Gourmet products local specialties and wines Rio Grande Do Sul

We will never stop repeating it. Brazil is also a country of chocolate, and not only of cocoa. We know how to process the products of the pod. Prawer Chocolates have become a classic in Gramado. For more than 40 years, this traditional brand has been feeding the appetites of gourmets in the region, but also in São Paulo. Frequent internships in France, Belgium and Switzerland have led to the development of high quality chocolates. In addition to the chocolates, you can taste good waffles, ice cream and hot chocolate.

Founded in 1982 in the town of Canela, the first Caracol chocolate factory - named after the Caracol waterfall, the most visited tourist attraction in the region - was moved to Gramado in 2001. Until then, the chocolate was not produced in local factories, but only melted and processed into products. This small factory has several shops in town and also in Canela. You can often taste the thick homemade hot chocolate there. The shop on Rua Coberta also has a gourmet area. The options are numerous.

Not far from the bus station, the store features handicrafts and food products produced by members of the nearby Italian colonies. Sausages, cheeses, mate, grape juice and biscuits are among the most sought-after items. Italian coffee is not forgotten as there is also a roaster.

Right next to the shop, in the stone ovens, the settlers bake their homemade breads and cakes: you can buy them directly and still warm! The Italian tradition continues and reminds us of its importance in the region.

Torta de Sorvete was founded in 1987. This pastry shop is specialized in very sweet ice cream cakes. The first and only specialty was the ice cream pie, traditionally made with meringue, vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. Today, other pies and quiches and new flavors have completed the pastry menu, such as the Swiss pie with dulce de leche and chocolate ice cream and the Marta Rocha pie with egg jam. Nice for summer days.

In the shopping center of Moinho de Ventos, the Press Café is both one of the best cafes in the city and one of the best pastries. There are countless prizes awarded by Brazilian gastronomic magazines. The millefeuille with doce de leite is one of the house specialties! You can also enjoy flavoured coffees and sandwiches made with quality products. Today, the chain offers no less than 6 cafés and restaurants, as well as the elegant "press shop" that supplies the group's pastries.