Have you tried everything in Azores?

Grilled limpets served in the shell, cooked on iron or lava stone, just butter and garlic — nothing fancy needed.

São Miguel grows the only tea in Europe — locals drink it plain, no milk, no fuss.

Sopas do Espírito Santo sounds wrong and tastes right — only served free at festas, so show up hungry.

Grab one at Mercado da Graça before 11 AM when vendors still offer free samples off the block.

Skip the tourist table — locals take their espresso standing at the pastelaria counter and chat with the owner.

Locals from Ponta Delgada drive an hour each way just for this lunch — copy them.

Skip the marina crowds and cut through the back streets where the azulejo façades outnumber tourists.

Locals will politely but firmly correct you if you flatten their identity into mainland Portuguese.

Every island has an insult for the others — ask with a smile and they'll happily list them.

"Bom dia" (bom DEE-ah) is mandatory on entry — silence at the door reads as rude here.

Caldeira Velha's warm waterfall pool costs nothing and smells faintly of sulfur — worth it anyway.

Tourada à corda runs May–October on Terceira and Pico; the bull's tied to a rope and goes home unharmed after.