Ilha das Caieiras
A fishing-village waterfront strip on a mangrove bay, with seafood restaurants in a row famous for moqueca capixaba and crab cakes. The sunsets are lovely.
Ilha das Caieiras is a traditional fishing community on the bay northwest of Vitória. Along the waterfront, a row of seafood restaurants specializes in Espírito Santo's signature dishes. These include moqueca capixaba, a fish stew cooked in black clay pots without coconut milk or palm oil, unlike the Bahian version; crab cakes; and fried fish. The restaurants face the mangroves and the bay, and sunsets are especially beautiful. The pier also offers small boat rides around the bay. It is about 15 minutes by car from the city center. On weekend lunchtimes it is crowded, and you may have to wait for a table.
Opening hours
Restaurants about 11:00–22:00
Nearby sights
- Fonte Grande State Park
- Paneleiras de Goiabeiras
- Parque Pedra da Cebola
- Parque Moscoso
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Vitória
- Palácio Anchieta
- Museu Vale
- Curva da Jurema