This is the jewel of "bg" ever since the beginning of time this place never goes out of style! Laid…read moreback and hot locals and tourists fav place to bond and have interesting chats!

My favorite bar in Rio! Awesome pub food, friendly people, and good beer. I come here every time…read moreI'm in town visiting my wife's family. Highly recommended!

This place totally sucks and to top it off you have a 50% chance of being killed getting here plus…read moreanother 50% on your way back. I came for a birthday party last year. Ribs, among other things, were ordered and what arrives at your table is not like anything ever served in the states. A massive pile of individual ribs thrown on a plate...not a rack. It has zero flavor and the quality of meat is hideous! Steak is typical dry flavorless Brazilian meat. Fried chicken was pretty good as were the pasteis and stuff but its impossible to screw that up. Don't risk your life trying to "eat where the locals eat". It's totally not worth it here.

This was one of the bars I would go more often when living in Botafogo. The Cobal area offers…read moreseveral informal options, but Joaquin a was for me the best combination of the laid back mood with great food, spot on cold draft beer and reasonable prices. The menu is overall very good and I was always torn between trying new things or going back to the many dishes I had before and loved. Some of my favourite were the fried rice balls with spicy sauce and the "File do Ze" steak... Water comes to my mouth just to think about it.

Joaquin's located at Copacabana each in Rio, came in without reservation and the manager set up a…read morelarge table for 8 of us but without air con, foods were good and service were attentive.

Comida deliciosa Croquets a must!! You will have like a…read moredozen if not 2!! Im waiting for my Moqueca di Bacala!! Deben ir!

Phenomenal food, great service, they give you water! Everyone was very friendly and the dishes were…read moreinteresting and delicious. The atmosphere was casual but also a little bit refined. Good wine. Very reasonable prices. Definitely recommend to Brazilians and foreigners alike.