The best restaurants Brazil

The decor is Bavarian, but the kitchen is Italian. In the midst of ancient objects you can eat excellent pasta, pizza and meat. This award has been continuously acclaimed since its opening. Certainly a good address.

In a large house at the end of a quiet little street in Botafogo, the Botequim restaurant has been open since 1979. The architecture of the restaurant is very pleasant, the establishment is divided into several rooms, a patio, a mezzanine, one eats good Brazilian cuisine or an honest pizza while watching the waiters going up and down the many stairs. The menu consists of many meat and fish dishes, but the Botequim offers a vegan moqueca and vegetarian ricotta ravioli. Good value for money

Marietta's light sandwiches - known as "natural" - are the most traditional in Brasília. The house was inaugurated in 1982 and today has several branches in the city, proof of its success. The secret is the good ingredients and the original mixtures that fill the three slices of bread cut in a triangle. The ricotta rosette is a classic. Other more elaborate options in the ciabatta bread. You should also take one of the delicious fresh fruit juices. The apple, pineapple, lime and beetroot works very well!

Opened in 2007, this new establishment is a 24-hour hotel, a tea salon, a restaurant and a bakery. Excellent address for late creux.

A Brazilian play on words (Ostra means oyster in Portuguese), Ostradamus is a restaurant best known for its oysters, grown on the adjoining oyster farm. But that's not all! It's also one of the island's top restaurants for shrimp, octopus and grilled fish. Very good caiçara cuisine. Large bay windows offering a magnificent view of the bay, azulejos and bricks, and a slightly kitsch décor inside, set the scene for a seafood restaurant that's not to be missed.

Well, we're not quite in the sand, but we're close. The restaurant "Barranco Bar" is located at the edge of the beach of Fora, with a beautiful sight on the lighthouse. The service is professional, fast and pleasant. The prices are correct for Ilha do Mel, where they are usually a bit more expensive than on the mainland. Simple and pleasant, you can have a snack during the day (snacks, salads, fish) and dinner in the evening. Music sometimes on weekends.

The Terra Nossa restaurant offers a varied menu in a beautiful setting and at affordable prices. One can taste the pirao de barreado, the typical dish of this coastal region made of beef simmered for 20 hours, rice, cassava flour, banana and orange (R$38). You can also eat good pizzas (only in the evening). The pizza menu is quite complete (calzones and sweet banana or pineapple pizzas). A lot of fish also à la carte from R$ 38. Shrimps from R$ 89.

This large and simple restaurant on Sambaqui beach, made of brick and wood, is an institution for the locals. A restaurant specializing in seafood ordered by the owner Gugu, a former fisherman, difficult not to be tempted... It's his wife who's operating the stove! Try the calderada or the big omelette or Siri's casquinha or shrimp fritters. You can also try the fish of the day and you are rarely disappointed. The prices are very decent. A place to know.

Count about 25 to 50 R $ for a dish. A small corner from Nordeste to Sampa, with live show of forrò in the evening after 21 h.

In the heart of the city, opposite the beach and the municipal theatre, a set of 56 single but comfortable rooms. Swimming pool and restaurant.

From 25 R $. Huge churrascaria, cheap. Wild boar, picanha.

Since 1979, the Luigi family has been serving fine Italian cuisine in its two restaurants, Massas and Pizzas. The Luigi Massas, located in an attractive building, serves homemade pasta of the highest quality. There's an extensive buffet offering all kinds of salads (as well as quiches and cheeses). Pasta lovers will be delighted. The atmosphere is more modern in the adjoining Luigi Pizzas restaurant. On Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings, pizza rodizio. On the 29th of each month, we offer gnocchi of fortune, as in Argentina.

Good fish restaurant by sea. Congresses, seafood. Count 20 réais for a dish.

Buffet, restaurant per kilo, self service.

For over 50 years, in the hands of the Schaaf family, the Viana restaurant has been a fine establishment serving excellent fish. There are few tables - some are served directly from the boats opposite. If you make a reservation, or arrive early enough, you'll almost be dining with your feet in the water, on the beautiful Viana beach... The best casquinha de camarão (shrimp) in the area, according to the specialists. Prawns à la Moranga are also very popular. A top-class table accompanied by fine wines. Very good cashew caipirinha.

Restaurant da Ponte is an unpretentious establishment on the second floor of the fish market, serving fish and seafood...of course. You couldn't ask for fresher seafood. You can enjoy freshly caught crabs, grilled shrimps, huge stingrays, all while watching the boats unload their cargo. For a quality restaurant in Cabo Frio, the value for money is unbeatable. The combo dishes (shrimp, squid) are a must. The setting is simple and friendly. Recommended.

This small establishment in the historic Passagem district attracts locals and tourists alike, for a bite to eat or just a drink. This bar-restaurant has been making a name for itself for over 20 years, offering traditional, home-style local cuisine. It serves typical dishes, pizzas, petiscos... The traditional beer goes very well with Mané's cuisine. The cocktail menu is equally interesting, and the house blends are a success. Ao vivo music some evenings.

On the docks, partly above the water, in a place that is both rustic and romantic, the restaurant-pizzeria Aerolilha offers tables around a very pleasant patio. The shrimps are divine and the pizzas are not to be outdone: try them without hesitation! However, the bill is quite high, due to the setting, a little less if you opt for a pizza for two. Some customers come to Aeroilha just to have a drink and enjoy the atmosphere and the decorum. You can watch the sun go down while nibbling on salgados.

In a colonial setting, a "buffet" restaurant with a neat and very colourful decoration. Everywhere on the walls are old photos, a wooden telephone booth is enthroned at the entrance. A fountain (chafariz) is indeed enthroned against the wall of the dining room. In a magnificent room with apothecary furniture, a copious buffet of mineira cuisine, simmering on the wooden stove under the watchful eye of the cook, offers excellent regional specialities. A small dose of cachaça is offered as an appetizer.

Its blend of French, Italian and Brazilian cuisines and its creativity make it one of the best restaurants in the city. Good wine card.

Typical Brazilian dishes in this rustic restaurant serving excellent picadinho feijoada and a saturday that left a good memory. You can also just have a sandwich. It is also a well-known musical bar of Bohemia paulist.

The Rio Minho is a river that originates in Portugal and flows into the ocean in Spain. As you can see, this restaurant is inspired by Portuguese and Spanish cuisine. It is an excellent fish restaurant, open since 1884, which makes it the oldest restaurant in the city of Rio still in "activity" and a meeting place for some personalities, such as the Baron of Rio Branco! To try: the leão velloso soup, a tropical adaptation of our bouillabaisse!

It is difficult not to fall under the charm of this blue house with pink shutters: oriental decor, candlelit, soft music. You go barefoot and sit on the floor, on Persian cushions and carpets. The dishes are a clever mix between western and oriental cuisine: grilled tuna with oyster and passion fruit sauce, grouper with white butter flavoured with curry and basil, Moroccan couscous with vegetables and fruit, duck with jabuticaba sauce... The visual aspect of the plates is very sought after and sophisticated. High prices..

One of the oldest restaurants in the city and one of the starred restaurants in Tiradentes. One can talk about fusion cuisine, but this venerable house continues to offer classic mineira cuisine. One comes here for traditional Minas dishes but also for more original creations, executed with mastery by the chef Vicente Teixeira, such as the "religious pig" or the "mané sem jaleco". Try the speciality, the pumpkin with dried meat. Some very pleasant tables outside. Good wine list. A very good address.

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.

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.

One of the places in Floripa mode. Live shows and new kitchen.

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.

Eclectic cuisine, good German dishes.

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.

An excellent churrascaria. More than 20 meat options, central buffet with salads, sushi and other hot dishes.

Good food does not only mean great restaurants. The Mangai offers a superb self-service buffet of regional cuisine. The original and tasty recipes delight the guests in a wonderful, streamlined setting. It's so good that there are even hammocks to digest after the meal.

The breads served in the restaurant have been so successful that the owners have opened a bakery, Fabricca Mangai, with more than 50 types of bread. The cassava and coconut bread is the house specialty.

Delicious Argentine meat, the best in the world.

In the lively Centro district during the day, Cais do Oriente seems to merge the industrial architecture of the past with that of modern establishments. Housed in a superb ^19th-century building, the restaurant boasts a magnificent indoor terrace where you can enjoy a leisurely stroll. Here, you can enjoy modern Brazilian cuisine of the highest quality, blended with oriental, Mediterranean and Asian influences. The bar is always busy during Friday and Saturday night concerts. A must for Carioca gastronomy, right in the heart of the city's cultural square.

Beautiful decoration and view to the garden. A good restaurant in Portuguese specialities and particularly in northern Portugal (cod according to different recipes).

A sure bet in Santa Teresa. A stone's throw from the largo de Guimaraes, near the tracks of the famous yellow "bondinho", the Sobrenatural is a pleasant fish restaurant: everything is good, in a very pleasant "marine" decor. For starters, try the delicious casquinhas de siris, excellent and aromatic. You can also try pasteis de caranguejo and delicious moquequas, including cod and coconut milk. Musicians frequently perform at ao vivo in the evenings. The only complaint is that the bill is a little too steep.

Part bar, part restaurant, this little establishment with its white-tiled walls has a charm that appeals to tourists and locals alike. People come here for the daily special at lunchtime, as well as for the black bean, kale and dried meat fritters, or the more traditional tomato, cheese and herb fritters, which you can nibble on with friends. Excellent and very hearty feijoada too. It's also one of the best caipi in Rio, according to our friend Fred. It doesn't take long to get into the soul of Santa Teresa, chatting with your neighbor. An institution with a local soul.

Good fish and beautiful sea view.

Very in vogue. Beautiful decoration and excellent service!

A good fish restaurant with a nice view.

Cruzeiro do Pescador (Fisherman's Cruise) is a Portuguese restaurant entirely dedicated to seafood... Of course. Lobsters, shrimps and fish make up a large part of the menu. However, meat is not absent from the menus. One of the specificities of the house is the use of a fireplace and a charcoal oven. The current restaurant owners have taken over the refined traditions of the former French owner. A rather refined seafood restaurant with impeccable service. We will honor the cod in the style of the house.

It is one of the most traditional places in the Pelourinho, which has been open for 54 years. You will taste the soil carne (dried meat), feijão tropeiro (typical red beans), farofa (cassava flour)…

Fish specialties and moqueca.

This restaurant was built in the walls of an old mansion of 1919. Try to try the regional kitchen. Typical dishes of Curitiba and its region, of good quality and not too expensive. On Sunday, make two stones and see the Feira de artesanato also.

A base was initially a kind of refuge in an individual for the workers who came to eat there. Today, thanks to the success of this home made kitchen, it has become a real restaurant, but always under the watchful eye of the owner. At Lenoca we serve good fish and the famous crab pie, a specialty of Maranhão. Popular, with a nice view of the Lions Palace.

A dream situation, facing the sea. The staff were friendly and helpful. Seafood specialities and typical regional cuisine (octopus, crab, shrimp, moqueca, dried meat…). Try, for example, pirão, like vegetable purée and seafood.

Sea view. Varied cuisine.

Yves Lepide from Castellet to Paraty opened this walk in 2007, which retains the same quality.

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.