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.

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.

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...