Bar do Mané ★ 4.5
Bar do Mane is the counter inside the Mercado Municipal in Sao Paulo credited with inventing the oversized mortadella sandwich in the 1970s.
OrderSanduiche de mortadela (mortadella sandwich)
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Opus ★ 4.4
Opus has sold pernil sandwiches on pão francês from a bar on Rua Gonçalves Dias in Centro, Rio de Janeiro, since 1968; Patrimônio Cultural Carioca in 2026.
OrderSanduíche de pernil assado with cheese on pão francês
Quiosque Ginga ★ 4.4
Quiosque Ginga on the Leme seafront in Rio de Janeiro opens around the clock and won Veja Rio's best kiosk award in 2026, with a Bahian pastel de vatapá.
OrderPastel de vatapá with a dried-shrimp and green-tomato vinaigrette
Lá na Rosi ★ 4.4
Lá na Rosi serves a feijoada hot dog from a kiosk on Praia do Zumbi, Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, and won the Botecar festival in 2025.
OrderCachorro-quente de feijoada, with carne seca, sausage and loin (R$20)
Ponto Chic ★ 4.4
Ponto Chic is the Largo do Paissandu lanchonete in Sao Paulo credited with inventing the Bauru sandwich, named for the student who ordered it.
OrderSanduiche Bauru
Bar e Lanches Estadão ★ 4.4
Bar e Lanches Estadão is a 24-hour Centro lanchonete in Sao Paulo, its roast pork sanduiche de pernil once named the city's best sandwich by Veja.
OrderSanduiche de pernil (roast pork leg sandwich)
Geneal Leblon ★ 4.3
Geneal Leblon sells the carioca hot dog of toasted bread, sausage and house sauce on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva, Rio de Janeiro, faithful to its 1963 recipe.
OrderCachorro-quente: toasted bread, sausage and the house sauce
Casa Paladino ★ 4.3
Casa Paladino makes sandwiches on pão francês, like the egg, ham and cheese triplo, in a grocery on Rua Uruguaiana, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, open since 1906.
OrderSanduíche triplo on pão francês, with egg, ham and cheese
Cervantes ★ 4.3
Cervantes has served pernil-and-pineapple sandwiches and cold chope on Avenida Prado Júnior in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, since 1955, open until 05:00.
OrderSanduíche de pernil with pineapple, or filé mignon with pineapple, with cold chope
Casa Garabed ★ 4.3
Casa Garabed has baked wood-fired Armenian esfihas in Sao Paulo's Santana district since 1951, the lamb and pine nut version its house signature.
OrderEsfiha de cordeiro com pignole (lamb and pine nut esfiha)
Pastel da Maria ★ 4.3
Pastel da Maria runs its Wednesday stall at the Santana street fair in Sao Paulo, the beef pastel that won the city's own pastel contest twice.
OrderPastel de carne (beef pastel)
Casa Clipper ★ 4.2
Casa Clipper has poured chope and sold pernil sandwiches on Rua Carlos Góis in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, since 1945; Patrimônio Cultural Carioca in 2025.
OrderSanduíche de pernil, with a draught chope
Quiosque Tia Augusta ★ 4.2
Quiosque Tia Augusta is the first kiosk on the Barra da Tijuca seafront, on Avenida do Pepê in Rio de Janeiro, open 24 hours and known for its hot dog.
OrderCachorro-quente with pepper, tomato and onion sauce, mayonnaise, grated cheese and potato sticks
Rotisserie Bologna ★ 4.2
Rotisserie Bologna, founded near Anhangabau around 1925, moved to Rua Augusta in central Sao Paulo in 1951 and now opens around the clock except Sunday night.
OrderCoxinha de frango com catupiry
Bibi Sucos ★ 4.1
Bibi Sucos is the first and most classic of its juice houses, on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, open daily from 08:30 to 23:30.
OrderFresh juices, including the house cocoa and strawberry blend, and açaí
Casa do Pastel ★ 4.1
Casa do Pastel keeps its Rua Tuiuti pastel counter in Sao Paulo's Tatuape district open 24 hours, the brand's first unit, opened on that street in 1981.
OrderPastel (fried Brazilian pastry)
Rota do Acarajé ★ 4.1
Rota do Acarajé is a Santa Cecilia botequim in Sao Paulo built around Bahian acaraje, abara and moqueca, with sidewalk tables and cachacas from Minas Gerais.
OrderAcaraje (black-eyed pea and shrimp fritter)
Tapí Leblon ★ 4.0
Tapí Leblon fills tapioca crêpes with carne seca, brie or smoked salmon on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, from morning to 22:00.
OrderTapí Baião: tapioca with carne seca, creamy requeijão and biquinho pepper
Quiosque do Naná ★ 4.0
Quiosque do Naná has stood on Avenida Lúcio Costa in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, since the 1960s, serving shrimp pastel and carne de sol, open 24 hours.
OrderPastel de camarão, the house specialty
Coisas de Bamba ★ 4.0
Coisas de Bamba is a samba-themed kiosk on Avenida Atlântica in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, open 24 hours; it won Sanduba do Mestre at Sabores da Orla 2025.
OrderSandubamba: pork belly sandwich with pepper jelly, breaded pineapple and spicy aioli
Quiosque do Lelê ★ 3.9
Quiosque do Lelê serves fried fish, pastéis and cold drinks round the clock, with live music, on Avenida Lúcio Costa in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro.
OrderFried fish with chips, and pastéis made to order
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