30 editor picks across Brazil.
30 restaurants worth the trip across Brazil, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Brazil guides.
Aconchego Carioca in Praça da Bandeira is chef Kátia Barbosa's house, birthplace of the bolinho de feijoada, with Northeastern dishes, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe bolinho de feijoada, filled with kale and topped with pork crackling, with a lime batidinha
TipThe moqueca of peach-palm hearts with banana-da-terra suits vegetarians; the beer list runs to about 50 labels, many from craft brewers.
A Casa do Porco in República turns nose-to-tail pork from its own farm into a bar menu in Sao Paulo, keeping tables every day for walk-ins in arrival order.
OrderPorco San Zé, the house pork slow-roasted for six hours
TipWithout a booking, leave your name with the hostess from 11:00; Monday to Thursday 15:00 to 18:30 is quietest, and at weekends arrive before 11:00.
Mr. Lam serves Peking-style Chinese dishes in a three-floor house by Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, with duck lacquered in a special oven, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderPeking duck, the whole lacquered bird served with pancakes, cucumber and spring onion
TipThe top-floor dining room and bar have picture windows and a glass roof; Time Out noted in 2024 that the menu had stayed the same for about 20 years.
Satyricon has served Mediterranean seafood in Ipanema since 1982, with line-caught fish and oysters shown on a counter by the door, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderTalharim ao vôngole, tagliolini with clams, or a plateau of oysters, king crab and prawns
TipThe house says line-caught fish keeps the flesh intact; the wine list passes 300 labels, and Friday and Saturday service runs to 01:00.
Koral in Ipanema cooks fish and live-fire dishes for chef Pedro Coronha, a Bib Gourmand pick that won Michelin's Young Chef award in 2026 in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe catch of the day à la meunière, or the warm flaky cheesecake with guava and cheese ice cream
TipThe house is a two-storey casarão on Rua Barão da Torre; Sunday service ends early, at 17:00, so lunch is the safer slot.
Rudä in Ipanema serves chef Danilo Parah's colourful Brazilian cooking in a bistro-style house, and won Veja Rio's Brazilian award in 2026 in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe octopus with jambu, served with pasta cooked in a moqueca sauce
TipA private room on the first floor suits groups; the à la carte menu is joined by an executive menu, and the cheesecake has guava syrup and an almond tuile.
Mocoto has served sertaneja cooking from the Almeida family since 1973 in Vila Medeiros, now run by chef Rodrigo Oliveira in Sao Paulo, a Bib Gourmand pick.
OrderDadinhos de tapioca, fried tapioca and cheese cubes
TipFounder Seu Ze Almeida opened the original house in 1973; his son Rodrigo Oliveira now also runs Balaio IMS and a Vila Leopoldina branch.
Sult in Botafogo cooks Italian dishes with Brazilian ingredients from an open kitchen, and it is a Michelin Bib Gourmand pick in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe meat lasagne with Grana Padano fondue and breadcrumbs, the chef's signature dish
TipThe pirarucu fillet with tucupi and jambu risotto is the Amazonian counterpart; the wine list leans to small, low-intervention producers.
Ferro e Farinha bakes naturally leavened pizza in a wood oven at its Botafogo branch, and Veja Rio named it best pizzeria in 2026, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderA wood-fired pizza made with the house's naturally fermented dough
TipReserve by phone or through the house's Instagram account; the bar makes its own cocktails and this is one of four Rio branches.
Miam Miam has served chef Roberta Ciasca's comfort food in her grandmother's Botafogo house since 2005, a Michelin Bib Gourmand pick in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe curried chicken croquette or the shrimp croquette, both singled out by Michelin
TipThe menu splits between the classic dishes, seasonal specials, a tasting menu and a midweek executive menu, so say which you want when booking.
Gero Rio is the Fasano hotel's Italian restaurant facing Ipanema beach, where chef Luigi Moressa cooks pasta, risotto and meats, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderGnocchi di patate dorati with squid and scallops, or the spaghetti alla carbonara
TipSunday service runs straight through from 12:00 to 22:00, and Riotur lists the traditional bollito on the Sunday lunch menu.
Sud, O Pássaro Verde is a home-style Jardim Botânico house where chef Roberta Sudbrack cooks a daily-changing menu from small producers in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe dish of the day from the wood oven, then the bolo de chocolate molhadinho
TipYou knock to be let in; the open kitchen and wood-fired oven are visible from the main room, and the cake never leaves the menu.
Tordesilhas has run in Jardins since 1990 under chef Mara Salles, plating regional Brazilian dishes with feijoada served on Saturdays in Sao Paulo.
OrderBolinho de pirarucu or the shrimp bobo
TipThe full feijoada only runs on Saturdays; other days stick to the wider regional Brazilian menu.
Metzi pairs Oaxacan technique with Brazilian ingredients, chefs Luana Sabino and Eduardo Ortiz running a Mexican kitchen in Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, since 2021.
TipSabino is Brazil's first mezcal sommelier, so the bar list is worth exploring alongside the food menu.
Aprazível is a family-run Brazilian restaurant in the Santa Teresa hills with terraces and a gazebo, listed in the Michelin Guide, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe ceviche in tucupi sauce with plantain chips, or the free-range galinhada caipira
TipThe house seats about 250 across terraces and gardens and says the Michelin Guide has listed it three years running; booking is online.
Artigiano near Jardim de Alah makes more than 30 fresh pastas by hand in the Emilia-Romagna tradition, a Michelin Bib Gourmand pick in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderGarganelli with lamb ragù, or the zucchini flowers stuffed with mozzarella and anchovy
TipPastas, breads and desserts are made by hand daily and finished to order, and pizzas come from a wood oven, so ask what is fresh that day.
Casa do Sardo in São Cristóvão serves Sardinian cooking from chef-owner Silvio Podda, who opened the house in 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, away from the beach.
OrderAgnello alla Vernaccia, lamb cooked in wine, with mushroom or red onion risotto
TipThe house is in São Cristóvão, well away from the beach districts; it closes on Mondays and at 16:00 on Sundays.
Dois de Fevereiro serves Bahian-inflected cooking from chef João Diamante in Pequena África, with pavement tables on Largo da Prainha, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderLunch plates such as sun-dried beef with Afro-Brazilian gremolata, or the shrimp bobó
TipThe room is dressed for Iemanjá, with Senhor do Bonfim ribbons and blue boats; Saturday is the only evening, with service until 22:00.
Jiquitaia in Paraíso is run by Marcelo Correa Bastos and Nina Bastos, a regional Brazilian kitchen with a Michelin Bib Gourmand seal in Sao Paulo.
TipBook by WhatsApp; the room is small and fills for both lunch and dinner seatings on weekends.
Corrutela in Vila Madalena builds its weekly menu around what small producers bring in, a Michelin Bib Gourmand kitchen in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
TipThe tasting-style menu changes with the week's deliveries, so ask the server what came in before ordering.
Balaio IMS, on the ground floor of the Instituto Moreira Salles on Avenida Paulista, is chef Rodrigo Oliveira's Bib Gourmand room in Sao Paulo.
OrderDadinhos de tapioca, the Mocoto classic Oliveira carries over here
TipThe fifth-floor Balaio cafe serves naturally leavened breads and cakes if the ground-floor restaurant is full.
Cepa moved from Tatuapé to a square in Pinheiros in 2024, keeping chef couple Lucas Dante and Gabrielli Fleming's menu in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
TipGabrielli Fleming runs the room and the wine: there is no fixed list, just natural wines from small producers she tracks down, so ask what is open.
Bar da Dona Onça has run at the foot of Oscar Niemeyer's Copan building since 2008, chef Janaina Torres' popular Brazilian kitchen in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
TipThe bar occupies rooms 27 and 29 of Oscar Niemeyer's Edificio Copan; its pressure-cooker cozidos draw on recipes from across Brazil.
Kosushi, founded in 1988 by sushi master George Koshoji and now at this Itaim Bibi address, held a Michelin star for five straight years in Sao Paulo.
TipThe name comes from the Japanese word for turtle, chosen by Sensei Taketo Okuda as a symbol of longevity for the restaurant.
Haru Ichiban in Copacabana serves sushi, sashimi and temaki from chef Menandro Rodrigues, with a separate 16-course omakase counter, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe omakase menu, or the 16-course UMAI counter experience, which is booked separately
TipThe whole restaurant closes on the first Sunday of every month, and the UMAI omakase counter has its own booking.
Rancho Português in Ipanema serves traditional Portuguese cooking, from suckling pig to salt cod, and won Veja Rio's 2025 Portuguese award in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderLeitão à Bairrada, the suckling pig, or the bacalhau da terra
TipThe menu also lists a Trás-os-Montes feijoada and tomato rice; the group's wine list passes 700 labels.
Teva Bistrô in Ipanema cooks an organic plant-based menu from small producers, and Veja Rio named it best vegetarian in 2025, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe raviolone filled with tofu ricotta and cashew sauce, after the Portobello carpaccio or the hiratake bao
TipOnline booking covers groups of up to six and is not taken at weekends or on holidays; larger groups must phone.
Mäska in Ipanema is chef Danilo Parah's bistro-style restaurant with an open kitchen and Mediterranean touches, in the Michelin Guide, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe creamy rice with octopus, or the steak with truffled aligot mash
TipThe kitchen opens onto the dining room and the cocktail list is part of the draw; the room is open until midnight from Wednesday to Saturday.
Brota serves vegan and vegetarian plates for sharing in a Botafogo mansion with a garden, from chef Roberta Ciasca, a Bib Gourmand pick in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe brotinha rice balls, or the Thai curry with basmati rice and sesame farofa
TipThe menu is built for sharing, so order several plates between the table; the garden surrounds the mansion on Rua Conde de Irajá.
Yayá in Leme serves chef Andressa Cabral's Afro-Brazilian cooking a few metres from the beach, with dishes rooted in the acarajé stalls, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderPeixe à Inajá, fish in moqueca sauce with sautéed prawns and Inajá rice
TipFeijoada is served on Fridays, and the house hosts samba rounds on saints' days such as São Jorge and Cosme e Damião.
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