Arco Da Velha

You’ve got to admire a place which at one point was nothing more than a water canal a lifetime ago. Arco da Velha is a good example of repurposed space.
They also provide a good example of non-​seafood Azorean fare. If you tire of the abundant fish and other food which originates from the ocean, then Arco de Velha will cure what ails ya, offering grass-​fed options. I opted for the steaks, something I seldom do in restaurants. But here everything was local, as in Azorean beef. They give you sauce options, which is cool, and top every steak with cooked garlic cloves and red peppers. It was delicious.
Azoreans have a thing for dessert. I am not sure why that is, maybe because they’ve developed a national habit for ending meals with sugar. The chocolate mousse Arco made was delicious, doubtless made with fresh milk from the thousands of cows which dot the landscape on any given day.