Food
Where to eat in Brazil: restaurants, cafés and dishes to try
The best-known place to eat in Brazil is Ponto Chic, São Paulo. The travel guide lists 141 places to eat and drink in Brasília, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro. Local dishes to try: Moqueca, Brigadeiro, Coxinha, Cachaça, and Tapioca.
Well-known restaurants, cafés and bars in Brazil
Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions describe each place. That measures how famous a place is, not how good the food is.
Restaurants 13
Terraço Itália
RestaurantSão Paulo
Lancheria do Parque
RestaurantAvenida Osvaldo Aranha · Since 1982
restaurant and tourist attraction in Porto Alegre
Super Vegetariano Restaurante
RestaurantSantos · Since 1986 · vegetarian cuisine
Jiquitaia
RestaurantConsolação District
restaurant in São Paulo city, Brazil
Sobaria restaurant
RestaurantSão Paulo · cuisine of Mato Grosso do Sul
Cafés, bakeries and tea houses 3
Bars and pubs 8
Salvador
pub in Pelourinho, Salvador

Rio de Janeiro · Since 1977
Bar Estadão
BarSão Paulo · Since 1968

Places travellers recommend in Brazil
Listed in the Wikivoyage travel guide. Opening hours and prices change, so check before you go.
Where to eat in Brasília
All places in Brasília- Don'Durica 201 NorteMid-range
Asa Norte CLN 201
- BardanaMid-range
SCLS 405 bloco A
- El Paso Cocina MexicanaMid-range
SCLS 404 - Bloco C , lj 19
- Pizzaria Dom Bosco South WingBudget
CLS 107 Bloco D Loja 20
- Pizzaria Dom Bosco North WingBudget
CLN 306 Bloco C Loja 46
- Pizzaria Dom Bosco St. SudoesteBudget
CLSW 303 Bloco A Loja 18
- Churrasquinho do GalegoBudget
Quadra 3 Atrás Hotel Monumental Bitar
- Mini KalzoneBudget
Setor de Diversões Norte Loja 2028
- Outro Calaf
SBS Quadra 02 Edifício Empire Center - Asa Sul
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Brasília · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in São Paulo
All places in São Paulo- Mercado Municipal
R. da Cantareira, 306
- Bar EstadãoBudget
Viaduto Nove de Julho, 193
- Hot PorkBudget
R. Bento Freitas, 454
- Ponto ChicBudget
Largo do Paiçandu, 27 - República
- Pop Vegan FoodBudget
R. Fernando de Albuquerque, 142/144
- Restaurante Lamen ASKABudget
R. Barão de Iguape, 260
- Restaurante SatoBudget
R. Galvão Bueno, 268
- Cantina Taberna do JulioMid-range
R. Conselheiro Carrão, 392
- Bar Brahma
Av. São João, 677
- Bar Leo
R. Aurora, 100
- Café Piu Piu
R. Treze de Maio, 134
- Espeto Bambu
R. Haddock Lobo, 71
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to São Paulo · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in Rio de Janeiro
All places in Rio de Janeiro- Caminho do MarMid-range
Estrada do Pontal, 3091
- Via SeteMid-range
Garcia D'Ávila
- Ponto de Encontro XimeninhoMid-range
Praça João Pessoa, 7
- Bistrô do PaçoBudget
Praça XV 48 - Centro
- Cafe ColomboMid-range
Rua Gonçalves Dias 32 - Centro
- Olla GourmetMid-range
Rua Alcindo Guanabara
- Pilão de Pedra RestaurantMid-range
Av. Mal. Floriano, 104
- Restaurant SobrenaturalMid-range
432, Rua Almirante Alexandrino, Santa Teresa
- Casa da Matriz
Rua Henrique Novaes 107 - Botafogo
- Carioca da Gema
Av. Mem de Sá 79 - Lapa
- Clube Dos Democraticos
Rua do Riachelo 91/93 - Lapa
- Sacadura 154
Rua Sacadura Cabral 154 - Saúde
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Rio de Janeiro · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in Recife
All places in Recife- Chica PitangaBudget
Rua Petrolina, 19 - Boa Viagem
- Papaya VerdeBudget
rua Santo Elías 409
- BrotfabrikBudget
Rua da Moeda 87
- BargaçoMid-range
Cais Santa Rita, 46
- Taberna Japonesa Quina do FuturoMid-range
Rua Xavier Marques, 134 - Aflitos
- Tio PepeMid-range
Rua Almirante Tamandaré 170 - Boa Viagem
- Nikko Japanese FusionMid-range
Av. Conselheiro Aguiar, 1712
- Armazém GuimarãesMid-range
Av. República do Líbano 251
- Entre Amigos
Av Boa Viagem, 760
- Guaiamum Gigante
Rua Dr. José de Góes, 299
- Metrópole
Rua das Ninfas, 125 - Boa Vista
- Sala de Reboco
Rua Gregório Júnior, 264 - Cordeiro
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Recife · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in Porto Alegre
All places in Porto Alegre- NB Steak Ramiro BarcelosSplurge
Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 389 - Floresta
- Lancheria do ParqueBudget
Avenida Osvaldo Aranha, 1086
- Reçaka BarBudget
José do Patrocínio, 531 (lunch time) or 495 (dinner time)
- Tudo Pelo SocialBudget
Rua João Alfredo 448, Cidade Baixa
- Espaço VeganistaMid-range
R. Vasco da Gama, 52 - Bom Fim
- AgridoceMid-range
Rua Sarmento Leite 1024
- Speed LanchesBudget
R. Gen. Lima e Silva, 427 - Cidade Baixa
- Churrascaria GiovanazMid-range
Venâncio Aires
- 4Beer
Av. Polônia, 200 - São Geraldo
- Jardim São Geraldo
Rua Moura Azevedo, 182 - São Geraldo
- Lagom Brewpub
Rua Bento Figueiredo, 72
- Bar Opinião
Rua José do Patrocínio, 834
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Porto Alegre · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in Curitiba
All places in Curitiba- Montesquieu BarBudget
R. Alferes Poli, 646
- Saanga GrillSplurge
Avenida Iguaçu, 2423
- Spich RestaurantBudget
- Famiglia OriginaleMid-range
Avenida Munhoz da Rocha, 665
- Tropilha GrillMid-range
Rua Emiliano Perneta, 700
- Le RechaudSplurge
Rua Julia Wanderley, 1050
- DurskiSplurge
Avenida Jaime Reis, 254
- Piola PizzeriaMid-range
Alameda Dom Pedro II, 105
- Sociedade Operária Beneficente 13 de Maio
Rua Desembargador Clotário Portugal, 274
- Bodebrown
Rua Carlos de Laet, 1015, Hauer
- Gauden Bier
Av. Manoel Ribas, 6995, Santa Felicidade
- James Bar
Alameda Dr. Carlos de Carvalho, 680
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Curitiba · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dishes and drinks Brazil is known for
Foods and drinks that come from Brazil, the most widely known first.
Shea butter

Minas cheese
type of cow's milk cheese from Minas Gerais in Brazil
Mate
traditional infusion from the yerba mate plant, from Paraguay, Guarani people.
Heart of palm
vegetable harvested from the inner core of certain palm trees

Paçoca de amendoim
Brazilian sweet made of ground peanuts, sugar, and cassava flour


Frequently asked questions
What is the most famous restaurant in Brazil?
Ponto Chic, São Paulo is the most widely documented place to eat in Brazil: 3 Wikipedia language editions describe it.
What food is Brazil known for?
Brazil is known for Moqueca, Brigadeiro, Coxinha, Cachaça, and Tapioca.
Where can you eat in Brasília?
The travel guide to Brasília lists Don'Durica 201 Norte, Bardana, El Paso Cocina Mexicana, Pizzaria Dom Bosco South Wing, and Pizzaria Dom Bosco North Wing.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0), Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0), photos from Wikimedia Commons.
