The best restaurants Belo Horizonte

Traditional regional cuisine. A berrante, the twisted horn that stirs up the herds, stirrups, red tomes, isteras (woven tacuara roofs)... It is Minas Gerais itself that decorates this restaurant - an institution of regional gastronomy - run by the courteous Léandro and his team. After the simple traditional salads, you can help yourself to the seventeen fazenda dishes and sixteen tropeiro dishes (the dishes that the gold diggers used to take with them on their way up the mountain) in earthenware containers simmering in a bain-marie.

La boca do Forna is a group of some famous shops in Belo Horizonte. Lourdes' address is undoubtedly one of the best in the city for salty snacks, but not only that. As in all Brazilian pastry shops, you have to love the cream on the cakes, as the pastry chefs cover them very generously with it. From R$ 5 for a chicken coxinha or a portion of black forest. There are 13 addresses available from this friendly "network" on BH. The appetizers (salgados de festas) are a pleasant way to fill up on lunch.

Since 2009, Xapuri is an open-air restaurant where one comes on Sunday lunchtime, before riding around the property or after going to Pampulha. Some of the ingredients come from the vegetable garden. You can try the good lombos de panela, or the frango ao passarinho. The buffet offers eighteen desserts, among which snow eggs, doce de leite, candied pears, casca de mamaye, mango, figs... One of the best regional cuisine restaurants in the city. Of course, traditional music groups complete the pleasure of the table.

One of the most popular restaurants in BH, on weekends a queue forms at the entrance! A traditional and classic cuisine that has proven itself since 1975. If the room is ordinary, what is on your plate will delight you: meats, dishes of the Nordeste... Well, the problem is that the proposed menu is infinitely long, between fish, beef, mineira.... Some dishes are more than enough for two people. Also a good wine list. A lively place often voted "best traditional restaurant in BH".

A small typical bar whose small dishes perhaps allow you to get a better idea of the "mineiro" spirit. The bar do Zézé offers a real mineira atmosphere and for some, one of the best tropeiras cuisine of all the botecos of Belo Horizonte. Of course, one does not come here to seek the sophistication of the trendy bars of Ipanema. This old grocery store has kept its "neighborhood" spirit that mixes so well with the "boteco" spirit. Zezé has won numerous culinary awards.

The central market of Belo Horizonte is a must-see place in the city. Although there are tourists, the central market is a guaranteed dive into the heart and soul of the Belo Horizonte city. The restaurant Casa Cheia is one of the most popular botecos in the central market, where you can find some small specialties from the chef's piano that are definitely worth a visit. Try the carne do sol with manioc or the feijao tropeiro. A place to know.

Certainly one of Belo Horizonte's many gastronomic temples. In this large, friendly establishment, you can "compose" your dish by choosing certain "options". The menu also includes grilled meats and filet mignon. Risotto is the house specialty. The "policy" at the heart of the project is to seek out quality food and balanced dishes. A place to know, for sure! Delivery service is also available.

Le Glouton is a culinary address that enriches the offer of Belo Horizonte. The young chef Leonardo Paixão, aptly named, studied in French cooking schools and then trained in the kitchen of Taste-Vin, with chef Rodrigo Fonseca, another enthusiast of the "French touch" in cooking. The cuisine is of great finesse and originality. You can see the cooks practicing their art in the kitchen. Beyond the quality, the quality-price ratio is to be underlined. You can't go there without a reservation and a deposit is required.