The good was the food (bar food a bit oily). A fun little spot to hang out with friends. The bad…read morewas we needed to wait a good 40 minutes to sit on the other side with no live music (if not you have to pay a cover fee).

Show up and sit down. Within 1 minute they will be offering you food ready to eat. Steak or pork or…read moreshrimp empanadas or this or that. It is all good. Also the drinks are great and the draft local beer is great. I don't know half of what I ate but it was all excellent and for the price I am stuffed beyond what I normally want; but the food was so good I had to keep trying more. Can't wait to come back on my next visit to this city. Word of wisdom from a local was to arrive after 7:30pm. They gear up even more "tapas-style" food options later ok n the evening as more locals show up. Don't pass this place up. Several of the host and servers spoke great English and were very happy to help explain things.

Drinks review only:…read more This is a fine place for a few drinks on a nice day or evening. In my case, I sat outside and enjoyed the passing traffic on my first night in Brazil. You know, watching the world go by, seeing how the country moves and how the people act. I had a good (but not amazing) caipirinha, followed by a couple of Brahma Black's, which were quite tasty. They gave me a third on the house. The food menu seemed good, but I passed. It was surprisingly expensive. Staff were friendly. No English, but they do have an English menu should you want.

From the owner: O Bar e Restaurante Gogó da Ema está há 11 anos no mercado e se caracteriza pela qualidade de suas…read moreporções, pratos, petiscos e pelo atendimento. O chopp Brahma, claro ou Black, sempre estupidamente gelados e extra-cremoso, fazem da casa uma referência. Caipirinhas tradicionais ou exóticas são sucesso absoluto entre o público feminino, pricipalmente a de melancia com Absolut Vanilla. Eleito pela revista Veja como a melhor cozinha de bar do Vale do Paraíba, nossos pratos À La Carte servem de 3 a 4 pessoas e a Feijoada, servida às quartas e sábados, é uma ótima pedida.

Solid place to grab a beer. I was here early after work, and there were only a few other customers…read more I was allowed to choose any seat I wanted, either indoor or out, and chose outdoors on the deck area. The server was good about keeping an eye on my drinks, and assured that I was never without a beer. I also ordered some dinner from their large menu, and it was good. They seem to have good happy hour specials on drinks as well. Would certainly return!