I know you're just thinking of all the churrascarias you wanna try in Rio, but I will tell you, one…read morenot-to-miss thing in Rio is seafood. I mean, the ocean is RIGHT THERE. I don't know why meat became king here. Specifically, you must try MOQUECA. Moqueca is basically a medium thick seafood stew (typically fish, but can be any seafood) served in a clay pot with a side of white rice (not sticky). It tastes and looks kinda tomato-based, but doesn't taste very tomato-y like a tomato bisque, minestrone, or gazpacho. So if you don't like tomatoes normally, you won't find moqueca offensive--I, in fact, dislike tomato-based soups, but this was fine. I found Nomangue because I wanted to try seafood in Rio, I wanted something close by, and I wanted something delicious. Lo-and-behold, I head to a nearby bank, walk for one minute down the street from my hotel, the Miramar Hotel by Windsor, and I stumble upon a very cute wooden exterior and a big crab logo. SOLD. It's very modern and clean inside with cute sea-faring based decor and it seemed like a good amount of the staff spoke English. Our waiter spoke little English, but luckily the hubs has decent Portuguese (filled in with Portuguese-inflected Spanish lol). Also, ordering in restaurants is basically just pointing, and if necessary they call the English-speaking staff over. I figured out this restaurant gets a good amount of U.S. tourists because we Americans love photos of food and before we even had a moment to ask about different dishes on the menu, the waiter pulled out an iPad with photos of everything on the menu. BRILLIANT AND A GOD-SEND. It's a casual restaurant, but the service is like a five-star damn restaurant. The staff is dressed nice and treat you really well and pour your wine and the dishes are presented beautifully, but then you use a paper napkin to wipe your mouth and we fit in with shorts, shirts, and flip flops (aka Havaianas of course). I found this same story in all of South America. Here, we have specific service levels based on the type of restaurant or cafe--sometimes you're served fully, sometimes you're only served partially, sometimes you get your own food, sometimes you get a number and they bring it to you but don't come back, it's all so confusing. There, they serve you at EVERY restaurant like it's a fancy one. LOVE. We went all seafood and ordered a delicious trio platter of fresh seafood with various sauces as an appetizer and decided on the octopus moqueca for our main course. They served it in full attached tentacle fashion and I'm sure the waiter saw our confused faces and immediately went into "these are Americans"-mode and offered to cut it apart for us like babies. TENDER, TENDER, TENDER is all I can say about the octopus. AND FRESH AND DELICIOUS. And of course very filling. Okay, so I said like 4 things about it. I can't recommend the octopus moqueca enough. We of course paired it with a Brazilian white wine and ended our meal with a cheese ice cream and sliced guava dessert. I think cheese and guava is a thing in Brazil. And it's now a thing in our damn household coz that combo found a new taste bud orgasm I didn't think I had. It was like the number 6 orgasm if we're talking in Monica from "Friends" speak. Total cost in U.S. dollars (at the Nov '18 exchange rate of 3ish reals: 1 usd) for great service, a 3-seafood platter appetizer, a few glasses of wine, fresh octopus moqueca, and a nice dessert = $88, with tip included. Easily over $100 in LA. Not bad, not bad at all! To top it all off, they had a random guitar player and fantastic singer performing in the corner ever so gently as a soundtrack to our night. Voice ON POINT. Most of the songs I didn't know as they were in Portuguese (and one in French), but they were lovely AF. She did play "Put Your Records On" for us English speakers and unbeknownst to her, I annoyingly made it a duet. I wish we could've tipped her but we didn't see a jar and I didn't wanna seem patronizing or awkward. LOVED IT ALL. I'm sure there are several places to try seafood and moqueca in Rio, but this is my rec. It's on a street right off Copacabana Beach. And if you stay at the lovely Miramar Hotel by Windsor, this place is a must. Viva moqueca!!

Not on Copacabana beach anymore. 1 hour drive from Copacabana to get there…read more However, there is a good ceviche place next to the Marriott on CC beach

Great service. Was crowded at prime time 5pm-9pm. We walked by to check it out, then came back once…read morewe freshened up. The Brochete Miso was great! Also broccoli rice was delicious. This place is on trip advisor as a must stop. My party all agreed! Thanks Brazil !

I walked over here from my hotel just to try the moqueca…read more I was seated near the back of the restaurant and the staff was really selling their more expensive dishes. When I asked how big the moqueca was he used his fingers to say it was a small dish. Of course that was untrue as the dishes delivered was more than 2x what he showed and came with a bunch of sides like a gravy, rice and something else. No explanation given of what they were as he just served everything to me. Given all that I read about moqueca I had high expectations about the dish. However the fish was over cooked and very dry eventhough it was covered in a sauce. The shrimps were better and overall it was a very filling plate. The overcooked fish was a letdown for me. I had a lot of leftovers and asked it to be packed up to go (which I was charged R12 extra for). I struck up a Google Translate conversation with a nurse seated next to me so that was a different way to pass the time as solo diners. I ended up giving my to go bag to share with her family since my hotel had no kitchen facilities. Tab was settled at the table with little explanation of the charges. 10% service charge was added automatically. Overall a very expensive dinner for an average tasting meal at best. I won't be coming back.

Conheço o restaurante Skinna, e seu dono Marcelo, desde que era o Bar do Mar, no Mercado do…read moreProdutor. Com o passar dos anos, a qualidade e o serviço só melhoraram, se é que é possível melhorar o que sempre foi excelente. Com um profundo respeito pelo cliente, Marcelo sempre ofereceu qualidade e serviço impecáveis em seu restaurante. Peixes e frutos do mar preparados com muito sabor e cuidado, com opção de menu executivo durante a semana no almoço, o Skinna tem se firmado como um Porto Seguro no gênero

We was looking for some seafood and I found this one on 2 different apps and the review we're all…read morethe same so we tried it. We went on a Tuesday evening and we are outside. I showed our waiter a picture of the seafood we saw and asked what was that and he knew imeaditely what dish we we're talking about. The preparations, the way they serve our food was amazing.

The food is very good. The service is great and the audience is relaxing. And I'm definitely going…read moreback.

Great service and very good food......................... Nice atmosphere. Great wine selection…read more Will definitely go back.

Very unassuming place. The food is pretty good. The service is good. Not a fancy place but if…read moreyou're looking for good fried fish/seafood and cold beer, this is the right place.

We walked twenty minutes in the rain to dine at this restaurant. It was worth the effort because…read morewe enjoyed the food very much. We ordered (1) House style grilled cod and (2) Fish Moqueca. This is like a stew; fish simmered with tomatoes, onion and garlic. Served with white rice and toasted cassava flour. We also ordered bread since it is not complimentary. The bread is served with butter and olives. The service was excellent. Although we had a language barrier, Google translate on my cell phone was a great help. Since we had ordered two dishes to share the waiter portion out the meal for us. That was a nice touch. Everything was delicious.

This review was for our visit back on December 18th, 2023…read more Arrived around 8PM (only a short walk from our hotel). It's a relatively small spot, and we ended up waiting about 30 minutes. Well worth the wait, though on the pricier side of restaurants. Great, great service and language wasn't much of a barrier. We ended up ordering more than we had planned because the food was tasty! Definitely try the fried cod balls, baked cod, house style sea bass, and of course the egg tarts!!

It's hard to imagine a better, more authentic way to eat seafood than this. The restaurant is…read morelocated basically inside the fish market, and while it is clean and cozy, it is clearly a more humble setting than where you would expect to find some of the best seafood in the city. Don't let the simplicity of the setting fool you: you are about to eat a feast worthy of Poseidon himself. They have a platter you can order that will literally take up the entire table. It comes as a huge cast-iron griddle that is simply overflowing with lobsters, shrimp, salmon, various white fish, octopus, squid, mussels... Basically everything delicious you could imagine. The platter fed eight of is perfectly, and came in (including drinks) at about R$60 each. Not bad! The restaurant may be a bit hard to find. It's along the side of the big fish market. Just ask someone if you're having trouble finding it.

I'm only reviewing because I didn't want other yelpers be misguided as I was by the existing 5 star…read morereview. My wife and I came and ordered the 1/2 portion of the same dish as pictured by the 5 star reviewer who claimed it was enough to feed 8. It includes fish, shrimp, octopus, muscles, calamari, baked potatoes and rice. Well... We went for lunch and the 2 of us finished everything without problem and it was R240 plus 10% service fee without drinks. The food was good but nothing stood out and we both felt it would be much better value and experience at any of the top Brazilian steakhouses that cost around R120 per person.

Fresh seafood and a good variety of dishes (risotto, soups, pastries, traditional brazilian dishes,…read moreetc.). I strongly recommend the "pastel" (shrimp and crab are delicious!) and the risotto of mixed seafood. The portions are big, so it's a nice place to bring family or friends and to share the dishes. The price is fair to the size of portions and the quality of the food. If you are planing to go for lunch or diner, don't forget to make reservations, because the place is always packed at this time. Bad thing: they don't have a good variety of drinks. Tip: you can park by the streets just after the restaurant (there's no need of paying to park right in front of Siri). A comida é fresca e há uma boa variedade de pratos (risoto, sopas, pasteis, pratos tradicionais brasileiros, etc.) Eu recomendo fortemente o pastel (camarão e siri são deliciosos!) E o risoto de frutos do mar. As porções são grandes, por isso é um bom lugar para trazer a família ou amigos e para compartilhar os pratos. O preço é justo para o tamanho das porções e a qualidade da comida. Se você está planejando em ir para o almoço ou jantar, não se esqueça de fazer reservas, porque o lugar é sempre cheio nessas horas. Ponto fraco: não há muitas opções de bebidas. Dica: você pode estacionar pelas ruas logo após o restaurante (não há necessidade de pagar para estacionar em frente ao Siri).

Siri has been one of the many stops either going into or leaving Rio. Convenient to the airport…read more The shrimp risotto is absolutely delicious. The service is excellent.

This music venue/pub/auto shop just opened up a few months ago and it's a great place to enjoy live…read moremusic, good food, and beer. The space is beautiful, spacious, and well thought out. They have a system where you order food and drinks using a prepaid cash card. I think they are still testing out various methods of how they provide their services, as my mother in law has said that the payment system changes each time she visits. We ordered the fish and chips and it was delicious! The fish was fried to perfection and super crispy. Unfortunately, they do not provide lemons or tartar sauce so make sure to ask for extra mayonnaise and limes when ordering. They do not have a tap beer menu so you will have to walk up to the bar and see their selection. Strangely, you are not able to order directly at the bar and you have to go back to your table and order through the waitress. Paradise Garage has a great stage for live performances. It's elevated, well lit and they have a great sound system. My only complaint about the live performances is the lighting- there are two flashing strobes on the stage facing the audience and it makes it very unpleasant to watch the performances. It ends up hurting your eyes. The band Little Mou that I saw live was amazing, if you get a chance, go see them! Português não é minha primeira língua e estou usando o google translate: Este local de música / pub / loja de auto apenas abriu há alguns meses e é um ótimo lugar para desfrutar de música ao vivo, boa comida e cerveja. O espaço é bonito, espaçoso, e bem pensado. Eles têm um sistema onde você pedir comida e bebidas utilizando um cartão pré-pago de dinheiro. Eu acho que eles ainda estão testando vários métodos de como eles prestam seus serviços, como minha mãe diz que o sistema de pagamento muda cada vez que ela visita. Nós pedidos o peixe e fritas e foi delicioso! O peixe foi frito com perfeição e super crocante. Infelizmente, eles não fornecer limões ou molho tártaro por isso certifique-se de pedir maionese extra e limes ao encomendar. Eles não têm um tap cerveja menu para que você terá a pé até o bar e ver sua seleção. Estranhamente, não são capazes de ordem directamente no bar e você tem que voltar para a sua mesa e ordem através da garçonete. Paradise Garage tem um grande palco para apresentações ao vivo. É elevado, bem iluminado e têm um excelente sistema de som. A minha única reclamação sobre as actuações ao vivo é a iluminação - há duas flashes piscando no palco de frente para o público e torna muito desagradável para assistir as performances. Isso acaba machucando seus olhos. A banda Little Mou que eu vi ao vivo foi incrível, se você tiver uma chance, vá vê-los!