ALTAR, COZINHA ANCESTRAL

Do you walk into a Candomblé temple or a restaurant? You are at Carmem Virgínia's, a true celebrity in the neighborhood as well as an inspired chef, she has converted this house into a Brazilian soul food restaurant. Coming to Carmem's is both a pleasant dining experience and a quasi-mystical one: you taste homemade African-inspired preparations, with ingredients chosen and cooked with love, such asacarajé, vatapá or moqueca, to be accompanied by coconut water. An unusual and restorative stopover.