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    Galeto Sat's

    4.5 (87 reviews)
    ModerateDive Bars, Brazilian
    Open 12:00 pm - 5:00 am (Next day)

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    GALETO SAT'S ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Guaranas

    Sadly worth the hour and a half wait. Note they do not take reservations despite being the most popular restaurant in the area. After waiting an extremely long time to be seated and served - we ordered the chicken, garlic bread and steak and they were all so good I'd wait for it all over again. Just do not expect to eat soon

    Chicken Feast!!
    Ray B.

    It may be one of the best after hour chicken spots since El Liberato in the Bronx. The chicken was tasty, and served with some of the best garlic bread and sides I've had in a while. I would love to repeat before l take off.

    Small whole chicken, no charcoal flavor. Bountiful sides
    Renata L.

    As an almost newbie to Rio's food hunting, I found good reviews about this place and rave reviews and decided to give it a try since it was close to our hotel. I was even more excited to try their charcoal grilled chicken after knowing that it had Anthony Bourdain's seal of approval. We ordered the galeto with all the fixings (rice, fries, some pico de gallo type of sauce, and egg farofa- a roasted yucca flour and eggs side). Honestly I was utterly disappointed with the flavor of the chicken. No charcoal flavors from the grill and the chicken was really tiny. I am from Brazil and this galeto doesn't even compare to the Galeto da Amelia I always have in Recife. Sides were plentiful, but nothing to write home about. My favorite aspect of this place was the bohemian bar ambiance that Rio is known for, and also the service was traditional with the servers dressed with white shirts and bow ties just like the good old days. Maybe that's what Bourdain fell in love with, the bar culture and bohemian feel of Rio and the restaurant.

    Louis H.

    Certainly a good find per Anthony Bourdain. I was pleasantly surprised to learn it was near our hotel during our stay in Rio. The roasted chicken was very good and tasted like a REAL chicken vs what we get in supermarkets here in the US. They were smaller that what we see here with a little less meat, but just tasted fresher. We ordered the fried polenta which was good, but a very large serving for 1-2 people. We couldn't finish it and ended up throwing over half of it out. The rice was tasty too. Good, but I think TV made it look better than my expectations.

    Portugese Potatoes
    Dylan C.

    Tiny Churrascaria in Rio de Janerio Brazil. We went here for dinner during our last night in Brazil. It was a packed place but you could see that there were a lot of Grilled meats around. The platters were more expensive compared to other places that we had in Brazil but the meat quality was still good overall. The steak was definitely more salty but pretty tender. The other meats were decent as well.

    Namesake chicken
    Shawn H.

    We were good hopping and stopped just to try the namesake Galeto(chicken). Watching other tables avoid the namesake was painful to watch. Like the person who orders a salad at a famous steakhouse. The chicken was great, amazingly tender, extremely moist with a garlic spicy vinegar flavor that is mouthwatering to think about. Service was quick and efficient and beer is ice cold.

    Chicken with garlic
    Annie C.

    The chicken makes you want to slap your mama, the. Beg for apology. The late, great Anthony Bourdain recommended this place. His recommendations have yet to disappoint. The Garlic chicken is so juicy and flavorful. We had to come back again during time in Rio!

    Rice
    Stephen J.

    During my stay, I went to this restaurant two times for takeout. This restaurant is busy at all times and its a local favorite at all times. The ambiance is lively and full of character/charm before a Flamengo game. I had the galeto complete which comes with farofa, rice, chicken, salad, and fries. Pro tip: Mix the farofa with the rice! The next day, I had the chicken heart and garlic bread. The food was exceptionally delicious. I appreciated the large portion sizes. Treat yourself!

    Pietro P.

    Ate at this location once and it was outstanding! (Thank you Anthony Bourdain and fellow Yelpers for the recommendations!) We had linguists, fried polenta (which is other-worldly), and the broccoli rice. Service is outstanding as well.

    The barbecue we're all the magic happens
    Mark G.

    This is a little hole in the wall the chicken is the best chicken I've had anywhere in the world the french fries were also to die for not greasy and crispy the white rice the scrambled eggs The tomato and palm of hearts salad The salsa also just very very good service very good I love this place I will be back

    Having to order to go because of a packed evening.

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    I suggest this place to anyone that visits Rio. The meat is the star of the show. The chicken hearts were surprisingly delicious.

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    Great authentic food. Very nice staff. Little bit of a language barrier but they were patient and we figured it it out together!!

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    Best chicken ever!!! Small space but very welcoming! Garlic bread a must also. Fun to see the food cooking!

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    Excellent tasting chicken with a wonderful seasoning. Service is fast and friendly. Limited seating available

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    Great chicken - fun atmosphere. I can see why Anthony Bourdain recommended it! It was packed and deservedly so.

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    The chicken was tasty, and served with some of the best garlic bread and sides I've had in a while.

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    Boteco Belmonte - Coconut creme with tapioca ice cream

    Boteco Belmonte

    4.1(53 reviews)
    2.0 kmCopacabana
    $$$

    Decent food, but very expensive for what it is. You can get a meal directly on the beach with a…read morebetter view for less

    Here you will have to get some street parking as there are not that many paid parking spots and I…read moredid not happen to see any lots around, I would say to just either walk here if you are around or take the term of bus. The place is pretty spacious and have a lot of sitting in a balcony style at the outer bother of the restaurant that they provide stools at the side walk. The place is very busy at night so some wait should be expected but we came at a Sunday night and it was just a 5 to 10 minutes wait nothing too crazy. Once we sat down the same old, not enough menus for the people on the table story. they gave all 3 of us 1 menu and the waiter came super fast to get drink orders.... I Never been here so I did not know what to order and just with one menu was extremely hard to get the orders so we asked him to come back in a bit and bring us more menus. He did the menus but once we were ready it took a long while to have him actually take the orders, as a matter of fact we just asked someone else for our food, but the guy was a buster lol so he had to cll the waiter who came a long time later and that when we realized that we still had not had our orders in the system yet, a mess really. Finally we got our drink orders in and we wee happy. I was planing on getting an adult beverage but it all took so long and the place has no A/C so I got super warm and decided to get a water instead, so here is a prime example that bad service caused me to spend less as a result and the worse was that is was just cause I was too hot and didn't have a proper menu count and a waiter portly taking orders to expedite the drinks. Here the Brazilian people make a salary and the service is automatically charged on the bill, here in this country is notoriously know for BAD SERVICE as regardless of the quality of service they will make the same amount of money so the wait staff could not care less. A interesting thing and very smart that I noticed here was the fact that they have some waiters walking around with trays of shots, or trays of small appetizers, they go from table to table to up- sell the items, this was genius cause if I am not intentionally looking for an appetizer and now it is so close and accessible I will probably get one, and that Is exactly what happened to us. I ordered a couple of appetizers, these people are geniuses. EMPADA DE CARNE SECA COM CATUPIRY- to me this was a disaster, it was super salty and incredibly odd, I based on this little appetizer would never eat carne sea again. BOLINHO DE CAMARAO COM CATUPIRY- this one was much better than the fist one I mentioned but still I was not very happy with the flavor. it did taste like the eat of the city had taken a toll on the flavor of this appetizer. LARGE PIZZA AMATRICIANA- we got the large, but if you are like me from America I must tell you that the large here is not the same as a large out there in the US. this large was finished by 3 people and with very little effort. however I must say that again this pizza just as the appetizers was a disappointment to me, the only positive I can say here on this pizza is the fact that I loved the oregano taste in it. this was a thin crust pizza with bacon in cubes, the cubes were too cooked and they felt almost like rubber, they supposedly had onions added to the pizza, I could not find not one onion on this pizza, this pizza was blend very blend. Over all in my opinion, I am not sure why this place is so busy. the service is nothing special, there is no wifi, they do not know how to count to give a proper amount of menus. the place has no A/C and the food is at best mediocre. I will not be back.

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    Joaquina - Tapioca ice cream

    Joaquina

    4.3(52 reviews)
    0.4 kmLeme
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    After looking for authentic Brazilian food we came across this place & decided to give it a try…read more Drinks we had Moscow & Caperita both good, nice taste & good on the alcohol. On the food we tried Cassava crisp , lord all mighty was this good, great combo w the meat & the cassava. Next the Joaquin's picadinho , really good as well great flavors, great taste to the meat & the shredded rib rice , it was very good nice taste to this dish. We managed to have room left for dessert & had the Tapioca ice cream, another yummm really good & just the right amount of sweetness. This place seems to be very popular, we tried to come back another day but the wait was too long & we just didn't have the time to spare otherwise we would have waited. Nice looking place inside, we sat outside where they have a nice set up service is great they are very attentive, prices are reasonable & the food was delicious for sure worth the try.

    Came here and had a great experience. Service was good. Servers were able to make us comfortable…read moreand speak English, which was nice. It's a cute chill spot for dinner and drinks. Honorable mentions: Shredded Beef Rice- was delicious. Rice cooked to perfection and the beef had amazing flavor. Joaquina's picadinho- beef was a salty for my taste but flavors were delicious. Tapioca Shrimp- these were sooo good appetizers. Good size shrimps and the flavors were delicious. Pasteis (shrimp)- delicious! Came with 2 smaller empanada-type pastries. We wanted to order Pork Rinds and Mini Shrimp Burgers but ran out early that day. We ate around 8 pm so go earlier if you want to try. Definitely a great culinary experience.

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    Joaquina - Veggie Stroganoff, Chef's Rice, Fish in Shrimp Sauce

    Veggie Stroganoff, Chef's Rice, Fish in Shrimp Sauce

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