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Great Food originating from West African.
Alaíde do Feijão (Alaíde of the Beans) is a small restaurant located in Pelourinho and named for the owner, Alaíde (Ah-lah-EE-gee) da Conceição, who began cooking at her mother's side over forty years ago (at a table set up in Praça Cayru, in front of where the Mercado Modelo is now located). Even under such simple circumstances Alaídes' mother (Maria das Neves) achieved a certain esteem, deservedly passed on to her dutiful daughter. Alaídes' restaurant is particularly well-known and appreciated among local congnoscenti of Afro-Bahian heritage.
Great Food originating from West African.
Alaíde do Feijão (Alaíde of the Beans) is a small restaurant located in Pelourinho and named for the owner, Alaíde (Ah-lah-EE-gee) da Conceição, who began cooking at her mother's side over forty years ago (at a table set up in Praça Cayru, in front of where the Mercado Modelo is now located). Even under such simple circumstances Alaídes' mother (Maria das Neves) achieved a certain esteem, deservedly passed on to her dutiful daughter. Alaídes' restaurant is particularly well-known and appreciated among local congnoscenti of Afro-Bahian heritage.
