2 Best Restaurants in Southern Mozambique, Mozambique

Widely considered the best in Vilankulo, this simple and authentic Mediterranean-feel restaurant with wooden tables and chairs, wrought-iron lamps, and tiled floors, overlooks a pool, lush gardens, and the beach and sea beyond. They have a good wine list; try the Portuguese white Vinho Verde (young wine) and local beers. The seafood is superb: crayfish, line fish, prawns. Or tuck into the spicy peri peri chicken. Little dishes of local delicacies and freshly baked bread are gratis with every meal. The menu is local Portuguese/Mozambique. The chef will also whip up a vegetarian meal for you on request.

Casbah Beach Bar is the quintessential beach shack. At high tide, you'll sit with feet in the sand with the waves lapping less than a meter away. If the Indian Ocean breezes are too strong, head inside under the thatch roof. Informal hardly describes it: wear your flip-flops and shorts at any time of day, and mix with the local ex-pats who make this their favorite hangout. Line fish of the day is one of the best choices, or a seafood platter, but a good steak is available if you're craving meat. Wash it all down with local beer or Vinho Verde (Portuguese young wine).