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Roça São João dos Angolares
São João dos Angolares, Caué, Sao Tome and Principe · Independent · Near Luxury
Roça São João dos Angolares restores a colonial plantation administrator's house on São Tomé's southeast coast — wraparound verandas over the Bay of Santa Cruz, eight guest rooms, and chef João Carlos Silva's legendary multi-course Santomean tasting menus that earned Andrew Harper Best Bites recognition.
- 8 rooms
- Opened 1995
- Neighborhood: Angolares coast
About Roça São João dos Angolares
- The pousada occupies a former colonial cocoa and coffee plantation's grand administrator's house in Angolares, an area historically settled by descendants of shipwrecked and escaped Angolan slaves.
- It was reimagined by Sao Tomean television chef, painter, and sculptor Joao Carlos Silva, host of the program 'Na Roca com os Tachos.'
- Its former plantation hospital building now serves as an art atelier and artisan workshop for guests.
- The property's multi-course tasting menus, priced around 25 euros, have been praised as European or Michelin quality.
History
Roca Sao Joao dos Angolares occupies a former colonial cocoa and coffee plantation (roca) on the south-east coast of Sao Tome, its administrator's casa grande - the grand colonial house - restored into a pousada, restaurant and art space overlooking the Bay of Santa Cruz. The plantation lies in Angolares, an area historically settled by descendants of shipwrecked and escaped Angolan slaves, about 40 kilometres south of Sao Tome city.
The property was reimagined by the Sao Tomean television chef, painter and sculptor Joao Carlos Silva - host of the programme 'Na Roca com os Tachos' - together with Isaura Carvalho. It offers six rooms in the main house, furnished with colonial pieces recovered on site, plus simpler rooms in a former plantation hospital now used as an art atelier and artisan workshop, and is celebrated for its multi-course tasting menus drawing on local produce.
Awards
- Andrew Harper Members Choice (2025)
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