Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, halal and kosher options across Rio de Janeiro.
Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, halal and kosher options across Rio de Janeiro. including where to go and what to order.
Org Bistrô is chef Tati Lund's plant-based lunch restaurant in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, with a vegan feijoada on Fridays and vegan desserts.
TipLunch only, Monday to Saturday from 12:00 to 15:30; Fridays bring the vegan feijoada, and a vegan, gluten-free quiche is made daily.
Teva Bistrô in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, serves entirely plant-based dishes made with organic, seasonal ingredients from small producers and a weekday menu.
TipStart with the Portobello carpaccio or the hiratake bao, then the raviolone; a weekday executive menu runs from 12:00 to 17:00.
Refúgio Veg is a 100% vegan burger house on Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, with pea-protein and tofu burgers and fried sides.
TipOrder the Zeca Tofu burger, breaded tofu with tartare sauce, or the Linguiçudo, a pea-protein patty with a Tuscan-sausage flavour on a pumpkin bun.
Brota serves vegan and vegetarian plates for sharing in a Botafogo house with a garden, from chef Roberta Ciasca, a Bib Gourmand pick in Rio de Janeiro.
TipFor a group, start with the Platô do Brota, a tasting of appetisers with toasts, then add the Thai curry or the mushroom risone.
Prana Vegetariano is a vegetarian lunch restaurant on Rua Lopes Quintas in Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, open every day with vegan options on the menu.
TipDine-in is lunch only, 12:00 to 16:00 daily; the 18:00 to 22:00 evening service, Monday to Saturday, is delivery through iFood.
Reino Vegetal has served self-service vegetarian food near Praça Tiradentes in Centro, Rio de Janeiro, since 1996, in a building from the early last century.
TipFill a plate and pay by weight at the self-service buffet; the weekly menu is on the restaurant's site, and delivery covers the whole of Centro.
Cecí Glúten Free is a gluten-free cafe in Shopping da Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, serving breads, savouries, cakes and coffee made free of cross-contamination.
TipIt is on the second floor of Shopping da Gávea; a doctor with coeliac disease founded it, and its flours range from gluten-free mixes to low-carb chickpea.
Abba Cake, trading as Abba&Co, is a gluten-free bakery in Shopping Midtown, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, baking breads, pizza and cakes without gluten.
TipThe shop is loja 150 in Shopping Midtown; scheduled deliveries cover all of Rio de Janeiro, and the cakes are also free of lactose and sugar.
Spud Club's Cidade Nova branch in Centro, Rio de Janeiro, serves weekday lunch bowls built on sweet, regular and purple potatoes, every dish gluten-free.
TipThis branch opens only Monday to Friday, 11:30 to 15:30; the house says all its dishes are gluten-free and made mostly by hand.
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TableJourney's Rio de Janeiro dietary chapter covers vegan, vegetarian, gluten_free venues, each editor-picked with what to order and how to ask.