Cocktails, wine bars and dives: drinking in Rio de Janeiro for grown-ups.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Rio de Janeiro for grown-ups.
Liz Cocktail & Wine on Rua Dias Ferreira in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, won best drinks list at Veja Rio Comer & Beber 2026 and also pours a short wine list.
DrinkClassic and signature cocktails with house infusions, clarifications and bitters
FoodOysters, boards and small plates to match the cocktails and wines
TipThe room seats 72 and takes reservations through the bar's online booking link or WhatsApp; it opens Tuesday to Sunday.
Blue Blazer is a Botafogo cocktail bar in Rio de Janeiro whose Portas Etílicas menu includes Laura Paravato's Maní, with tucupi liqueur and jataí mead.
DrinkManí: vodka, chilli-spiked tucupi liqueur and jataí mead
FoodPão de queijo fornattas, burrata, ceviche and cold cuts
TipThe Fornatta de Parma at R$40 is the most-ordered dish; the bar opens Wednesday to Saturday, from 17:00 on weekdays and 18:00 on Saturday.
111 Music Bar is a listening bar on the third floor of a Copacabana building in Rio de Janeiro, with Genelec speakers, vinyl and a Japanese-led bar menu.
DrinkDois Mundos: cupuaçu, cumaru, white cachaça and barley shochu
FoodSushi, sashimi, edamame with sweet corn and a tempura fish burger
TipA R$30 artistic cover is charged for the music, and only half the tables can be booked; the rest go to walk-ins.
Nosso is a three-floor bar and restaurant on Rua Maria Quitéria in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, with a bar on the first floor and a terrace at the top.
DrinkHouse cocktails from the first-floor bar
FoodContemporary dishes that mix several food cultures
TipDinner only, Tuesday to Sunday from 18:30; the operator's site links to online booking.
Escuta is a three-floor listening bar on Rua General Polidoro in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, with a record library, a DJ booth upstairs and a rooftop terrace.
DrinkCedrón: pisco, Persian lime cordial and verbena soda
FoodTempura shrimp cocktail and a brioche grilled cheese
TipIt opened in September 2026 and queues at the door were reported; it is closed Monday and Tuesday.
Jobi is a Leblon bar in Rio de Janeiro open since 1956, serving chope, caipirinhas and bolinho de bacalhau every day from 11:00 until 03:00.
DrinkChope Brahma in 200 ml glasses, called a Robertinho
FoodBolinho de bacalhau, pork ribs and filet mignon sandwiches
TipThe 200 ml chope known as a Robertinho is the best-seller, at R$8.50 in Time Out's listing.
Delirium Café, on Rua Barão da Torre in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, won best beer list at Veja Rio Comer & Beber 2026 and pours 20 draught taps.
Drink20 draught taps of national and imported chope
FoodPetiscos, croquettes, tapioca dadinhos and handmade burgers
TipHappy hour runs from 17:00 to 20:00 every day with 350 ml chopes, and Sunday burgers cost R$29.90 per the operator.
Beco do Rato is a samba house on Rua Joaquim Silva in Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, with music every day and a Saturday feijoada with a samba roda in the afternoon.
DrinkCold beer with the roda de samba
FoodSaturday feijoada at R$40 and boteco petiscos
TipFrom November 2025 Saturdays open at midday: entry is free until 14:00, then R$25 when the roda de samba starts.
Academia da Cachaça lists caipirinhas such as the Acadêmica and fruit batidas at its Leblon bar in Rio de Janeiro, open since 1985 and known for its feijoada.
DrinkAcadêmica: lime, honey and Salinas cachaça
FoodFeijoada, bobó de camarão and baião de dois
TipThe Leblon house stays open to 01:00 on Friday and Saturday; the Barra branch keeps shorter hours, so check which one you book.
Adega Pérola keeps a glass counter of over 50 petiscos beside the chope taps on Rua Siqueira Campos in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro; the bar dates from 1957.
DrinkChope Brahma, with bottled beers and a mixed wine list
FoodA glass counter of more than 50 petiscos, from sardinhas em escabeche to polvo à vinagrete
TipSardines are sold by the unit and most other petiscos by 100 g portions, so order a few at a time.
Bar do Momo is a Tijuca botequim in Rio de Janeiro where cold beer comes with petiscos such as bolinho de arroz, bolovo de bacalhau and coxinha de rabada.
DrinkBatidinha de coco or maracujá, with bottled beer and classic drinks
FoodBolinho de arroz, bolovo de bacalhau and coxinha de rabada; feijoada Friday to Sunday
TipRiotur lists the bar open Monday and Wednesday to Saturday from 12:00 to 22:00, and Sunday until 18:00; it is closed Tuesday.
Cachambeer is a Cachambi botequim in Rio de Janeiro, open since 2002 and known for costela no bafo and big petiscos, with Patrimônio Cultural Carioca status.
FoodCostela no bafo, Infarto Completo and Filezão Metido a Besta
TipIt opens at 17:00 on Tuesday and Wednesday, at midday Thursday to Saturday, and closes at 18:00 on Sunday.
Bar da Frente serves cascos of Heineken beside Porquinho no Quimono and Fondue de Coxinha at its Praça da Bandeira branch in Rio de Janeiro.
DrinkHeineken and Ramal 33 in casco bottles
FoodPorquinho no Quimono, Beijo Grego and Fondue de Coxinha
TipTime Out also lists a Copacabana address; this entry is the Praça da Bandeira house, which opens Wednesday to Sunday.
Bar Urca sells chope, fried sardines and empadas from a counter in Urca, Rio de Janeiro, to eat on the sea wall opposite with views over Guanabara Bay.
DrinkChope Brahma and bottled beer
FoodEmpada de camarão or siri, bolinho de bacalhau and fried sardines
TipThe ground-floor bar opens at 09:00 and the upstairs restaurant at 11:30; petiscos are carried across the street to the mureta.
Bip Bip is an 18 square metre samba bar on Rua Almirante Gonçalves in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, open since 1968, with rodas on Thursday and Sunday.
DrinkCold bottled beer, taken from the fridge by the customer
TipSeats are few, so arrive early; samba plays on Thursday and Sunday, choro on Tuesday and bossa nova on Wednesday.
Hocus Pocus DNA is the Hocus Pocus brewery's own bar, in a Botafogo garage in Rio de Janeiro with 14 taps, communal tables and cocktails made with house beer.
DrinkOrange Sunshine, an American blonde ale and the best-seller
FoodBreaded olives, sandwiches and burgers
TipTime Out's listing mentions a cocktail list built on the house beers, such as vodka with the Magic Trap golden ale.
Balcão 201 is chef João Paulo Frankenfeld's 22-place bistro-bar on Rua Dias Ferreira in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, with French-leaning plates and cocktails.
DrinkClassic cocktails such as the bloody mary and dirty martini
FoodPastrami croquettes, liver mousse and schiacciata sandwiches
TipThe room holds only 22 places and queues form at the door, so arrive early; it opens at noon every day except Monday.
Polvo Bar is a seafood bar on Rua General Polidoro in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, where chef Monique Gabiatti serves Hot Pulpo, polvo à lagareiro and oysters.
DrinkDrinks, beers and a wine list to go with the seafood
FoodHot Pulpo, polvo à lagareiro, fresh oysters and octopus coxinha
TipThe room was enlarged in December 2025 with an annexed, air-conditioned dining room; paella is the special on some Sundays.
Bracarense pours chope and sells shrimp bolinhos and empadas from a Leblon corner in Rio de Janeiro, a botequim with a Junta Comercial record from 1961.
DrinkDraught chope, pulled on pressure by the counter team
FoodBolinhos and empadas from the counter
TipRiotur lists the corner open daily, until 23:55 from Thursday to Saturday; the weekday set lunch runs from 11:00 to 15:00.
Eleninha is a 40-seat bar in a heritage-listed house in Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, with shrimp wontons, fish crudo and cocktails by Alex Mesquita.
DrinkSó Prova: gin, apricot and orange bitters
FoodFish crudo, shrimp wontons, fish and chips and buns
TipIt takes no reservations and charges R$80 corkage; Revista Manchete says it won best bar at the Rio Show gastronomy awards.
Chanchada is a Botafogo boteco in Rio de Janeiro with 1970s decor, a weekday set lunch and bar food such as cured torresmo and beef-cheek croquettes.
DrinkBenzetacil: Dreher brandy, ginger honey syrup, lime and a propolis spray
FoodWeekday set lunch, 24-hour cured torresmo and beef-cheek croquettes
TipIt opened in early 2022 and held a four-year anniversary party with guest chefs on 9 February 2026.
Quartinho Bar holds up to 40 people on Rua Arnaldo Quintela in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, with inventive cocktails and bar food such as Korean fried chicken.
DrinkHavana ooh na na: Havana rum, cashew fruit, coffee, rosemary and cumaru
FoodKorean fried chicken and gyoza filled with shredded brisket
TipIt reopened in June 2026 with a larger sofa and new art on the walls; Tuesday and Wednesday close an hour earlier.
Adega da Velha is a Botafogo boteco in Rio de Janeiro serving Northeastern dishes such as baião de dois and carne seca, listed as city heritage in 2013.
DrinkDraught chope with a range of cachaças
FoodBaião de dois, carne seca, queijo coalho and carne-seca pastries
TipRiotur says a Portuguese owner ran it until Francisco, from Ceará, turned it into a Northeastern bar in the early 1980s.
Surreal Bar fills a Botafogo mansion on Rua Paulo Barreto in Rio de Janeiro with signature cocktails, authorial dishes and live music from Tuesday to Friday.
DrinkOlhar Noturno: jabuticaba Campari and cachaça with red vermouth and a slice of parmesan
FoodAuthorial plates: cauliflower croquette, ancho steak and sandwiches
TipGroups of up to six book online; larger groups use WhatsApp, and the bar answers messages only, not calls.
Jurubeba Bar is a corner boteco in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, from chef Elia Schramm, with draught chope, petiscos and cocktails of Brazilian ingredients.
DrinkGalo Jurubeba, a house cocktail made with aged cachaça
FoodMoelinha ferrugem, Marechal potatoes with sausage and egg, roast beef sandwiches
TipLunch comes as set plates plus daily suggestions; the drinks list is by Paula Diniz and the kitchen is shared with chef Fabiano Soares.
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