Yachts fill the bay in front of sparkling new skyscrapers rising from the city beyond. Cross the street to the other side, and sandy beaches are lined with restaurants and nightclubs. Sunbathers lounge during the day, replaced in the evening by fine diners who think nothing of plopping down a couple hundred dollars for sushi or lobster. After a pre-disco nap, the beautiful people emerge and the music cranks up from midnight until the sun comes up again. It's not Miami or Rio, but the Ilha de Luanda, a tropical beach playground in the African country of Angola for the wealthy and increasing number of expatriates who work there.
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Luanda's beach front is filled with restaurants where diners think nothing of dropping a few hundred dollars on seafood
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Naquele Lugur is a white-walled patio restaurant with an unmatched view of the city
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Kookal imports its super-expensive seafood from Europe, despite proximity of Atlantic Ocean
Because even though guests are gazing over the Atlantic, and Angola has some of the world's least-fished waters, the seafood here is flown in from @placeholder.