Signature cocktails, bar plates and beers on Rua da Mata in central Pipa. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 5pm (weekends from 2pm). Book on WhatsApp.
On Rua da Mata, at number 65, a brick wall carries the Alma Pipa logo lit from behind: a guitar, a wave and a hibiscus flower. It is a bar and restaurant in central Pipa with signature cocktails, bar plates and beers, which opens Tuesday to Friday from five in the afternoon and on Saturdays and Sundays from two, until eleven at night.
Book your table at Alma Pipa for the evening
| Type | Bar and restaurant with signature cocktails |
|---|---|
| Area | Rua da Mata, central Pipa |
| Address | R. da Mata 65, Centro, Tibau do Sul (RN) |
| Hours | Tuesday to Friday, 17:00–23:00 · Saturday and Sunday, 14:00–23:00 · closed Monday |
| Bookings | Yes, accepted |
| Service | Outdoor tables · dining room with waiters · takeaway · delivery |
| On the menu | Signature drinks · photogenic drinks · caipirinhas · bar plates · beers · desserts |
| To drink | Wine · beer · spirits · cocktails |
| Atmosphere | Casual and relaxed · live music in the venue's photos |
| With a dog | Dogs allowed |
| Parking | Free on the street |
| Wi-Fi | Free |
| Payment | Credit and debit cards · NFC payments |
| Contact | +55 11 98064-0340 |
This is a bar with a kitchen and tables, with waiters, outdoor tables and somewhere to sit. The bar takes bookings, so for a weekend night or for a group the practical thing is to write first on WhatsApp. It also lists takeaway and delivery, as well as the dining room.
The menu is laid out like a cocktail bar's: drinks first and then whatever goes with them. In the house's sections you find drinks autorais (signature), drinks instagramáveis (photogenic) and drinks nacionais (Brazilian classics), plus porções (bar plates), cervejas (beers) and sobremesas (desserts). To come for a drink without dinner the first two blocks are enough; for dinner, the plates are ordered for the middle of the table.
The plates on the menu include fries with mushroom sauce, grilled shrimp with gremolata, fish croquettes with aioli and wasabi, cured-ham dadinhos with brie, tapioca dadinhos with camembert and pepper jelly, beef empanadas with mole and shrimp with pesto. For dessert there is an alfajor with Milka mousse, in a chocolate and dulce de leche version and a white-chocolate one.
The venue's photos show fried bolinhos: golden balls with a herb and a sauce in the centre of the plate, served on the red wooden table next to a drink with a straw. There is also a plate of pastéis with a sweet and spicy sauce beside them. They are plates to share between drinks, and they are what the menu calls porções.
The house introduces itself with a phrase on its own cards: «Coquetelaria autoral em Pipa RN», and with the motto «Drinks com Alma». The signature drinks open with the one that carries the venue's name, made with gin, rum, house syrup and citrus, and with the Brisa Tropical, of vodka, bianco vermouth, passion fruit, ginger and orange. «Alma» is also the key word: the motto promises drinks with soul, and the menu turns that into recipes with names of their own.
The photogenic drinks section brings together the frozen margarita, the mango mule, the rum punch and the tequila sunrise. The Brazilian classics are the caipirinhas: cashew-fruit, strawberry with lime and the classic lime one. And the house promotes the Mai Tai with its own description: a tiki classic made with Bacardi Oro rum, triple sec and almond liqueur, with a complex, fruity and slightly toasted profile that combines tropical freshness with aromatic depth.
Among beers there are Heineken, Sol, Corona, Stella Artois and Baden Baden, plus the alcohol-free versions of Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois. The venue also lists wine, spirits and alcoholic drinks in general, and the photos show a lime drink with mint and a metal straw, with the bar's warm lights behind.
The venue describes itself as casual and relaxed, and what the photos show is a bar with a brick wall, wooden shutters and warm light. The logo is a circle with a guitar, a wave and a hibiscus flower, and it appears lit from behind on the brick and repeated on a smaller sign inside the room.
One corner of the place has a white wicker hanging chair on a crochet rug, with an acoustic guitar leaning on its stand, a potted plant and a yellow spotlight lighting up the wall. It is an image the place repeats: a bar made for music and for sitting a long while. There are also round tables in red wood and, in other photos, a peacock-style wicker chair.
The owner's photos also show bands playing in the venue, with a keyboard, a guitar and a microphone. The music schedule is something to ask about on WhatsApp.
The hours change with the day. From Tuesday to Friday it opens at 17:00 and closes at 23:00; on Saturdays and Sundays it opens at 14:00 and closes at 23:00; on Mondays it is closed. It is an afternoon and evening place, with one useful exception: at the weekend you can arrive three hours earlier than on weekdays.
For a drink after the beach, Saturday and Sunday at two or three o'clock are the time. For dinner, from Tuesday to Friday the window runs from five to eleven, and on Saturdays and Sundays it stretches to nine hours. Since it takes bookings, the practical thing is to write on WhatsApp with the day, the time and the number of people, especially for a group.
One possible plan: Saturday at three, with a tiki drink and plates in the middle; or Friday at seven, with a cashew-fruit caipirinha and a plate of bolinhos. Both fit within the hours, and both are settled with a booking on WhatsApp.
On Mondays the venue rests, so a Monday plan has to go elsewhere. And since closing time is eleven every day, it is wise to order the last drink in good time.
It is on Rua da Mata, at number 65, right in central Pipa, in the area of Praia da Pipa. You reach it on foot from where you are staying if you are in the centre.
The venue lists free street parking, and also paid street parking, as well as parking accessible to wheelchair users. If you are coming from Natal, from the airport or from another beach on the coast, look at the transfer options for the stretch to the village and to get back at night without driving.
The venue states that dogs are allowed, which opens the evening to anyone travelling with a pet, and that it has outdoor tables. On accessibility it lists an entrance, seating, restroom and parking accessible to wheelchair users, plus a hearing loop, and the restroom is gender-neutral. There is free Wi-Fi.
For anyone who wants a drink with character: a signature drink, a tiki classic or a cashew-fruit caipirinha.
For the group of friends who arrive in the middle of a Saturday afternoon and stay until eleven, with plates in the middle.
For people travelling alone: the venue is listed as a good place to go on your own, and drinks can be ordered without needing company.
For tourists and for anyone looking for a place that welcomes the LGBTQ+ community, which the venue states.
No. On Mondays it is closed. It opens Tuesday to Friday from 17:00 to 23:00 and on Saturdays and Sundays from 14:00 to 23:00.
The venue takes bookings. They are requested on WhatsApp at +55 11 98064-0340, with the day, the time and the number of people.
Signature drinks, photogenic drinks, caipirinhas, beers and wine. The menu includes the Alma Pipa, the Brisa Tropical, the frozen margarita, the mango mule, the tequila sunrise and the Mai Tai.
Plates to share: fries, shrimp, fish croquettes, dadinhos, empanadas and bolinhos, and an alfajor for dessert.
Yes, the venue states that dogs are allowed.
The venue lists free street parking, as well as paid street parking and accessible parking.
Yes, by credit or debit card, and also by phone with NFC.
The menu includes alcohol-free versions of the Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois beers.
The venue's photos show bands playing in the venue. The schedule is something to ask about on WhatsApp.
On Rua da Mata, number 65, in central Pipa.
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