Ella Pizzaria is a pizzeria restaurant in Jardim Botanico, Rio de Janeiro.
Editorially verified October 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Rua Pacheco Leao 102, Jardim Botanico, Rio de Janeiro - RJ
Capricciosa Pizza D.O.C. serves pizza on Rua Maria Angélica in Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, and placed 20th in 50 Top Pizza Latin America in 2026.
OrderThe capricciosa pizza: tomato, ham, artichoke, mushrooms, bacon and egg.
TipThe operator lists a second house on Rua Vinícius de Moraes in Ipanema; this entry is the Jardim Botânico one, open evenings only.
Capricciosa Pizza D.O.C. serves pizza on Rua Maria Angélica in Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, and placed 20th in 50 Top Pizza Latin America in 2026.
OrderThe capricciosa pizza: tomato, ham, artichoke, mushrooms, bacon and egg.
TipThe operator lists a second house on Rua Vinícius de Moraes in Ipanema; this entry is the Jardim Botânico one, open evenings only.
Bracarense pours chope and serves shrimp bolinhos and empadas on a Leblon corner in Rio de Janeiro, a botequim registered since 1961 with a weekday set lunch.
OrderThe shrimp and Catupiry bolinho from the warming cabinet, with a draught chope.
TipWeekday set lunch (almoço executivo) runs 11:00 to 15:00, Monday to Friday, when the corner is quieter than at night.
Bar Urca sells pastéis and empadas de camarão from a counter on Rua Cândido Gaffrée in Urca, Rio de Janeiro, to eat on the Guanabara Bay wall opposite.
OrderEmpada de camarão or siri, bolinho de bacalhau with Serra da Estrela cheese, fried sardines.
TipOrder at the counter and carry the plates across the street to the mureta for the bay view; the bar opens at 09:00.
Maria e o Boi serves grills and baião de dois in a former painters' studio on Rua Maria Quitéria in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
OrderSlow-braised beef ribs with truffled cheese purée, or the sertão-style parmigiana with baião de dois.
TipPortions are generous and priced for sharing; the Michelin Guide says the house does not take bookings through it, so call the restaurant.
Bar Varnhagen has kept its blue-and-white tiles and formica counter on a Tijuca square in Rio de Janeiro since 1944, serving rabada and bolinho de bacalhau.
OrderRabada with potato, watercress, rice, beans and farofa, or the mini feijoada.
TipIt closes at 17:30, so treat it as a lunch stop; on Saturdays bird breeders hang their cages on the trees outside.
Adega D'Ouro has served cod in many forms beside Vicente de Carvalho metro station in Rio de Janeiro, a Portuguese house now run by its third generation.
OrderBacalhau à moda da casa: fried cod with boiled potatoes, tomato, palm heart, onion and olives.
TipThe full cod dish is sized for up to five people, so order it for a group and start with the bolinho de bacalhau.
