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BrazilianCentro
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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VeganBarra Da Tijuca
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.
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VeganIpanema
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.
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VeganCopacabana
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.
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VegetarianBotafogo
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.
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VegetarianJardim Botanico
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.