Cafe Criolo in Santa Maria is the perfect joint to enjoy local homemade cuisines. A low key eatery it serves dishes such as fish stew, tuna steaks and cachupa, which is made by mixing beans and corn with fish or meat.

La Bodeguita de Mindelo- A bodega, which means a wine bar, decorated in a Caribbean fare theme their most common order is the Bruschetta with Pella Rob (a ginger, grogue and orange juice fusion.