Point do Açaí (Casarão)
Point do Açaí – Casarão
A Pará restaurant in a century-old mansion across from Estação das Docas, famous for fried giant catfish served with unsweetened açaí and cassava flour.
Located across from Estação das Docas in a century-old mansion, this is a standout for Pará cuisine that both Belém visitors and locals recommend. Its signature is fried or grilled filhote (giant catfish) served with unsweetened original açaí purée and cassava flour. You can also pair it with gó, pirarucu, carne seca (dried salted beef) or shrimp, and swap the açaí for white açaí or bacaba. It has many reviews and ranks highly on TripAdvisor, and you often have to wait at mealtimes. Prices are about 50 reais per person. It's an easy walk from the old town and Estação das Docas.
Opening hours
Tuesday–Saturday 11:00–22:30; Sunday and Monday 11:00–16:00 (lunch only)
Nearby sights
- Estação das Docas
- Praça da República
- Theatro da Paz
- Ver-o-Peso Market
- Igreja de Santo Alexandre & Museu de Arte Sacra
- Palácio Antônio Lemos (Museu de Arte de Belém)
- Forte do Presépio (Forte do Castelo)
- Casa das Onze Janelas