66 editor picks in Rio de Janeiro.
66 brazilian places in Rio de Janeiro we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Rio de Janeiro | Brazilian across every city.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Churrascaria Palace has served rodízio in Copacabana since 1951, with around 40 cuts, a cold buffet and the picanha borboleta it created, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe rodízio, which includes the picanha borboleta and the costelão served in six cuts
TipDrinks and desserts are charged separately from the rodízio; the room has a bossa nova mural, the Santa Ceia da Bossa Nova.
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.
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.
Casa do Saulo at the Museu do Amanhã brings chef Saulo Jennings's Tapajós cooking from Pará to Rio de Janeiro, with pirarucu, tambaqui ribs and tacacá.
OrderThe smoked pirarucu carpaccio, tambaqui ribs and the feijoqueca with pirarucu and shrimp
TipThe Rio house sits inside the Museu do Amanhã on Praça Mauá, so it closes at 18:00 and shuts on Wednesdays, when the museum is closed.
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.
Academia da Cachaça pours cachaça and serves feijoada on Rua Conde de Bernadotte in Leblon, a Rio de Janeiro bar-restaurant open since 1985.
OrderThe house feijoada, served with rice, collards, bacon, farofa and orange.
TipLive chorinho plays every Thursday from 19:00 to 22:00, and the Leblon house takes reservations through its website.
Nova Capela is a Lapa bar-restaurant on Avenida Mem de Sá in Rio de Janeiro, known for roast kid with broccoli rice and draught chope until 02:00 on weekends.
OrderRoast kid (cabrito assado) with broccoli rice, roast potatoes and toasted garlic.
TipThe house stays open until 02:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, so it suits a late meal after a night in Lapa.
Majórica grills cuts to order on Rua Senador Vergueiro in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, pairing Brazilian churrasco with Mediterranean dishes since 1961.
OrderTriângulo de ponta de picanha from the grill, with batata soufflé on the side.
TipThe operator's menu prices some cuts for two, such as the coração de alcatra at R$193.50, and sides including batata soufflé are ordered separately.
Galeto Sat's grills galeto and meats over embers in a small green-tiled room in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, with more than 300 cachaças behind the counter.
OrderPão de alho and coração de galinha from the grill, or the cheese-and-meat sandwich.
TipThe Copacabana house serves until 04:00 or 05:00, so it works as a late stop at the end of a night.
Hora Extra Bar Gourmet won Comida di Buteco 2026 in Rio de Janeiro and nationally with discostela, beef rib and watercress fritters on cassava cream.
OrderDiscostela: fritters of beef rib and watercress on cassava cream, the 2026 contest winner.
TipWeekdays it opens at 18:00 and weekends at 13:00, shut on Mondays; discostela was priced at R$40 for the contest, so confirm it is on the regular menu.
Tio Juca, on Rua General Espírito Santo Cardoso in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, placed fourth in Comida di Buteco 2026 with a pressed beef rib on a crisp base.
OrderThe pressed beef rib, seared on the griddle on a crisp base with watercress sauce.
TipDoors open at 18:00 Tuesday to Friday and at 13:00 on weekends, and everything closes at 22:00; the R$40 rib was the contest entry, so ask before you go.
Vigal Bar, on Rua Lopo Saraiva in Tanque, Rio de Janeiro, took third place in Comida di Buteco 2026 with tapioca fritters filled with shrimp, steak and pork.
OrderTapioca fritters with provolone: shrimp and leek, steak and watercress, pork and taioba, sausage and kale.
TipMonday service stops at 16:00 while other days run later; the R$40 fritters were the contest entry, so ask whether they are still on the card.
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.
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.
Novooeste, a Santa Teresa boteco on Rua Paschoal Carlos Magno in Rio de Janeiro, entered Comida di Buteco 2026 with a bouquet of crisp cauliflower.
OrderBuquezinho de couve-flor: crisp cauliflower florets with green mayonnaise and sweet-and-sour sauce.
TipIt opens only from Wednesday to Sunday, at 16:00 on weekdays and noon at weekends; the cauliflower was a R$40 contest entry, so check it is still served.
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.
Bar da Frente serves Porquinho no Quimono and Fondue de Coxinha at its Praça da Bandeira house in Rio de Janeiro; it placed fifth in Botecar 2025.
OrderPorquinho no Quimono, a harumaki with pork rib and herb requeijão, and the Fondue de Coxinha.
TipThis is the Praça da Bandeira house; the Copacabana branch keeps its own hours, daily 11:00 to 23:00. This one is shut Monday and Tuesday.
Aconchego Carioca in Praça da Bandeira is chef Kátia Barbosa's Northeastern-leaning boteco, birthplace of the bolinho de feijoada, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe bolinho de feijoada with kale and pork crackling, and a lime batidinha.
TipCamarão do Gui took third place at Botecar 2025; the moqueca of peach-palm hearts suits vegetarians, and the beer list runs to about 50 labels.
Yayá Comidaria Pop Brasileira cooks chef Andressa Cabral's Afro-Brazilian dishes on Rua Gustavo Sampaio in Leme, steps from the sand, 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.
Dois de Fevereiro serves Bahian-leaning lunches by chef João Diamante on Rua Sacadura Cabral in Saúde, near Largo da Prainha, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderLunch plates such as sun-dried beef with Afro-Brazilian gremolata, or the shrimp bobó.
TipSaturday is the only evening, with service until 22:00; in April the house joins the São Jorge feijoada circuit at Largo da Prainha.
Bar do Momo, a Tijuca botequim on Rua General Espírito Santo Cardoso in Rio de Janeiro, is known for its bolinho de arroz with calabresa and cheese.
OrderBolinho de arroz with calabresa and cheese, or the 'entre o torresmo e a moela' on sweet-potato purée.
TipFeijoada runs from Friday to Sunday; the bar is shut on Tuesdays, and Sunday service ends at 18:00.
Bar do Bode Cheiroso has served sardinha frita, roast pernil and torresmo on Rua General Canabarro in Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, since 1945, a heritage bar.
OrderTorresmo de tira, which the house calls its barrinha de cereal, with roast pernil and fried sardines.
TipDishes of the day are listed on the board; cozido is served on Wednesdays, and dobradinha and feijoada are also house specialities.
Cachambeer is a Cachambi botequim on Rua Cachambi in Rio de Janeiro, open since 2002 and known for costela no bafo and a Patrimônio Cultural Carioca title.
OrderCostela no bafo, then the Infarto Completo or the Filezão Metido a Besta to share.
TipIt is closed on Mondays, opens only from 17:00 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and stops serving at 18:00 on Sundays.
Lasai in Humaitá serves a single tasting menu built on produce from the chef's own gardens, and it holds two Michelin stars in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
OrderThe single tasting menu, led by vegetables from the chef's gardens in Itanhangá and Vale das Videiras
TipSeatings are fixed at 20:00 from Tuesday to Friday and at 19:00 or 22:30 on Saturday, so arrive on time; the house takes reservations only.
Oro in Leblon cooks over live fire for chef Felipe Bronze, with two Michelin stars and tasting menus that draw on Brazil's regions in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe Criatividade menu, the longer of the two fire-cooked tasting menus
TipAfetividade is the shorter menu, built around two main dishes; the kitchen counter seats only four guests, so ask for it when booking.
Oteque in Botafogo serves chef Alberto Landgraf's single seasonal tasting menu in a house dating from 1938, and it holds one Michelin star in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe seasonal tasting menu, which has included langoustines with pirão and aromatic pepper
TipTables are sold as prepaid packages; same-day bookings after 18:00 and groups of more than eight must phone or email the restaurant.
Marine Restô is the Fairmont's sixth-floor brasserie in Copacabana, cooking seafood and Brazilian dishes on a Josper grill, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe heart of palm moqueca with manioc and coconut farofa, or the Angus skirt steak with guaraná demi-glace
TipThe room is on the sixth floor of the Fairmont Rio de Janeiro Copacabana, with a panoramic terrace and pool and views of Copacabana beach.
Sud is chef Roberta Sudbrack's home-like Jardim Botânico dining room, cooking from a wood-fired oven with a menu that changes daily, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderWhatever the daily menu offers from the wood-fired oven, then the chocolate cake, always on the card
TipThe door is kept closed, so knock or announce yourself to be let in; the menu follows what small local producers deliver each day.
Aprazível cooks Brazilian dishes from organic and biodynamic ingredients on Santa Teresa terraces, with natural wines on the list, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe ceviche in tucupi sauce with plantain chips, then the free-range galinhada caipira
TipOnline bookings are taken up to 22:00 from Tuesday to Saturday and up to 17:00 on Sunday; the house seats about 250 guests.
Lilia is chef Yan Ramos's two-storey brick dining room on Rua do Senado in Rio de Janeiro, with a three-course lunch and an eleven-step dinner tasting menu.
OrderRoasted beetroot on curd with tahini and herbs, then the crispy pork belly with smoked mash
TipDinner is the tasting menu at R$410, with a natural-wine pairing at R$257, per Agenda Carioca in June 2026.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
TipTime Out also lists a Copacabana address; this entry is the Praça da Bandeira house, which opens Wednesday to Sunday.
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.
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.
TipRiotur lists the corner open daily, until 23:55 from Thursday to Saturday; the weekday set lunch runs from 11:00 to 15:00.
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.
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.
Galeto Sat's grills galeto and chicken hearts on Rua Barata Ribeiro in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, and keeps serving until 04:00 or 05:00 every night.
OrderPão de alho and coração de galinha from the grill, or the cheese-and-meat sandwich.
TipService runs to 04:00 from Monday to Wednesday and to 05:00 from Thursday to Sunday, so it suits the end of a night out more than an early dinner.
Nova Capela, on Avenida Mem de Sá in Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, serves roast kid and draught chope until midnight, and until 02:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
OrderRoast kid (cabrito assado) with broccoli rice, roast potatoes and toasted garlic.
TipFriday and Saturday service runs to 02:00, which suits a late meal after a night in Lapa; on other days the house closes at midnight.
Jobi has served chope and bolinho de bacalhau on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, since 1956, and stays open until 03:00 every day.
OrderBolinho de bacalhau, pork ribs or a filet mignon sandwich with a 200 ml chope.
TipThe 200 ml chope known as a Robertinho is the best-seller, at R$8.50 in Time Out's listing; the bar opens at 11:00 and closes at 03:00 every day.
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.
Casa Porto serves petiscos and a daily plate on the second floor of a sobrado at Largo da Prainha in Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, with shelves of books.
TipPetiscos lead the menu, such as the sliced onion beef and the jiló chips; the daily plates include a picadinho carioca.
Casa Omolokum cooks terreiro food and acarajé beside Pedra do Sal in Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, under chef Leila Leão, open Friday to Sunday afternoons.
TipThe acarajé is the signature: a black-eyed pea fritter fried in dendê and filled with vatapá, vinagrete and dried shrimp, with pepper added to taste.
Bar do Thomaz is a Camorim boteco in Rio de Janeiro that entered Comida di Buteco 2026 with a black and white bean broth with kale, torresmo and shrimp.
TipWeekday service starts at 18:00, or 19:00 on Friday, and Monday is closed; at weekends it opens at 13:00 and runs to 01:00 on Saturday.
Biroska do Camarão is a Cacuia boteco in Rio de Janeiro; for Comida di Buteco 2026 it topped fried aipim dough with pork knuckle and caramelised onion.
TipIt closes at 18:00 from Sunday to Tuesday and stays open to 23:00 from Wednesday to Saturday, so go midweek for an evening visit.
Bar da Áurea is a Leme boteco in Rio de Janeiro that turned feijoada into a charuto roll with orange molasses and yellow farofa for Comida di Buteco 2026.
TipIt opens every day except Monday, from 12:00 to 21:00, so lunch and the afternoon are the window rather than a late dinner.
Bar do Mozoca is a Méier boteco in Rio de Janeiro whose Comida di Buteco 2026 entry was sweet-potato dough stuffed with sun-dried beef, cheese and broccoli.
TipThe listing gives the same hours every day, 11:00 to 22:00, with no closing day, so it suits an early lunch or a mid-evening stop.
Boteco do Russo, on Estrada de Jacarepaguá in Anil, Rio de Janeiro, entered Comida di Buteco 2026 with a rib marinated in spices and roasted for six hours.
TipMonday service ends at 16:00 while Tuesday to Sunday runs to 23:00; the 2026 plate came with rosemary calabresa potatoes, corn cream and watercress.
Bar do Luisinho is an Encantado boteco in Rio de Janeiro whose Comida di Buteco 2026 entry was pork-rib croquettes in broccoli dough, breaded in panko.
TipIt opens at 11:00 every day except Monday, closing at 23:30 on weekdays and 22:30 on Sunday; the 2026 croquettes were breaded in panko.
Bar do Gilson is a Vila Isabel boteco in Rio de Janeiro that reworked vaca atolada for Comida di Buteco 2026 with blue cheese, beef rib and bacon farofa.
TipIt stops at 15:00 from Monday to Wednesday and runs to 21:00 on Thursday and Sunday and 22:00 on Friday and Saturday.
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
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
Casa Porto serves petiscos and a daily plate on the upper floor of a sobrado at Largo da Prainha in Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, with a picadinho carioca at R$48.
OrderPicadinho carioca, the plate of the day
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
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
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
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