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Cape Verde
Triplandio Cape Verde guide covers 7 travel guides with 2 cities across 27 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 27 self-guided walking tours in Cape Verde with 109 POI, spanning 65.7 km in total. Get inspired by 10 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Cape Verde
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Cape Verde
Tourists
180K/y
GDP/cap
$5.8k
Life Exp
76.2 yrs
Population
527.3K
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
112
Traditional Local Food Cape Verde
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Açorda de Peixe
a-sor-da deh pesh
· Fish bread stew
A comforting stew of fish and bread.
Open Açorda de Peixe recipe
Snack
Vegetarian
Mandioca Frita
mahn-dee-oh-kah free-tah
· Fried Cassava
Deep-fried cassava pieces.
Open Mandioca Frita recipe🥩
Main course
Meat
Cachupa Refogada
ka-choo-pa reh-foh-ga-da
· Fried cachupa
A fried version of the slow-cooked cachupa stew.
Open Cachupa Refogada recipe🥩
Main course
Meat
Feijoada Cabo-verdiana
fay-zhoh-ah-dah kah-boh-ver-dee-ah-nah
· Cape Verdean Bean Stew
Bean stew with meats and vegetables.
Open Feijoada Cabo-verdiana recipe🐟
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Xerém com Peixe Seco
sheh-rem com peshay sech
· Corn porridge with dried fish
Corn porridge served with salted dried fish.
Open Xerém com Peixe Seco recipe🐟
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Lagostins de Tarrafal
lah-goh-steens deh tah-rah-fahl
· Tarrafal Lobsters
Grilled lobsters native to Tarrafal.
Open Lagostins de Tarrafal recipe
Main course
Meat
Cachupa Rica
kah-shoo-pah ree-kah
· Rich Cape Verdean Stew
A hearty stew with corn, beans, and meat.
Open Cachupa Rica recipe🥩
Main course
Meat
Feijoada de Sao Filipe
Feijoada de São Filipe
fay-zho-ah-da de sah-oo feh-lee-peh
· Sao Filipe bean stew
A hearty stew of beans and meats.
Open Feijoada de Sao Filipe recipe🐟
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Lagostada
lah-goh-sta-dah
· Lobster stew
A rich and aromatic lobster stew.
Open Lagostada recipe🐟
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Tuna Bifes
Bifes de Atum
too-nah bee-fehs
· Tuna Steaks
Pan-seared tuna steaks with spices.
Open Tuna Bifes recipe