Bar and restaurant with a sea-view terrace at Avenida Baía dos Golfinhos 585: drinks, seafood and steak, 5pm to 1am. Ask about a table.
At Avenida Baía dos Golfinhos 585, a passage lined with lanterns and climbing vines leads to the terrace of Aqui é Agora, a bar and restaurant that opens from 5pm to 1am every day. The signs at the entrance read "Varanda no mar" and "sugestão do dia"; inside there are tables with candles, drinks served in large goblets and bar food, with fried seafood and steak with fries. It describes itself as the starting point of the after beach.
Ask Aqui é Agora about a terrace table
| Type | Bar and restaurant |
|---|---|
| Area | Avenida Baía dos Golfinhos, Praia da Pipa |
| Address | Av. Baía dos Golfinhos 585, loja 4, Tibau do Sul (RN) |
| Hours | Every day, 5pm–1am |
| Seating | Terrace with a sea view, according to the venue itself |
| Service | Dine-in, with waiters |
| On the menu | Bar food · seafood · steak · cocktails · wine · beer · spirits |
| Atmosphere | Cosy · casual · quiet |
| Crowd | Groups and tourists |
| Payment | Credit and debit cards · contactless |
| Contact | +55 84 98115-4806 |
The venue lists food and bar food among its menu options, and the format shows in the photos: table dishes to share, served alongside the drinks. There is a steak on a bed of grated carrot with a dark sauce, with a rectangular platter of fries, a bowl of rice and side dishes in small black bowls, all on one table and within reach of everyone eating. Behind that table you can see the second room, with grey walls and a wooden lattice window, and other tables already laid with glasses and plates.
The kitchen leans on seafood, and the photo of the terrace by day bears it out: a platter of fried squid rings and battered bites with a salad of carrot, onion and lettuce, lime wedges and a can of guaraná on the table. It is a nibble to share.
Among the signs at the entrance there is a chalkboard with the words "Aqui é Agora", "Varanda no mar" and "sugestão do dia": the house announces a daily suggestion. To find out what is on today, the practical thing is to ask by WhatsApp before going.
The venue lists alcoholic drinks, spirits, beer, cocktails and wine among its menu options. In the photos there are three drink scenes: a crushed-ice drink in a large goblet, with palm fronds lit green and the dark sea behind; a margarita with a salted rim and lime wedges; and a bottled beer in an insulated sleeve beside the steak plate.
The little table sign, a wooden block with the words "Aqui é Agora Restaurante" in tile, sits with the napkins in the photo of the drink: the house defines itself as a bar and a restaurant at the same time, and the two halves of the menu sit at the same table.
The entrance is what you remember first: an illuminated "Aqui é Agora" sign, a round luminous sign shared with a beer brand, two iron lanterns with yellow light, vines climbing the posts and a chalkboard at the foot. At the end of the passage you can see the terrace tables with candles, all bathed in a green light that comes from the wall.
In the house's own description the place is a spacious terrace with a view of the sea, the starting point of the after beach, where the music finds you. The photos back it up: a glass in front of lit palm fronds and a dark horizon. The venue also describes itself as cosy, casual and quiet, and says it welcomes groups and tourists.
Inside there is a dining room with grey walls and tables laid with glasses and plates, visible behind the table in the steak photo. The waiter is part of the format: the venue lists service with waiters.
A few words are worth translating. The after beach is the plan that follows the beach, usually with drinks and something to nibble. The varanda is the open terrace or balcony, and "varanda no mar" is the terrace over the sea. The sugestão do dia is the suggestion of the day, the dish the house proposes each day. Guaraná is the Brazilian soft drink made from an Amazonian fruit, which in the photo goes with the fried platter. And loja is the shop unit: the address appears as loja 4 inside number 585.
It opens every day from 5pm to 1am. That is eight hours in a row, from afternoon into the small hours, all seven days of the week, so the after beach, dinner and the last drink are covered on any day. At five in the afternoon the house is already open, at the hour when people come back from the beach.
One way to plan the night is to start with a drink and a fried platter at after beach time, move on to a bar dish or a steak for dinner and finish with a beer or a glass of wine near midnight. The venue lists beer, cocktails and wine, so that plan can be put together without leaving the menu.
Aqui é Agora is at Avenida Baía dos Golfinhos 585, loja 4, in Tibau do Sul. The general reference for finding your way is Praia da Pipa: from the avenue, the entrance is recognised by the round luminous sign and the chalkboard. If you are arriving from Natal, from the airport or from another beach on the coast, look at the transfer options for the long stretch.
For anyone leaving the beach who wants to sit down for a drink looking at the sea: the house presents itself as the starting point of the after beach, and opens at five in the afternoon.
For the group that wants to share bar dishes and rounds of drinks: fried platters, steak with fries, beer and cocktails, on a spacious terrace.
For the couple looking for a candlelit table: at the end of the entrance passage there are tables with candles, and the atmosphere is described as cosy and quiet.
And for the solo traveller: the venue lists itself as good for eating alone, in an atmosphere described as cosy and quiet.
At 5pm, every day.
Until 1am, every day of the week.
Yes, according to the house itself: it presents itself as a spacious terrace with a view of the sea.
There is food. The venue lists food and bar food, and in the photos there is steak with fries and rice, and a fried squid platter with salad.
Yes. In the terrace photo there is a platter of fried squid and battered bites with salad and lime, and the house's cooking is classed as seafood.
Yes: in the photos there is a steak with fries and rice, served with side dishes in separate bowls.
Alcoholic drinks, spirits, beer, cocktails and wine, as the venue lists.
Yes: the chalkboard at the entrance announces the "sugestão do dia".
Yes, credit and debit cards, and contactless payment too.
Yes. The venue says it welcomes groups and tourists.
Yes. The venue lists itself as good for eating alone.
The open terrace or gallery. On the chalkboard at the entrance, "Varanda no mar" announces the terrace over the sea.
The Brazilian soft drink made from an Amazonian fruit. In the photo of the fried platter there is a can on the table.
Both: it is classed as a bar, and the table sign reads "Aqui é Agora Restaurante". The menu has bar food, seafood and steak, as well as drinks.
The unit number inside number 585 of the avenue, as it appears in the house's address.
In the photo of the entrance you can see tables with candles at the end of the passage, and in the dining room the tables are laid with glasses and plates.
The stretch after the beach, in mid-afternoon and at dusk, spent in a bar with drinks and something to nibble. The house presents itself as the starting point.
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