Best cocktail bar we've visited in Rio…read more All the cocktails we had were really good. TLV2 was our favorite if you want a more fruity acidic drink with a nice foam. Trans-siberian express was the best if you're looking for a creamy chocolatey drink. Waiter spoke flawless English and they had English menus. No AC. They have an outside area in the shade. It's actually a pretty good spot. There might be mosquitoes at night, but they offer repellent.

From the owner: Delicious custom cocktails and international cuisineread more

Visited on a food tour with Culinary Backstreets. It's a bit off the main beaten path up a flight…read moreof steps in what looks to be a residential area. We had the "detox capirinha" which was their current special. Surprisingly refreshing! Also the Bola 7, which is basically fried balls of fejioda. Ask for the house pimenta sauce (molho de pimenta?) Spicy and a bit tangy like Tabasco

Located in a great spot in the middle of Copacabana beach, in front of the Copacabana palace hotel,…read morethis restaurant has a large menu to offer. Of course due to its location and cool vibe the prices are going to be much higher rather than going somewhere more inland. Nevertheless, this place is an amazing place to people watch and enjoy some food and drinks. I got the shrimp empanada and the beef one and it was delicious and came out super fast!

This is my favorite place from my trip to brazil. After the Moqueca, the food here was so unique…read moreand amazing. Its a cute vegan restaurant with great service. The menu is diverse and caters to different tastes. Stand out dishes: I enjoyed the lavender lemonade. Seitan baits with korean sauce had perfect crunch and it was my first time trying out seitan. Tofu with sesame crust with black rice. It was my first time having black rice but it paired really well with smoky tofu. The texture was great! Compared to the above dishes, i felt aromatic Burmese rice didn't stand out as much. Same with the batata rustica. These classic dishes were good however the menu has so many other interesting choices that might be fun to explore and taste great!

When traveling abroad researching vegan options is a most. Brazil is a meat eating country. I was…read morepleasantly surprised to find a 100% vegan restaurant in the Ipanema area of Rio. There were traditional Brazilian dishes prepared as a vegan option. Some of the options were not to my liking. The server was kind enough to remove it from my bill. I highly recommend Teva if you find yourself in Rio de Janeiro.

Located in the bohemian neighborhood of Santa Teresa, I stopped by towards the end of the Carnaval…read morefestivities. The atmosphere of the restaurant feels like one great writers, poets and artists gained inspiration from. The view is wonderful and it just takes you to another place. I ordered the half portion of Feijoada which was heaven and the perfect amount of food. In fact, so good I would've stuffed myself with the full portion were it not so hot outside! Highly recommend if you're in the area, and especially for feijoada!

Fuimos en familia porque siempre buscamos un buen sitio donde comer comida española en Río. El…read morerestaurante tiene buen ambiente y está ubicado en una casa antigua de estilo tradicional del barrio. Pedimos una sangría de cava que estaba buenísima y dos paellas. Como las paellas tardan en hacerse pedimos unas "tapas" (que eran más como pequeños entrantes). Empezamos con típicos "Gazpachos andaluzes". No estaban malos, pero no eran gazpachos, sino salmorejos. Los pas amb tomàquet eran en realidad algo más parecido con bruschettas italianas que con el tradicional pan catalán. Como al terminar nos dijeron que todavía tardarían 20 minutos en preparar las paellas pedimos unos calamares a la plancha. Estaban ricos y la salsa de aceite verde es muy buena. Después de una gran espera, llegaron las paellas que no eran paellas, sino risottos con el arroz pasado. Realmente muy decepcionante. Los postres fueran: dos cremas catalanas que eran una papilla gorda amarilla (estas sí estaban malas), una tarta de Santiago que era un pastel común, seco y muy malo y dos mousses de chocolate que son el postre más genérico que puedes imaginar. Al pedir la cuenta tuvimos otra sorpresa desagradable: las paellas, que constan en la carta como "para dos personas" se cobran individualmente. Es decir, el precio en la carta es 50 reales, pero en realidad cada paella cuesta 100. La comida no es mala, pero es demasiado cara para lo que es y no se parece en nada a la típica comida española. No merece la pena.

If you want a delicious, economical meal, visit the super popular and highly recommended Rotisseria…read moreSirio Libaneza inside the Largo do Machado shopping center. It's the mall's busiest spot with two entrances, two large signs featuring their menu, and lots of photos of typical dishes. You can enjoy their food as takeout, dine in, or pull up to the counter. We chose the 3rd option and enjoyed two warm koftas de frango(chicken empanadas). The counter includes bottles of lemon juice, Arabian pepper sauce, and molho de ajo(garlic sauce), or in my case, all three. Tips: practice your Portuguese. All of the workers are monolingual, but I was happy to push myself and get my orders right.( I did make one of the counter clerks laugh when I said não sei.) If you eat at the counter, you'll rub elbows with locals as they enjoy a quick lunch. Tip 2: no food photos. I didn't get a pic of our meal because I would have been the only person pulling out my phone.

Great for a quick delicious bite! The fruit smoothie's are to die for. Brazil just always delivers…read moreon having the freshest real fruit smoothies. I had this meat pocket thing, don't even know what it is but it's filling and it's good!