Old City

Cidade Velha Opened Opening date unknown

Pizza and cocktails inside the walls of Forte de São Veríssimo

Old City sits inside Forte de São Veríssimo, one of the smaller forts that once guarded Cidade Velha's harbour. The sign out front sums up the pitch: good food, good friends, good times, good cocktails. Pizza is the safe order. The cocktail list suits a slow afternoon more than a formal dinner.

The crowd mixes locals with day-trippers from Praia. Reviews split down the middle: some come for the setting, others find the kitchen hit or miss. That's the trade-off at a casual pizza spot inside a fort.

Forte de São Veríssimo, Cidade Velha © OpenStreetMap

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