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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.
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VegetarianCentro
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.
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CafeGavea
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.