There are two all-you-can-eat authentic Brazilian steakhouses in Ipanema: Carretao and Porcao. Both restaurants are good places to eat as much beef as you want for a fixed price. Since Ipanema is a small neighborhood, both steakhouses are at walking distance from your hotel or at a very short taxi ride away. Which steakhouse to choose? Carretao or Porcao? Find below a short review of both churrascarias (Brazilian Portuguese word from ‘steakhouses’). 1. Churrascaria Carretão in Ipanema (mid-range Brazilian steakhouse)…read more
Ipanema offers international cuisine restaurants such as Italian (pasta & pizza), Spanish, Japanese, French and Arabic — all great places to eat at walking distance from your hotel, if you choose Ipanema as your neighborhood during your stay in Rio de Janeiro. Find below some of the recommended international cuisine restaurants in Ipanema: 1. Terzetto Café (Italian café and restaurant) Great for anytime, with little outdoor terrace on busy corner. Rua Jangadeiros with Rua Visconde de Pirajá – Ipanema –…read more
Ipanema, the trendiest and possibly the best district in Rio de Janeiro, has many good restaurants for lunch and dinner close to any hotel you choose to stay. Since Ipanema is compact, you can actually walk to any place to eat. Below you find a finely-selected list of the restaurants in Ipanema, which are among the top 10 restaurants in the mid-range & good-value-for-money category, and serve essentially traditional Brazilian food, a must-try during your visit to Rio de Janeiro. 1.…read more
There are basically three steakhouses in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: Carretão, Churrascaria Palace and Monchique (budget). All three are typical churrascarias rodízio (all-you-can-eat steakhouses) where the waiters keep bringing and serving beef cuts on your plate until you say ‘no more, I’m done!’. You pay a fixed price to eat as many beef cuts as you can stand as well as to help yourself from the salad bar as many times as you want. Since the Brazilian beef is excellent, even…read more
You can find Italian, Arabic and Japanese restaurants in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (although the vast majority of restaurants in Copacabana serve traditional local Brazilian cuisine). Read about these type of restaurants below as well as other options next door such as pasta and pizza place, Irish pub, and gastronomic bar. You can locate these restaurants in the map of Copacabana in My Rio Travel Guide e-book. Don Camillo (Italian) Great value. Strolling musicians play Italian songs (9 p.m.…read more
There are several good restaurants for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Since the variety of places to eat is so great, and your time in Rio may be so short, it is best to pick the recommended ones, where you can pay a fair price for local and tasty traditional Brazilian cuisine. Below are a few of the recommended places to eat in Copacabana. For a full updated list and their location on the Copacabana map,…read more
Urca is the neighborhood where Sugar Loaf is located. You can have lunch or dinner at a restaurant in Urca before or after visiting Rio de Janeiro‘s most famous hill. There are plenty of options to try Brazilian cuisine in this reclaimed neighborhood. Here is a list of the recommended places to eat in Urca neighborhood (there are no 5 star restaurants in this list, but rather a selection of the best good-quality restaurants and bars where locals go eating…read more
There are several good restaurants in Leme, Rio de Janeiro. Best places to eat in Leme include steakhouses, Italian, Spanish, and Brazilian restaurants, which serve traditional and typical food and beverages. Below are a few of the restaurant worth-going for lunch and dinner in Leme neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. You can locate these places to eat in the Leme map on Chapter 4 of My Rio Travel Guide e-book. 1. La Fiorentina (fine Italian restaurant) Traditional setting, superior quality, with…read more
Marius Degustare is one of the most traditional, best and famous restaurants in Rio de Janeiro, which offers a 5-star all-you-can-eat steak, fish and seafood for a flat fee. Marius steakhouse is a touristy, very upscale restaurant, with a fascinating decor. On a daily basis, there are more tourists than Cariocas (natives of Rio de Janeiro), since most locals prefer to eat at slightly less expensive steakhouses such as Porcão, Fogo de Chão, and the good-value-for-money Carretão. Many tourists love to eat…read more
My Rio Travel Guide lists the best mid-range restaurants next to your hotel in Rio de Janeiro, plus what type of cuisines and traditional dishes you can find as well as beverages you can try such as caipirinha, guaraná, açaí berry smoothie, sugar cane juice and other alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. The restaurant guide on Chapter 6 of My Rio Travel Guide e-book lists mainly restaurants where locals eat in the main neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro such as Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon,…read more
