The canonical version and where to order it.
Filé à Oswaldo Aranha is a thick steak covered in fried garlic, served with batatas portuguesas, white rice and egg farofa, named for a diplomat who ordered it in Lapa.
The dish is named for the diplomat Oswaldo Aranha, who in the 1930s and 1940s lunched at the Restaurante Cosmopolita in Lapa, a politicians' haunt nicknamed Senadinho, and ate the plate that came to carry his name. He also ordered it at Café Lamas, founded on 4 April 1874, which added it to its menu. Nova Capela, a Lapa bar-restaurant, lists a chorizo version today.
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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.
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