Restaurant in the garden of Paua Hotel Boutique: Northeastern and international fusion cooking, open daily 8am to 10pm. Book your table for lunch.
Inside the Paua Hotel Boutique, in Chapadão, on Avenida Baía dos Golfinhos, Restaurante Chapadão has wooden tables with big windows onto the garden, a thatched gazebo (palhoça) on the lawn and, behind the palms, a strip of beach and the sea. The cooking is fusion: the Northeastern table with international technique, fresh meat and seafood and a stone wood-fired oven. It opens every day from 8am to 10pm.
Ask about the full-moon nights with live music
| Format | Restaurant inside a boutique hotel, with a glazed dining room and a garden |
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| Area | Chapadão, Avenida Baía dos Golfinhos |
| Address | Paua Hotel Boutique, Av. Baía dos Golfinhos 1747, Chapadão, Tibau do Sul (RN), postcode 59178-000 |
| Hours | Every day, 8am to 10pm |
| Cuisine | Fusion: Northeastern and international, with fresh meat and seafood |
| Service | Breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner, with table service |
| Reservations | Yes, accepted |
| Payment | Credit card, debit card and contactless mobile payment (NFC) |
| Parking | Plenty of spaces, uncovered and free |
| Wi-Fi | Free |
| Contact | +55 84 99479-5991 |
The house presents its menu as a gourmet fusion that brings together Northeastern and international cooking, with a focus on fresh meat and seafood. The dishes are by chef João Batista Lima de Oliveira, trained in the region and with international influences, and the hotel's website sums up the approach: local ingredients in refined dishes that reflect the flavours of the region and the world.
The photos show part of the menu. There are sautéed shrimp arranged in a ring over a cream, with chives and black sesame; a courgette carpaccio in thin slices with basil leaves, shaved cheese and nuts, served beside a white hibiscus flower; and a seeded-bread sandwich with sliced breast, tomato, lettuce and a creamy sauce, with potato crisps, eaten with the garden and the sea behind. The house menu also lists pizza and açaí with banana, granola and honey.
In a covered area there is a wood-fired oven with a dome of stone blocks, its peel leaning on the wall. In the photo you can see the mouth of the oven with the fire lit and a dish of food cooking among the embers, at night. It gives the cooking a more rustic register than the griddle.
The house lists vegan and vegetarian options, organic dishes, small portions and happy hour dishes. Among the meals are breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner, as well as dessert, buffet service and counter service.
The bar is on site and the menu lists coffee, beer, wine, cocktails, alcoholic drinks and spirits, and also happy hour drinks.
The table is laid with tall wine glasses, fibre place mats and a small vase with a fresh flower, so having a drink is as much ritual as dish. For an aperitif there is a happy hour, with drinks and dishes designed for that moment.
The place describes itself in three words: casual, quiet and trendy. The house adds a few more: an atmosphere in harmony with nature. You can see it in the photos: the dark-wood dining room with windows open to the lawn, the thatched gazebo with two wooden armchairs and a glass table on a round platform, the palms with green coconuts, the low stones for sitting in the garden and the orange-sand beach beyond.
At the entrance, a carved wooden sign with the restaurant's name and a wooden sculpture mark the way through the plants to the dining room. There is a restroom on site, with a gender-neutral option, and the space welcomes the LGBTQ+ community.
The photos also show white hibiscus and frangipani flowers set on the tables and beside the sculptures, a detail that repeats from the entrance to the dining room and ties the plates, the tables and the garden together.
The decoration has a story: according to the hotel, it draws on the culture and atmosphere of Bali, and every statue, sculpture and decorative piece, from the carved wooden furniture to the textiles with traditional prints, was brought straight from the island. The wooden figures in the photos, one at the entrance and another among frangipani flowers, belong to that collection.
The published hours run from 8am to 10pm every day, with breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner listed. In its presentation the house itself states that it serves the public every day from 1pm to 10pm; to arrive in the morning, message the restaurant first.
That same presentation invites you to ask about the full-moon nights and the romantic dinners, which come with live music. The dates are found out by messaging the restaurant.
To see the garden in natural light, midday or the afternoon suits; the lit oven shines at night.
With the four meals listed, the restaurant lets you organise the whole day in one place: breakfast and brunch early, lunch with the garden in view and dinner with the wood-fired oven alight. Anyone staying nearby can do all four, and anyone coming just for lunch finds high chairs, a kids' menu and free Wi-Fi.
The restaurant is inside the Paua Hotel Boutique, at Avenida Baía dos Golfinhos 1747, in Chapadão, Tibau do Sul, postcode 59178-000. The avenue takes its name from Baía dos Golfinhos, one of Pipa's beaches. The plus code is QX66+MM, which you can paste straight into any map.
The hotel presents itself as a seafront retreat and has bungalows with sea views and garden views. There is uncovered, free parking with plenty of spaces, listed as wheelchair accessible. If you are arriving from Natal or the airport, see the transfer options for the long leg.
The menu includes a kids' menu, and the restaurant has high chairs and is listed as good for going with kids. On accessibility, the place lists three things: wheelchair-accessible seating, entrance and parking. And there is free Wi-Fi, useful for a long chat after the meal or for planning the next day.
For anyone who wants to eat with the garden and the sea in view, by day, in natural light. For a dinner for two or for a group on a full-moon night. And for anyone looking for a fusion menu, with fish, shrimp and meat, who wants to choose among vegan, vegetarian and organic options.
Also for the traveller staying in the area who wants breakfast or lunch without leaving Chapadão, and for solo travellers, since the place is listed as good for eating alone.
The published hours are 8am to 10pm every day. The house's own presentation says it serves the public from 1pm to 10pm.
The house accepts reservations, so you can ask for a table on WhatsApp, at +55 84 99479-5991.
Yes. It operates inside the Paua Hotel Boutique, which draws on Bali, and the house itself states that it serves the public.
Chef João Batista Lima de Oliveira, trained in the region and with international influences, according to the house's presentation.
Yes, the place lists breakfast and brunch among its meals, along with lunch and dinner.
The house invites you to ask about the full-moon nights and the dinners with live music. The dates are found out by messaging the restaurant.
Yes, the place lists vegan options, vegetarian options and organic dishes.
Yes, the menu includes a kids' menu, and there are high chairs.
The place lists drinks and dishes for happy hour, along with cocktails, beer and wine.
Yes, the place declares itself a space that welcomes the LGBTQ+ community.
The place lists buffet service and counter service among its ways of eating.
Yes: credit card, debit card and contactless mobile payment (NFC).
Yes, plenty of spaces, uncovered and free, and listed as wheelchair accessible.
Yes, free Wi-Fi.
Yes, the place is listed as good for eating alone.
Inside the Paua Hotel Boutique, Avenida Baía dos Golfinhos 1747, Chapadão, Tibau do Sul (RN), postcode 59178-000.
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