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One of my favorite restaurants in the world, bar none, is in Olinda, Brazi, Casa de Noca[1]. You get to it through a network of tight cobblestone streets on hil
by natecavanaugh 9y ago
One of my favorite restaurants in the world, bar none, is in Olinda, Brazi, Casa de Noca[1]. You get to it through a network of tight cobblestone streets on hills, then walk through what appears to be a house, that somehow leads you out back to a large open air patio that has tables and chairs, and monkeys will sometimes run around the walls.
But their menu [2] is by far the most Apple-like experience I've ever gotten from a restaurant. They only offer 1 dish [3], which is 3 ingredients, and only in 3 different sizes.
The components are those delicious blocks of cheese on top, carne de Sol (sun cured beef), and macaxiera (a potato like root).
And it's basically just big, bigger, biggest.
And it's amazing, both in what they execute, but how easy the entire experience is.
To me, it's just cool to see restaurants, on both ends of the social status scale, pull off amazing food with a dedication to keeping things simple.
If you're ever in Recife or Olinda, I highly recommend it :)
[1] https://m.yelp.com/biz/casa-de-noca-olinda https://m.yelp.com/biz/casa-de-noca-olinda
[2] https://www.dropbox.com/s/h2ns7jioa1fao96/Photo%20Sep%2009%2C%201%2057%2054%20AM%20%281%29.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/h2ns7jioa1fao96/Photo%20Sep%2009%2...
[3] https://www.dropbox.com/s/1urjle4gv8z0hh8/Photo%20Sep%2009%2C%201%2039%2009%20AM.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/1urjle4gv8z0hh8/Photo%20Sep%2009%2...