Coco Bambu

Amid the upscale high-rises of the oceanfront Beira Mar neighborhood, the lively and cavernous (it even has loft seating) Coco Bambu restaurant serves huge platters of seafood, like its signature shrimp cooked in garlic and oil. Delicious smoothies are made here out of exotic fruits from the Amazon with names most foreigners can't even begin to pronounce. There are two other locations of Coco Bambu, though only the one on Avenida Beira Mar pairs its seafood specialties with views of the beach.