Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro
Food Scene
Excellent small café, English speaking owners and owner/chef who has worked in New York. They offer excellent coffee and very tasty snacks, cakes and desserts.
14 locals recommend
Meloá
142 R. Santa ClaraExcellent small café, English speaking owners and owner/chef who has worked in New York. They offer excellent coffee and very tasty snacks, cakes and desserts.
Bistro Santa Satisfação
36 - C R. Santa ClaraGood and very popular.
Excellent selection of meats, sushi and salads, fairly expensive but not as pricey as Rio's or Porcão.
212 locals recommend
Churrascaria Palace
16 R. Rodolfo DantasExcellent selection of meats, sushi and salads, fairly expensive but not as pricey as Rio's or Porcão.
Our 'local' - good value for a restaurant on the main beach road and a great place from which to watch the world go buy. We eat there regularly.
27 locals recommend
Restaurante La Maison
2634 Av. AtlânticaOur 'local' - good value for a restaurant on the main beach road and a great place from which to watch the world go buy. We eat there regularly.
Excellent value pay-by-weight restaurant. Buffet offers a wide variety of hot & cold dishes, plus meat sliced as you wait from barbecue counter, sushi and desserts. Pizza served from late afternoon.
10 locals recommend
686 Gourmet
Excellent value pay-by-weight restaurant. Buffet offers a wide variety of hot & cold dishes, plus meat sliced as you wait from barbecue counter, sushi and desserts. Pizza served from late afternoon.
Big Bi Sucos e Sanduíches
280 R. Barata RibeiroExcellent freshly prepared juices.
Essentials
Pão de Açúcar
493 Av. Nossa Sra. de CopacabanaMid-range supermercado, less crowded than some.