Dona Chika-Ka

No-nonsense Bahian kitchen near São Francisco

Address Largo do Cruzeiro de São Francisco

A small, neighbourhood-style Bahian restaurant a few steps from the church of São Francisco. The menu is short, the cooking is honest, the moquecas are heavy on the palm oil exactly as they should be. Prices are below the more famous restaurants in the area.

Lunch is best — the daily two-dish set with rice and farofa is a Bahian benchmark for value.

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