaurand, snack bar for light meals. Right on Santa Bárbara Beach.
63 locals recommend
Tuká Tulá - Bar
Very good restaurand, snack bar for light meals. Right on Santa Bárbara Beach.
Alabote - Restaurante Bar
68 R. East ProvidenceVery good restaurant with great view.
Bar Caloura
Great fish restaurant on a an amazing spot.
A Merenda
120 R. de Nossa Sra. da ConceiçãoGreat icecreams and cakes
Gelataria Abracadabra
2 8 R. Dr. Gil Mont'Alverne SequeiraDelicious icecream shop
Quinta dos Açores
Light meals restaurant. Azorean products.
O Chocolatinho
Iceacream shop
Parks & Nature
Thermal pools located on the natural reserve of Lagoa do Fogo.
53 locals recommend
Caldeira Velha Environmental Interpretation Center
Thermal pools located on the natural reserve of Lagoa do Fogo.
Caldeiras
Thermal pool. Right across the street there is a very good restaurant.
Thermal pool. When the tide is low it is possible to swim in the warm sea.
62 locals recommend
Spa of Ferraria
Thermal pool. When the tide is low it is possible to swim in the warm sea.
Poça da Dona Beija
1 Lomba Das BarracasThermal pool
Terra Nostra Park
Largo Marquês da Praia e MonfortThermal pool and botanical garden
Lagoa do Fogo
Amazing views of the volcano crater of Lagoa do Fogo
Monte Verde Surf Beach
Beach
Lagoa das Sete Cidades
Salto Do Prego
Hiking trail that ends on a beautiful waterfall
Praia da Viola
Rua de Manuel Jacinto da PontePraia do Areal de Santa Bárbara
Municipal pools of Ribeira Grande (Puddles), Azores
Enviromental Center dedicated to the native laurel forest of the island, habitat of the endemic bird, the Priolo
9 locals recommend
Centro Ambiental do Priolo
M1038Enviromental Center dedicated to the native laurel forest of the island, habitat of the endemic bird, the Priolo
Islet off the south coast. Ferry runs from June to mid October
64 locals recommend
Ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo
Islet off the south coast. Ferry runs from June to mid October
Sightseeing
Short trail to amazing view point over the lakes of Sete Cidade
25 locals recommend
Miradouro da Grota do Inferno
Short trail to amazing view point over the lakes of Sete Cidade
Salto do Cabrito
9''N Rua Doctor José Bruno Tavares CarreiroWaterfall
Gazebo of the Haystack
View point. Great spot to watch sunsets over the north coast.
Essentials
Modelo Continente Ribeira Grande
Modelo Continente Lagoa
Rua DireitaEntertainment & Activities
Highly recommended Dive Center in Vila Franca do Campo
Espírito Azul Dive Center - Dive in Azores Islands
Highly recommended Dive Center in Vila Franca do Campo
Futurismo Azores Adventures
Whale watching
Azores Adventure Islands
2 R. da Praia dos SantosCanyoning and other adventure activities
Azores Surf Center
2 R. da PraiaArts & Culture
Mulher de Capote
12 R. do BerquóTraditional liqueur factory
Arquipélago
17 EN1-1AMuseu Carlos Machado
65 Rua do Dr.Guilherme Poças