The story
Tucked away on R. Conselheiro Medeiros in Horta, Cantinho das Provas is a wine bar that has quickly become a local standout. With a stellar 4.8 rating, it draws on the flavors of the Azores, showcasing excellent wines from Graciosa island alongside a focused menu of small plates. The vibe is intimate and trendy, the kind of spot where you settle in for a long evening.
Travel creator Sentieri Golosi called it “my favorite place in Faial,” singling out the ceviche and a triptych of fish cured meats — tuna, mackerel, and ruvetto with cherry tomatoes and mustard caviar — as highlights. The meatballs with mango, turmeric, and pumpkin seeds, he noted, were “a bit heavy,” but that minor critique doesn’t dim the overall glow. For a taste of modern Azorean food and wine, this is the address.
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Most-loved dishes
AI summary of what 4 dish mentions say about the food
Reviewers praise the Faial sausage with taro as the standout dish, served with a warm, unpretentious charm that makes every bite feel like a visit to a friend’s kitchen.
“We took the Faial sausage, which we had never tasted yet, since we are leaving tomorrow morning we had to taste it, together with the taro which, for those who didn't know, is a tuber. First I taste the sausage on its own, in the meantime it's clearly cold and very good, it's like chorizo but this is taro which might as well continue not to exist, it would be good the same. Oh well it's good anyway, apart from the taro which doesn't taste like anything.”
What creators say
1 creator has covered Cantinho das Provas. Most active: Sentieri Golosi
- Sentieri GolosiLoved
STREET FOOD fotonico, formaggi ESAGERATI e vino MONDIALE - viaggio alle AZZORRE Ep. 03 · @ 14:16
My favorite place in Faial, a wine bar with excellent wine from Graciosa island and great dishes like the ceviche and fish cured meats, though the meatballs were a bit heavy.
Dishes mentioned
Meatballs with Mango, Turmeric and Pumpkin Seeds
We ordered meatballs with mango, turmeric and pumpkin seeds. I feel a lot of smokiness, in my opinion it is the usual chorizo that was paired with octopus, I don't know if you remember, it tastes good, but it's a little heavy. Do you know what it reminds me of? Megruli kupati.
Triptych of Fish Cured Meats: Tuna, Mackerel and Ruvetto with Cherry Tomatoes and Mustard Caviar
Now we have a triptych of fish cured meats, that is, fish seasoned salted fish, tuna, mackerel and ruvetto which is a seabed fish from here from the Atlantic accompanied with cherry tomatoes and mustard caviar and a beautiful basket of bread. Very good and it's not salty at all, delicate, right? I go with the tuna, I try to avoid the dill. This is also good and it is not salty at all. So I try the third, in my opinion you have to be stronger than everything here you feel the smoke, salt, this is also good.
Amberjack Ceviche with Avocado
As a second we had amberjack ceviche with avocado and a few other vegetables that I don't remember, I'm sorry. Good, perfect, you understand from the first bite that that is the word.
Faial Sausage with Taro
We took the Faial sausage, which we had never tasted yet, since we are leaving tomorrow morning we had to taste it, together with the taro which, for those who didn't know, is a tuber. First I taste the sausage on its own, in the meantime it's clearly cold and very good, it's like chorizo but this is taro which might as well continue not to exist, it would be good the same. Oh well it's good anyway, apart from the taro which doesn't taste like anything.
