Restaurant Scams in Maputo

Overpriced Waterfront Seafood Restaurants on the Marginal

Restaurants along the Marginal (the waterfront road) and at Catembe Gallery Hotel target tourists with menus that either lack prices or present a separate tourist-facing menu. Mozambican seafood — particularly prawns, crab, and peri-peri lobster — is genuinely excellent but some Marginal restaurants charge prices comparable to European capitals. Bills sometimes include extras (bread, starters, service charge) that were not requested.