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WHERE TO EAT The best Moqueca Baiana in the world (according to food experts)

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Axego

SalvadorBrazil
R. J Castro Rabelo 16 - Pelourinho
Recommended by Alex Robinson and 6 other food critics.
"An established restaurant celebrated for its seafood. The moquecas are perhaps the best in Centro Histórico."
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Recommended by Fodor's Travel and 5 other food critics.
"It isn't surprising that seafood fresh from the ocean is the specialty at this simple yet ever-popular Bahian restaurant on Praia do Forte's main street. Choose between eight different varieties of seafood moqueca."
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Maria Mata Mouro

SalvadorBrazil
Rua da Ordem Terceira 8
Recommended by Seth Kugel and 4 other food critics.
"The menu is so international that you might be tempted to skip the fish moqueca, a traditional stew. But make sure at least one in your party tries it (the menu says it feeds two — at 76 reais — but you can order a half-portion); the restaurant’s take on the dish is lighter than many and executed to perfection."
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Mama Bahia

SalvadorBrazil
Rua das Portas do Carmo 21
Recommended by Amélia Santana and 3 other food critics.
"But it was a tourist lunch in Pelourinho, and the request couldn't be more of a clichê: shrimp moqueca, accompanied by vatapá, white rice and farofa butter, not to forget the palm. All very tasty and neat."
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Yemanjá

SalvadorBrazil
Av. Octávio Mangabeira
Recommended by Erasmo Viana and 3 other food critics.
"Best moqueca? Yemanja."
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Ki-Mukeka

SalvadorBrazil
Av. Octávio Mangabeira 136 Jardim - Armação
Recommended by Mariza e Karin Cordovil and 2 other food critics.
"Well seasoned, with quality ingredients, sensational!"
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Paraíso Tropical

SalvadorBrazil
Rua Edgard Loureiro
Recommended by Devra Ferst and 1 other food critic.
"Deep and earthy from the oil and coconut, light and bright from citrus juice and fresh cilantro, it tastes of the sea in that particular way dishes of port towns do. The stew is complex and beguiling: It has an unlikely combination of flavors that embodies the region's past."
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Sorriso da Dadá

SalvadorBrazil
Rua Frei Vicente 05
Recommended by jill Siegel
Authentic and delicious Moqueca made by a master chef!
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Restaurante Donana

SalvadorBrazil
R. Teixeira Barros s/n
Simple restaurant with very traditional moqueca. Dish serves well up to 3 people. Shrimp moqueca is highly recommended
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Ré Restaurante Dona Suzana

SalvadorBrazil
R. da Conceição da Praia 1294-1490 - Comercio