Love this grocery store. Clean, bright, spacious and no weird smells. The clientele is extra polite…read moreand accommodating, no pushy shopping cart maneuvers here. If you've experienced a certain low budget supermarket down the street you know what I mean. Large assortment of fruits, veggies, juices and other health foods. They have some ready to eat salads and cut fruit. No lines at the checkout! Get your fruit fix here, the cut mango is amazeballs.

Hortifruti was recommended to me for their fresh fruit, juices, and fresh Brazilian breads and…read morepastries. The store wasn't crowded and seems fairly clean but I found the assortment small and limited. I think there are other stores in the Copacabana-area with higher-quality fresh produce, diary, meat, and packaged food items. I walked out without purchasing anything and shopped at another store. www.hortifruti.com.br

Lots of fresh food and produce vendors, including fish mongers, butchers, coconut/juice vendors,…read morefried food guys, and a few handicraft folks. There's a lot of repeats in terms of vendors and types of food, so no real need to go around the whole thing.

Fabulous street market in Brasil!…read more Here you will find many vendors set up displaying their goods in fresh produce in fruits, veggies, meats, cheeses, spices, herbs, condiments, oils, flowers, plants, and made to order food such as tapioca crepe pancakes, sugar cane juice, pastels, even some clothing / accessories, and more! Vendors are friendly and welcoming. Everything I tried here was muito bom! If I had visited this place sooner during my stay, I would have bought some fruits to bring back to the place I was staying. Be sure to bring a reusable bag to add your goods in and I would say... sun protection (I went in Summer - it was hot and the sun was beaming). Also recommended to come on an empty stomach to try some of the hot food vendors. A few of my favorites was the freshly made sugar cane juice (tried two ways - one pure sugar cane juice and the other I squeezed lime juice and then the sugar cane juice was poured into my cup); trying fruits I typically haven't tried or eat at home like acerola (which contains more vitamin c than 1 orange), seriguela, jaca (jackfruit - only had as vegan tacos), caju (cashew), and ones I know but were delish - mangas (mangos), caqui (persimmon); queijo coalho (salty cheese from Northeast Brasil) and queijo canastra (sharp cheese from Minas Gerais); last but not least loved the tapioca pancake I had filled with queijo! (they offer many other types of fillings - from savory to sweet!) I can't wait to be back here again :D

Huzzah! I've visited Zona Sul and Hortifruti but I have to say, Pao de Acucar takes the cake when…read moreit comes to grocery stores. Great selection of green veggies/fruit, meats and cheeses, kitchen wares, vodka, sodas, Havaianas...talk about one stop shopping! (Though I have to admit that prices were higher than other stores.) There's also a section near the front with a sushi counter, bakery and a cafe serving sandwiches and pizza along with other ready to eat items. Now can anyone tell me how to cut up a maracuja?

This is the fancy version of this chain store with a huge selection of everything. It starts out…read morewith a variety of flowers (potted and fresh cut) along the left wall as you enter, behind the cash registers and fresh fruit and vegetables to the right. The elevators got the underground parking are also on this side. Then they have a lanchonete, with a selection of meals at the cafe (take-home sushi, sandwiches, tapiocas, etc) and a few bistro tables. They also have a bakery with a lot of beautiful pastries, cakes and delicious breads. Beyond that is the deli with fresh cut and cured meats and cheeses. They carry an impressive selection of wines and beers. They also have a seafood section and BBQ section and a huge array of spices. Pretty much anything you might need, you can find here. It's a very impressive, well kept store.

When I'm in Rio, I always go to the Zona school and Ipanema. They make fresh sushi and it's just…read morereally really good. They have everything that you need there so you got food in the room at night.

Nice store and has a great pizzeria in back. Also buy some ovalmaltine if you are from North…read moreAmerica. It's not available up there and it rocks! Also beer wine and spirits available.

Best market (with its own eatery on second floor) I stumbled my way in this lovely place. They have…read moregreat selection of everything you can imagine and a great seat down eatery on the second floor. Great customer service with very helpful staff. Get your membership to get the daily specials. Their sushi and beer selection is pretty good. Cheers

Love going here and stocking up on all my goodies that are impossible to find back home. I'm…read moreliterally like a kid in the candy store in this supermarket. I love the pizza, pastries and all the fresh juices. My only issue is that my method of payment never works here...always a issue that's why I give it a 4 star.

Definitely not vegetarian, has a lot of meat and seafood. Honestly, it's not the most appetizing…read morelocation downstairs, feels a bit crowded and haphazard, but they do have a good selection, especially veggies which can be hard to find in Brazil, and the upstairs seating area is nice and breezy. I am not sure what is organic, however the food does taste healthier than normal, with less salt and oil. Pick a plate, pick what you want, and get it weighed before you eat. Pay after. I have been to tons of these kilo type restaurants, love the concept and wish they had these in the states. A great place to come get a bite to eat, catered to the portions you want.

Living year-round at ground zero for the organic/locavore movement it's easy to forget that much of…read morethe rest of the world doesn't have the access or ability to eat similarly. I'd eaten at New Natural's take out counter three times before learning the name of the place then did a double take when I saw the yelp listing describing it as an "organic shop" and "vegetarian restaurant". Travelers hailing from Northern California will find nothing here that resembles any organic shop or vegetarian restaurant they've ever been to. What New Natural is, from my point of view, is a) a bakery serving savory, meatless pastries and b) a buffet serving all sorts of things including non-vegetarian items. All the other Yelp reviews currently focus on the buffet (laid out in a small, very hot room behind the bakery) which I only viewed but didn't eat at. Let me tell you about the bakery: There, for BRL $6 apiece (less than $2 US) I chose many flaky, buttery pastries that easily constituted a meal even though they were consumed from a paper bag while standing in front of the store. Upon each visit they were offering a special - buy 2 get the 3rd free - which made this the cheapest meal one could imagine. Cheap and good and very near to Ipanema Beach. Many shops offer the traditional Brazilian pasteles but these were not those; these weren't greasy or fried. Of the pastries sampled, the fan favorite was one filled with tomato and ricotta. Wash a couple of these down with some fresh juice from the refrigerated case and you can be back on the beach in no time. I can't vouch for the buffet and I don't know about the organic or vegetarian labels. All I know is that this is the place for excellent, freshly made, savory, meatless pastries. They cost a mere pittance and fill you up darned good. If you're hitting Rio on a budget - or just seeking a quick, filling snack - New Natural's bakery counter is heaven sent. Just don't be searching for an American looking organic shop or you'll never find it.

I am LONG overdue for a review on this place. I have been going here for over a year now and it is…read morejust wonderful. Since Brazil doesn't really have the same 'coffee shop' culture as the US, I had trouble working from home the first year that I lived here. FINALLY, I found Grão & Cia where they have free wifi, great coffee, nice people and a quiet upstairs to work where you are undistracted. Sometimes I literally work here for 6-8 hours so luckily they have snacks like nuts, cheeses and gluten free breads and granola bars. It is full of artisan snacks and craft beers and great wines. I bought this farofa that is so good! It comes in a fancy glass jar and has rosemary, Brazil nuts, basil and some other spices. I coated a piece of dourado (I think that is Mahi Mahi) with it and baked it and it turned out so yummy! The manager is really helpful. He is always getting new snacks in and has picked up on the types of things I like so every time I go in, he suggests new products. He also speaks English. Though, now I am fluent enough and we speak in Portuguese. The ONLY downfall of this place is that they literally play the same CD of 12 tracks over and over and over and over. In the year that I have gone there, it has NEVER changed. Thus, I bring headphones and play my own music.

It is very "Ipanema". A fusion of high quality gourmet products, a great selection of wines and…read morebeers and an addition of a very special food truck every Saturday, offering a mouthwatering pork sandwich. That is the time that I like most. The ambience is great with few outside tables and people gathering to talk, eat, drink and have fun. A very positive atmosphere. The sandwich itself costs 20 reais and it is delicious (ask for the "special" sauce). You can buy special beers or wine by the glass from the store. But it is not cheap after all: one imported beer and one sandwich (or a glass of wine) will end up around $50.