Yayá Comidaria Pop Brasileira is a brazilian restaurant in Leme, Rio de Janeiro.
Editorially verified October 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 9 hours
Ride the Corcovado Train to Christ the Redeemer, then take a cable car up Sugarloaf Mountain. Enjoy a buffet lunch and visit iconic Rio landmarks.
Private tour · 9 hours
Discover the symbols of the "Cidade Maravilhosa" on this private day trip. See the iconic Christ the Redeemer, take a cable car up Sugar Loaf Mountain, and see the cit...
Guided tour · 10 hours
Discover the icons of Rio de Janeiro and relax on the beaches of Búzios on this unique sightseeing tour. Includes visits to Christ the Redeemer, Maracanã, Sambódromo, ...
Address: Rua Gustavo Sampaio 361, Leme, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22010-010
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.
Amir is a classic Arab restaurant in Copacabana, still run by the founding Baouchi family, with sidewalk tables by Praça do Lido, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderHummus, coalhada seca and babaganoush to share, then arroz com cordeiro, lamb with rice
TipPortions are large and made for sharing; the weekday executive menu runs from 12:00 to 16:00 and the tables face Praça do Lido.
Grado cooks Ligurian-inspired Italian food from chef Nello Garaventa in a 1940s Jardim Botânico house with a wood oven and open kitchen, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe fixed three-course menu, with the spaghetti with clams or the breaded pork rib
TipThe sourdough bread basket opens the meal; a lobster linguine is offered as an extra on top of the fixed menu.
