Eat in Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro

Petisqueira Martinho ★ 4.2

Petisqueira Martinho cooks seafood on Praia do Jequiá in Ribeira, on Ilha do Governador in Rio de Janeiro, and placed fourth in Botecar 2025.

OrderBolinho de bacalhau, casquinha de siri and camarão crocante from the petiscos list.

TipThe menu has an executive lunch section; the house is shut on Mondays and closes at 17:00 on Tuesdays and Sundays.

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.

TryCachorro-quente de feijoada, with carne seca, sausage and loin (R$20)

Biroska do Camarão ★ 3.8

Biroska do Camarão is a Cacuia boteco in Rio de Janeiro; for Comida di Buteco 2026 it topped fried aipim dough with pork knuckle and caramelised onion.

Why locals goA Cacuia boteco in the Colônia Z-10 part of the neighbourhood; its Comida di Buteco 2026 dish, Joelho atrevido, came with a spinach sauce.

TipIt closes at 18:00 from Sunday to Tuesday and stays open to 23:00 from Wednesday to Saturday, so go midweek for an evening visit.