18 editor picks in Rio de Janeiro.
18 bars in Rio de Janeiro, editor-picked for bars open past midnight. Bars going past midnight on friday or saturday. All bars in Rio de Janeiro.
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.
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.
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.
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.
TipDinner only, Tuesday to Sunday from 18:30; the operator's site links to online booking.
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.
TipIt takes no reservations and charges R$80 corkage; Revista Manchete says it won best bar at the Rio Show gastronomy awards.
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.
TipThe room holds only 22 places and queues form at the door, so arrive early; it opens at noon every day except Monday.
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.
TipIt opened in early 2022 and held a four-year anniversary party with guest chefs on 9 February 2026.
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.
TipFrom November 2025 Saturdays open at midday: entry is free until 14:00, then R$25 when the roda de samba starts.
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.
TipIt opens at 17:00 on Tuesday and Wednesday, at midday Thursday to Saturday, and closes at 18:00 on Sunday.
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.
TipThe room was enlarged in December 2025 with an annexed, air-conditioned dining room; paella is the special on some Sundays.
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.
TipRiotur says a Portuguese owner ran it until Francisco, from Ceará, turned it into a Northeastern bar in the early 1980s.
Jurubeba Bar is a corner boteco in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, from chef Elia Schramm, with draught chope, petiscos and cocktails of Brazilian ingredients.
TipLunch comes as set plates plus daily suggestions; the drinks list is by Paula Diniz and the kitchen is shared with chef Fabiano Soares.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
TipThe Leblon house stays open to 01:00 on Friday and Saturday; the Barra branch keeps shorter hours, so check which one you book.
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.
TipGroups of up to six book online; larger groups use WhatsApp, and the bar answers messages only, not calls.
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.
TipTime Out's listing mentions a cocktail list built on the house beers, such as vodka with the Magic Trap golden ale.
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