Costa do Sol
Restaurante Costa do Sol
A seafront institution open since 1938, housed in an Art Deco building and famous for garlic and piri-piri grilled 'LM prawns'.
Founded in 1938 by a Greek-born owner, this restaurant occupies an Art Deco building at the northern end of the Marginal seafront avenue. It is one of Maputo's oldest restaurants, with an indoor hall and a terrace facing the sea. The Petrakakis family made the 'Lourenço Marques (LM) prawns' famous here: prawns split open, rubbed with garlic and piri-piri, then charcoal-grilled. Piri-piri chicken is another frequent order. Weekend lunches draw many local families, so booking ahead is recommended. Ratings have been mixed in recent years (3.7 on Tripadvisor), but the restaurant is valued for its nostalgic atmosphere and its prawns. It is about a 20-minute taxi ride from the city center along the seafront.
Opening hours
Daily from 11:00 a.m.; closes at 10:00 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 11:00 p.m. Friday to Sunday
Nearby sights
- Costa do Sol & Avenida Marginal
- Mercado do Peixe
- Igreja de Santo António da Polana
- Polana Serena Hotel
- FEIMA Craft Market
- Núcleo de Arte
- Natural History Museum of Mozambique
- Mercado do Xipamanine