The best restaurants Mato Grosso & Pantanal

The Vermelho Grill is an establishment with a very rustic decoration all in wood, which maintains the "fazenda" atmosphere. The motto of the house is "Passion for meat"... and nothing could be more true! Opposite the park of the indigenous nations, this meat restaurant proposes in a seductive decoration all in wood, T.bones, filets mignons of 500 g, salads. Meat lovers will appreciate it. A little expensive, but the customers come back, which is a good sign. The atmosphere is always pleasant. Impressive wine cellar.

The restaurant "Fogo Caipira" served its first dishes in 1995, and since then it has been a reference for those who want to taste the best dishes of panataneira cuisine. It has been awarded several times by the 4 Rodas guide as the best regional cuisine restaurant in Campo Grande. It is a good "starred" restaurant and therefore the bill is a bit high. There are many typical dishes of the region in a very pleasant setting that honors the Pantanal. On the menu: carne de sol, pintado, risottos and delicious fresh fish.

It is also a very good option for midday. Small kilo of quality.

Next to the church square. In a rustic setting, this bar-restaurant serves small, high-quality regional cuisine.

The Kaskata Flutuante is an institution in Cáceres. This boat-restaurant is wisely and permanently moored on the banks of the Rio Paraguay. It serves a simple and quality pantaneira cuisine. The specialty is pintado no espeto (freshwater fish cooked in tasty skewers with garlic and coconut milk) and the meat of farmed crocodile. This boat is of course a must-see venue, which can accommodate up to 100 guests. Located near the city center of Cáceres, easy to access, the view of the river is very pleasant.

Located about 1 km from the city centre, the Morro dos Ventos restaurant is on the edge of the Chapada dos Guimarães and offers an impressive view of the cliffs and the great Pantanal plain. The restaurant has an observation platform, with a steel structure fixed to the rock. This restaurant offers a very good regional cuisine. The local cuisine is honored every day thanks to a search for quality in the products and in the art of marrying them. However, the restaurant is only open during the day.

Serves delicious fish, but it's a little away from the center. The dishes are a bit expensive. Erap in the fashion of the house for 42 R $ (for 2). Erap to shrimp sauce, $ 50 R. Fish Rodizio, $ 26 R per person. To go, take the bus Pireneus or Agua Limpa. Some prefer La Barca, across the bridge. The two places are full of charm and mosquitoes!

Certainly the best Arab restaurant in Brazil. Traditional Lebanese cuisine and some creations of the chef. Today, Clariman took over from his great husband's head, dead in 2008. A kitchen worthy of a thousand and a night for which more than 150 réais will be required.

This restaurant on the banks of the Cuiabà River is located in a quilombola, a community of fishermen descended from slaves, which has existed for almost two hundred years. In the shadow of its small baroque church, this charming place is full of traditions. You can taste the tasty pacus and dourados. Only open on weekends. The most famous dish, the grilled pacu in the style of the house, must be ordered 24 hours in advance. Prices have gone up, but the dishes for two are good enough for four. An authentic place to know!

The Casa de Joao is an establishment with a very pantaneira atmosphere. It is a very well known and popular place for locals and tourists to go out for dinner in Bonito. The large, friendly (and somewhat noisy) room with modern wooden tables is decorated with paintings of Amerindians and sculptures of animals and fish from the Pantanal. The menu is quite extensive, in the local style. The fish are deliciously prepared, like pirarucu or pintado. Next door, a playground for children. A sure value in Bonito.

Viva Bella is a beautiful establishment, ideally located. It is a bar-restaurant on the quayside, on the banks of the Rio Paraguay. The view is superb. It offers refined Italian cuisine and some local dishes (good fish). You can enjoy some cocktails while admiring the sunset on the Rio Paraguay. On Saturday or Sunday, it is often samba and feijoada. The fish moqueca is also worth trying. You can listen to good music bands on some evenings. It is the "chic" bar of the promenade and thus a little expensive.

An Italian restaurant open since 1978 and appreciated by the locals. Numerous gastronomic magazines have named Cantina Romana the best Italian restaurant in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. You can find good pizzas cooked on a wood fire and of course a wide range of fresh pasta in a modern and rustic decor. From Monday to Friday, at lunchtime, in addition to the a la carte dishes, you can eat at the good executive buffet with meats, pastas, salads and antipasti. A sure value.

The Regionalissimo is an institution in Cuiabà. It is a famous address for those who want to taste the local cuisine. The setting is simple and friendly, and many regulars have not hesitated to follow the restaurant into its new premises, next to the Rio Museum. An interesting buffet of local products and recipes is offered at lunchtime. The names of the dishes are written on an imitation of a traditional Pantanal musical instrument. Many regional recipes based on fish(pacu au pequi, pintado) or rice sausage and plantain.

The Cearà restaurant is an institution in the city. For decades, the establishment has been a very good restaurant of fairly cheap pantaneiras specialties. Here, it is the fish that is highlighted. The dishes are copious and rich (the fish with plantain is to discover). From Tuesday to Friday, the establishment proposes a marmitex (prepared dish) of meat with strogonoff, white rice, bananas with Milanese sauce and salad. It's a far cry from nouvelle cuisine. It's better for the taste buds than for the figure. Free buffet during the day.

Italian cuisine has the ability to sublimate the sensations of the passing time and the space that surrounds us. The Pomodori trattoria is one of these beautiful meetings. It is an excellent Italian restaurant in the Chapada to enjoy risottos, the one with shrimps is delicious, or pasta (like spaghetti with pesto). It also offers fish and meat finely prepared with good products, and tasty local empanadas (especially carne seca and banana). A good address.

One comes to the restaurant for the pleasures of the table or for the exceptional decoration. At the Atma Resort (which is also a beautiful pousada), one comes here for the spectacular view, perhaps the most beautiful in the Chapada, from the huge bay windows of this sophisticated restaurant. And to make matters worse, the food is delicious and hearty. Prices are a little higher than average, but still affordable. The meat with tamarindo sauce is delicious and the grilled fish perfectly prepared. Worth a try!

Cantinho da Gula is a small, romantic and friendly churrascaria with a rustic decor, just a few steps from the main square. It serves mainly meat, but also well-prepared fish and caldos (soups) at very affordable prices. On the wooden tables, you can also try kebabs, another local speciality, whether it is meat (different types of meat are offered) or fish. The side dishes are generous. The place is very pleasant and the prices are very affordable.

Campo Grande is a cosmopolitan town with a small Arab community. It is logical to find an oriental restaurant there. Yallah (as its name suggests...) is a restaurant serving Arabic cuisine, or Arabic-inspired cuisine with local ingredients. The interest is that here the dishes are creative and delicious, copious and appetizing. Mezzes, falafels, esfirras, shamburaks, kibbes, all the great classics of oriental cuisine are available on the Yallah menu. Excellent desserts. Exotic and excellent!

For a change from regional cuisine and a quick burger after a day's sightseeing in the Campo Grande "cidade morena", the Safari Burger & Grill restaurant is a friendly, family-friendly option. It serves great burgers, made with fresh, healthy ingredients, in a South African-themed atmosphere that's sure to delight the kids. You can even try a "safari raclette". The decor immerses diners in the world of the Lion King. Central address. Burger lovers will appreciate it. Happy hour every Wednesday.

Since 2010, the restaurant Bamboo serves interesting Japanese cuisine. This art is difficult in Campo Grande, as the Japanese community is quite large. This Japanese restaurant offers a luxurious rodizio of sushi. All variations of Uramaqui sushi, temaki, sashimi, niguiri, and other Japanese dishes can be ordered without limits. It is not cheap, but the creations are neat and the fish is fresh. One can take combined dishes of 22, 28 and 58 pieces for the biggest hungers. A good address.