Acarajé da Dinha

Acaraje restaurant · Salvador ·

Acarajé da Dinha

Acaraje restaurant · Salvador ·

Bustling stand for Bahian-style pea fritters with shrimp

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Largo de Santana - Rio Vermelho, Salvador - BA, 41950-650, Brazil Get directions

R$1–20

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Salvador’s Afro-Brazilian Culinary Culture Is Thriving — Here's Where to Go

"A family-owned stand in Brazil, famous for its acarajé, a ritual food in candomblé. The women running the stand are known for preserving the interplay between Afro-Brazilian religion and cuisine." - Kayla Stewart Kayla Stewart Kayla Stewart is an award-winning food and travel journalist. She writes a regular column for The Bittman Project and contributes to The New York Times, Travel + Leisure, The Wall Street Journal, a

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Acarajé da Dinha

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A food stand that always has a line. Tony had acarajé, "a falafel-like wad of crushed black-eyed peas, seasoned with brown brine shrimp and onions, deep-fried until crispy and golden, with chili spice in dendê oil".

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Erik Osterholm

Acarajé da Dinha

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Loud, Crowded, Grease-Stained, and Gloriously Drunk: Where the World Eats After Hours

"It’s last call, after all, at Acarajé da Dinha, a wood-frame food stall that serves the city’s rightly famous street food: acarajé. The line crawls. A pack of friends breaks into what I’ll call spirited debate over which of the city’s Baianas (Bahian women) hawks the most delicious take on this traditionally African recipe."

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Acarajé da Dinha

Yee Heng W.

Google

Stumbled across Acarajé da Dinha during a late night walk and saw a line, so figured it was worth checking out. The flavor was really unique and I liked the texture—crispy shrimp with that rich paste, and they fry it fresh right in front of you. Service wasn’t the best though—didn’t feel very tourist friendly, and there wasn’t much help with ordering. Ended up just getting what everyone else was having. Still, glad I tried it!

Matthew D.

Google

Good presentation but it's $17 for pretty cold flavourless shrimp. Also the staff weren't particularly interested in taking our order The major issue was that the shrimp were full of poop🤢

Richard A.

Google

Took me on a culinary journey back to Nigeria, the roots of Akara, callled Akaraje in Brazil. As a Nigerian, I love my meals spicy, so this could use a little more spice. However, it was an amazing experience. Highly recommended, especially for Nigerians and Americans of African descent.

Cat T.

Google

TLDR: -Food is flavorful, but decent at best -The falafel-like bread/buns were cold and hard. Seemed like they were mass produced -Questionable customer service -Got over charged for camaro (R$24) -I’d give it 3 stars for food, 1.5 star for experience I originally wanted to go to Acarajé da Regina (recommended by a local who grew up there), but they were closed from the rain, so I went to Dinha, another great option! When I went to their booth, I thought they were closed. I was never greeted, and all 3-4 workers stared at me with blank faces when I greeted ‘boa noite’ Fortunately, one of the local who worked nearby helped me. I don’t speak or understand Portuguese or Spanish. We were communicating with google translate. He’s eaten there and described to me what it was and said it costs R$15.50. When checking out, the older male who worked there overcharged me, R$24.

Brett T.

Google

I like the shrimp in the acarajé. If you are allergic to seafood, tell them, because there is also seafood in the abbara.

James M.

Google

Unbelievably tasty. Best Acaraje I’ve had in Bahia

Google

Was excited to try this authentic dish. The acaraje itself was good but the shrimps had the shell on and apparently you are supposed to eat it that way. No thank you! The wait was incredibly long but there was live music in the area so that was cool and kept us occupied while we waited. I don’t think i would eat this again.

Hüseyin D.

Google

The things we need to know about this place, which I didn't know, it is not a restaurant doesn't have place to sit other than a few public seat available. However there are couple of bars next to this place where you can sit and eat your Acaraje and order your drinks from them. They are OK with that and cool people serving and helping. As of May 2018 one acaraje with shrimps cost 10real. The taste is better than many other I have tried. If the weather is good you can also walk by the sea. Recomended area and eating place.

Edward D.

Yelp

This food stand is very popular, and has been here a long time. Anthony Bourdain ate here on "Parts Unknown". Not to be contrary, but the acarajé was nothing special and I couldn't recommend you try it for any reason other than because Anthony Bourdain ate here. There are many other acarajé stands near this one--I'd recommend you try one of the others.

Ryan A.

Yelp

I would give this place 2 stars but I've never had acarajé before, so I can't say "I've had better." It's Ok. You hear so much about it that it becomes one of those things you've got to try, and seeing as how this is one of the two "best" in Salvador (according to locals), I figured it would be good. You've got two options here, in the bread or on the plate. In the bread (it isn't actually bread but that's what I'm calling it) is just that - you eat it with your hands. On the plate all of the ingredients are separate and you eat with a plastic fork. The shrimp are not peeled, so you should expect to eat the legs and shell and all. Despite this I found the flavor to be a bit bland (even with the super hot sauce) and it to be an overall unsatisfying snack. Tip: you can sit at one of the many tables nearby after ordering and get beer there.

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Salvador’s Afro-Brazilian Culinary Culture Is Thriving — Here's Where to Go

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Acarajé da Dinha

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621 Postcards · 254 Cities

Brazil

Erik Osterholm

Acarajé da Dinha

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42,481 Postcards · 5,683 Cities

Loud, Crowded, Grease-Stained, and Gloriously Drunk: Where the World Eats After Hours

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/where-the-world-eats-after-hours

Acarajé da Dinha

Yee Heng W.

Google

Matthew D.

Google

Good presentation but it's $17 for pretty cold flavourless shrimp. Also the staff weren't particularly interested in taking our order The major issue was that the shrimp were full of poop🤢

Richard A.

Google

Cat T.

Google

Brett T.

Google

I like the shrimp in the acarajé. If you are allergic to seafood, tell them, because there is also seafood in the abbara.

James M.

Google

Unbelievably tasty. Best Acaraje I’ve had in Bahia

Google

Hüseyin D.

Google

Edward D.

Yelp

Ryan A.

Yelp

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