Muqueca Restaurant

“The food is amazing and the ambience is perfect for a date night.”

Hannah Malenfant★★★★★

This place has been around for years. And for good reason, the food is amazing. The people are so friendly and kind. The seafood is so fresh and the stews are just delicious. Make sure you save room for their flan!

Ying Xiao★★★★★

Thank you, Muqueca, for warming me up. Fish with Shrimp Moqueca: Made in the Capixaba recipe, this version replaced red palm oil and coconut milk with tomatoes—which happened to be my favorite. The broth was warm, flavorful, and refreshing. The initial notes are the sweetness of onions and bell peppers, followed by the delicate aroma of cilantro, leaving a clean taste impression. The whitefish fillets are tender and flavorful, yet still retain a subtle chewiness. The Pirão sauce, made with the fish broth and tapioca starch, was rich and thick, enhancing both the saltiness and umami, even remi

mei lu★★★★★

Great restaurant. Very yummy, great service. Best Brazilian food in Boston. Will definitely go back. The soup so so. The drinks awesome, worth a trip just for the juices, freshly made with real exotic fruits.

Jimmy Shen★★★★★

The steam gets there before the menu does. It carries coconut milk, tomatoes, peppers, something green and herbal that cuts through the richness before you even see the pot. By the time the moqueca arrives, bubbling inside a small black clay vessel, the argument has already been made. Whatever else this modest Cambridge restaurant is doing, this is the reason it exists. Maqueca does not announce itself with design. Tucked into a side street, it reads less like a destination than an accident. A place you would walk past if you were not looking for it. There is no architectural seduction here,