The best meat restaurants Rio De Janeiro

Churrascaria Carretao is an institution for meat lovers. The best quality/price ratio of all the churrascarias in the Zona Sul. We serve you at the table until you are hungry. The meats are varied and excellent, the buffet includes a wide selection of salads, sushi, smoked salmon and trout. It's very good, not too expensive and popular. Children under 5 years old pay nothing and those under 10 years old pay half price. The desserts (which look good) are on the other hand paying and less cheap.

The Majorica is a very 1960s address, with a decoration so kitsch that it almost becomes chic! Once you set the tone, it's easy to see why the restaurant has been around for decades. The menu is classic and of high quality. The Majorica offers excellent meats on the menu ( picanha lovers will appreciate the local picanha, which is excellent!) and a grilled sausage to ask for as an aperitif. The fish and seafood with notably several cod recipes (bacalhau). Well stocked wine list. A classic.

Picanha do Gugu is a rather tasty churrascaria located in the centre of Saquarema. Well, we know that meat restaurants are less and less popular among Europeans and Brazilians who are more sensitive to the ecological cause, but for those who love meat... and who can nevertheless be sensitized to the Amazonian cause, the restaurant Picanha do Gugu, one of the subsidiaries of the eponymous group, offers good meat. Over several years, however, the price of the picanha has risen. Few non-meat offers.

A place not to be missed on Lapa nights. The Nova Capela is an institution of the district and a symbol of its rebirth. This tavern, more than a hundred years old, is a popular meeting place for musicians, artists and journalists. Its style is so old school that, for many, it becomes deliciously trendy. It offers iced beers, snacks and a very relaxed atmosphere. You can also taste meats that are rarely found in Rio, such as goat or wild boar! A classic of the neighborhood's gastronomic scene.

For decades, in Rio as in Petropolis, Majorica has honored the gaucha tradition of noble meats. The Majorica Churrascaria is a safe bet, offering meat dishes cooked over the coals or in the oven. T-Bone Angus steak and chorizo steak are just some of the highlights of this noble house. A place out of time, deliciously old-fashioned, you feel at home here and the meat is excellent. Each dish can feed two people with ease. For vegetarians, a few options are available. Recommended.

Certainly, the Picanha do Zé does not spontaneously attract the passer-by. To tell the truth, it is a restaurant with a rather ordinary decoration, with its huge room and its big tables. It doesn't matter what the bottle is... People come here especially for the meat! The picanha, they are big pieces of meat grilled on a hot stone put on your table. The whole room is smoked by the cooking, but it is a real delight! The portions are generous, as is the side dish. For those who avoid meat, there are fish dishes. A classic of Cabo Frio.

Between bar and restaurant, we really don't go for the decor. The address goes from mouth to mouth, and is already well known because you often have to queue on Saturdays. Fifteen options and three sizes: 1 200 g (4 people), 600 g (2 people) and 300 g (individual). A suggestion of Prussian filet with cheese, garlic, fried onions, eggs, rice and black beans is proposed. The best place to eat meat in the neighborhood watching the TV, with a volume often so low that you will not have a problem.

As the name suggests, Giuseppe Grill is dedicated to meat. For many Cariocas and gastronomic guides, this establishment is one of the best meat restaurants in Rio, coming straight from Argentina, a guarantee of quality if ever there was one. The setting is warm and the décor features works by contemporary Carioca painters, all of them representing... a bull. Of course! The maminha is tender and tasty. The wine list is varied and good, especially for the wines... Argentine. Seafood too.

Another little place to discover in the charming district of Santa Teresa. This canteen doesn't look like much, but it offers excellent (and copious!) dishes of various meats, churrasco of course, picanhas, ribeye, chops... the choice is vast. Everything is often accompanied by chips, rice and black beans (feijão). A good option for a typical weekday lunch. Ah yes, you will have understood, we are here in gaucha land, far from the new cuisine. One dish can easily satisfy two people, so let's hear it...

A traditional churrascaria , with good meat! It is indeed gaucho owners who developed the concept and we give them a real know-how as much for the food itself as for the reception, always efficient and super professional. We aspire to limit our consumption of meat for the good of the planet and the Amazon, but for the cold winter evenings, it allows to resist, certainly.

Many Argentinians spend their holidays in Ilha Grande... Parrilha is their national dish. The menu of this restaurant is entirely dedicated to meat products. In its rustic decor, under a large roof of woven palms, you'd almost think you were in a restaurant in the land of the Pampas. The smell of grilled meat greets diners. Provoleta and salads are offered as side dishes, and the eight main courses are all meat-based. You can try the veggie parrillada, with a good glass of Argentinian wine. A good address.