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

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.

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.

This place is amazing. I loved it so much. I hope to return here the next time I'm in Rio. I…read morerecommend the Cherne. Isso restante é super-legal. Eu amei muito. Vou voltar o próximo vez que eu volto no Rio. Eu recomendo o peixe Cherne.

It was all around wonderful and most importantly great food and service! We really enjoyed it and…read morethe menu.

We were delighted by the ambiance and dedicated attentive wait staff who professionally guided us…read morethrough the menu and made very wonderful suggestions. Carlos took care of us very well. Delicious! Comfortable! Incredible seafood with tartar, cocktail sauce and garlic drawn butter. Bread and appetizer mix was out of this world.

We went on a recommendation from an acquaintance. No reservations. We got seated quickly. The…read moreservice was attentive. Wine list was decent. We had a Marquis de Riscal rueda, and we charged into our meal. They didn't have my dish, but the waiter had a good suggestion. I likened what I had, my wife did not. Calling it a tourist joint: over preprocessed for the food. I wasn't blown away, but liked my food. Consider it a safe bet for attentive service with fair seafood not far from many Leme hotels. Or touristy, but I liked it more than my wife.

I would never have though seafood was so hard to find in Rio. Shirley's was recommended to me as a…read moregreat place to find said seafood and they were right. A longtime establishment, you are greated by white coated waiters and seated a cloth covered tables, an upscale experience. The sardines were excellent. Being fresh prepared, they do not have the same oily/fishiness that many Americans expect. I can't say enough for the garlic butter sauce the fish was prepared in. Definitely one you want to savor. Presentation of the food is supurb, they pull the meat straight from the display, cook it and then bring it back to your table. I didn't get any but the prawns are huge, order sparingly. If there is a downside, they are one of the more expensive places I ate in Rio. However, you get the full dining experience here and it is much more affordable than the states.

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.

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!!