A small Zona Norte crossroads with busy botecos: Aconchego Carioca's bolinho de feijoada and Bar da Frente's petiscos.
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.
Bar da Frente serves Porquinho no Quimono and Fondue de Coxinha at its Praça da Bandeira house in Rio de Janeiro; it placed fifth in Botecar 2025.
OrderPorquinho no Quimono, a harumaki with pork rib and herb requeijão, and the Fondue de Coxinha.
TipThis is the Praça da Bandeira house; the Copacabana branch keeps its own hours, daily 11:00 to 23:00. This one is shut Monday and Tuesday.
Aconchego Carioca in Praça da Bandeira is chef Kátia Barbosa's Northeastern-leaning boteco, birthplace of the bolinho de feijoada, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe bolinho de feijoada with kale and pork crackling, and a lime batidinha.
TipCamarão do Gui took third place at Botecar 2025; the moqueca of peach-palm hearts suits vegetarians, and the beer list runs to about 50 labels.
Bar da Frente serves cascos of Heineken beside Porquinho no Quimono and Fondue de Coxinha at its Praça da Bandeira branch in Rio de Janeiro.
DrinkHeineken and Ramal 33 in casco bottles
FoodPorquinho no Quimono, Beijo Grego and Fondue de Coxinha
TipTime Out also lists a Copacabana address; this entry is the Praça da Bandeira house, which opens Wednesday to Sunday.
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