40 editor picks in Rio de Janeiro.
40 cheap eats places in Rio de Janeiro, editor-picked. the best low-budget spots in Rio de Janeiro: the places editors actually return to. All Rio de Janeiro food.
Coffee Five pours specialty coffee from a kiosk on Rua da Quitanda in Centro, Rio de Janeiro, using its own roasted beans, and made the 2026 world top 100.
TipOpen weekdays only; co-founder Rafaela Nascimento is a tea sommelier, so ask about the tea list alongside the coffee.
Coffee Five serves beans from Five Roasters, its linked roastery, at a kiosk on Rua da Quitanda in Centro, Rio de Janeiro, ranked in the 2026 world top 100.
TipOpening hours are weekdays only; the kiosk's house coffee comes from Five Roasters and its tea list from co-founder Rafaela Nascimento.
Geneal Leblon sells hot dogs of toasted bread, sausage and house sauce on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva, Rio de Janeiro, from a chain that began with street carts.
OrderCachorro-quente: toasted bread, sausage and the house sauce
Café ao Léu serves coffee from its own roastery in a small shop on Rua Almirante Gonçalves, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, with V60 filter and flat white.
TipThe Copacabana shop closes at 16:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, two hours earlier than on weekdays.
Casa Cavé, founded in 1860 on Rua Sete de Setembro in Centro, Rio de Janeiro, sells Portuguese sweets such as pastel de Belém and toucinho do céu.
Café ao Léu is a Carioca roastery and cafe on Rua Almirante Gonçalves in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, selling its own coffees as beans, ground or in capsules.
TipA second shop on Rua Cupertino Durão in Leblon keeps its own hours, Tuesday to Sunday from 08:00 to 18:00.
Opus has sold pernil sandwiches on pão francês from a bar on Rua Gonçalves Dias in Centro, Rio de Janeiro, since 1968; Patrimônio Cultural Carioca in 2026.
OrderSanduíche de pernil assado with cheese on pão francês
Lá na Rosi serves a feijoada hot dog from a kiosk on Praia do Zumbi, Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, and won the Botecar festival in 2025.
OrderCachorro-quente de feijoada, with carne seca, sausage and loin (R$20)
Opus has sold pernil sandwiches on pão francês from a bar on Rua Gonçalves Dias in Centro, Rio de Janeiro, since 1968, with very cold chope for the afternoon.
OrderSanduíche de pernil assado with cheese on pão francês
Rotisseria Sírio Libaneza sells esfihas, kibbeh and Arab sweets from a small hall in Galeria Condor at Largo do Machado, Rio de Janeiro, closed on Sundays.
OrderEsfiha with meat, cheese or greens, and the ricotta kibbeh
Araucária Pães Artesanais supplied restaurants before opening to the public in 2025 on Avenida Gomes Freire, Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, with slow-fermented bread.
Geneal Leblon sells the carioca hot dog of toasted bread, sausage and house sauce on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva, Rio de Janeiro, faithful to its 1963 recipe.
OrderCachorro-quente: toasted bread, sausage and the house sauce
Casa Paladino makes sandwiches on pão francês, like the egg, ham and cheese triplo, in a grocery on Rua Uruguaiana, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, open since 1906.
OrderSanduíche triplo on pão francês, with egg, ham and cheese
Rotisseria Sírio Libaneza has sold esfihas and kibbeh from Galeria Condor at Largo do Machado, Rio de Janeiro, since 1972, from a tight counter.
TipThe meat esfiha is the standard order; for a sit-down meal use the larger room in the next corridor of the gallery.
Casa Paladino sells sandwiches and omelettes with fillings the customer picks, on Rua Uruguaiana in Centro, Rio de Janeiro, inside a grocery open since 1906.
OrderSanduíche triplo on pão francês, with egg, ham and cheese
Restaurante Adriano serves home-style lunches of fish, chicken and beef with rice and beans on Rua Real Grandeza in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, until 16:00.
OrderFilé de peixe à milanesa with roast potatoes and broccoli rice
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.
TipSeats are few, so arrive early; samba plays on Thursday and Sunday, choro on Tuesday and bossa nova on Wednesday.
Casa Clipper has poured chope and sold pernil sandwiches on Rua Carlos Góis in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, since 1945; Patrimônio Cultural Carioca in 2025.
OrderSanduíche de pernil, with a draught chope
Quiosque Tia Augusta is the first kiosk on the Barra da Tijuca seafront, on Avenida do Pepê in Rio de Janeiro, open 24 hours and known for its hot dog.
OrderCachorro-quente with pepper, tomato and onion sauce, mayonnaise, grated cheese and potato sticks
Quiosque Tia Augusta, the first kiosk on the Barra da Tijuca waterfront in Rio de Janeiro, is open 24 hours a day and is known for its house-recipe hot dog.
OrderCachorro-quente with pepper, tomato and onion sauce, mayonnaise, grated cheese and potato sticks.
TipIt stands on Avenida do Pepê, the first kiosk on the Barra seafront; Visit Rio's January 2026 list of 24-hour places includes it.
Casa Clipper sells pernil sandwiches and chope from 08:00 to 23:30 on Rua Carlos Góis in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, a heritage bar open since 1945.
OrderSanduíche de pernil, with a draught chope
Baixela is a Copacabana botequim near Posto 6 in Rio de Janeiro, second in O Globo's 2025 best-PF ranking, with a chicken parmigiana plate for R$42.
OrderFrango à parmegiana: boned chicken thigh with melted cheese, rice, and purê or fries
Curto Café is a ground-floor specialty coffee counter in the Cândido Mendes building on Rua da Assembleia, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, selling its own roast.
Bibi Sucos is the first and most classic of its juice houses, on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, open daily from 08:30 to 23:30.
OrderFresh juices, including the house cocoa and strawberry blend, and açaí
Esquimó, founded in 1962 on Travessa do Ouvidor, serves a PF plate with three sides, a refresco and pudding in the Beco das Sardinhas, Centro, Rio de Janeiro.
OrderPF: bife à milanesa, fígado acebolado or hamburguesa acebolada, with three sides, refresco and pudim
Janelinha Bel Trufas is the take-away window of Bel Trufas on Rua Visconde da Graça in Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, selling chocolate cake and coffee.
TipThe window sells chocolate soft cake, carrot cake and little packets of monte, plus coffees and cappuccinos; the shop number is loja D.
Café Heimen serves drinks made from agroforestry beans of Pedra Azul in the Tropigalpão arts house on Rua Benjamin Constant in Glória, Rio de Janeiro.
Madura Coffee serves espresso and filter coffee at its Tijuca roastery in Rio de Janeiro from Thursday to Sunday, with desserts made using the house roast.
Madura Coffee is a roastery and cafe in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, open Thursday to Sunday, serving espresso and filter coffee with desserts made from its roast.
TipOpen Thursday to Sunday only; the dessert menu includes a tiramisu made with an exclusive roast and a shakerato.
Tapí Leblon fills tapioca crêpes with carne seca, brie or smoked salmon on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, from morning to 22:00.
OrderTapí Baião: tapioca with carne seca, creamy requeijão and biquinho pepper
Quiosque do Naná has stood on Avenida Lúcio Costa in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, since the 1960s, serving shrimp pastel and carne de sol, open 24 hours.
OrderPastel de camarão, the house specialty
Leiteria Mineira, on Rua da Ajuda in Centro, Rio de Janeiro, is the last working leiteria in the city, serving mingau, coalhada and arroz doce.
TipOrder the mingau, coalhada or arroz doce, or the day's lunch plate; it is closed at weekends, so plan the visit for a weekday.
Angu do Gomes, born from street carts in 1955, serves angu with offal, ground beef or chicken and corn at R$34.90 at Largo da Prainha, Rio de Janeiro.
OrderAngu with beef offal, or with ground beef and olives, sausage, or chicken and corn
Curto Café roasts its own arabica in the Centro of Rio de Janeiro and sells it whole or ground from its counter on Rua da Assembleia, with specialty espresso.
TipThe online shop ships 250 g bags of whole or ground 100% arabica from the roastery in Centro; the counter is open on weekdays only.
Quiosque do Lelê serves fried fish, pastéis and cold drinks round the clock, with live music, on Avenida Lúcio Costa in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro.
OrderFried fish with chips, and pastéis made to order
Leiteria Mineira is the last leiteria in Rio de Janeiro, serving mingau, coalhada and arroz doce plus a changing lunch menu on Rua da Ajuda in Centro.
OrderMingau, creme de maizena, coalhada and arroz doce, plus lunch portions that change each day
Bibi Sucos Leblon serves fresh juices, açaí and sandwiches on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Rio de Janeiro, daily from 08:30 to 23:30, at the first Bibi.
OrderFresh juices, including the house cocoa and strawberry blend, and açaí
On Rua Almirante Alexandrino in Santa Teresa, Bar do Tino is a Rio de Janeiro boteco that entered Comida di Buteco 2026 with smoked pork rib and collards.
OrderSmoked pork rib, shredded, with collards sautéed in bacon and fried cassava strips.
TipThursday to Sunday only, 11:30 to 19:00, so this is a daytime stop; the R$40 pork rib was the contest entry, so ask whether it is still on the menu.
Ladeira 7 Bar is a Morro da Conceição boteco on Ladeira João Homem in Rio de Janeiro; its Comida di Buteco 2026 entry was ora-pro-nóbis and beef rib fritters.
OrderFour rustic fritters of ora-pro-nóbis, shredded beef rib and coalho cheese, with guava-and-mustard sauce.
TipOpen every day but Monday until 20:00; the R$40 fritters were the contest entry, so ask whether the bar still serves them.
Siri Tijuca is a seafood house on Rua dos Artistas in Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, open since 1963, with pratos-feitos under R$30 and a siri pastel at R$8.90.
OrderFilé de peixe with rice and pirão
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