Great flavours! I got myself chocolate and coconut ice cream. Both have good quality and tasted…read moreamazing! I wanted more coconut ice cream. One of the highlights in Niteroi, definitely.

No wonder why the best ice cream places in Rio and São Paulo are created by Italians. It does not…read morediffer with regards to this hidden pearl in Niterói, a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro. If you are visiting Rio and have a bit of extra time to broader your sightseeing experience beyond the typical touristic approach of the city, I recommend a visit to the Niemeyer museum of contemporary art. Just the site is worth a visit and also the breathtaking views from Rio de Janeiro City from there. Nevertheless, do not miss Crema e Cioccolato Café. I have tasted ice cream from Rio, São Paulo and even several other countries and this one does not compare. The creaminess is stable even on a conventional freezer, which usually leads to hardness of the ice cream with other top Italian ice cream brands found elsewhere. Strawberry cheese cake and cremino are fantastic. There are plenty of options to choose from and you can even go for a banana split, typically found in Brazil where you mix bananas with ice cream plus some toppings. I believe price is not even a matter of consideration when you discover a place like that. I would go there regardless of the price, although I find what they charge very reasonable, especially if you consider it matches the top ice cream places in the country. The only con for me is that they have no branches around the country. A hidden gem like that should be mapped worldwide. I believe this place is undeniably a master piece ice cream factory serving some fortunate people downstairs.

Our family was so happy to see a trendy "shake shack" like burger place open in Barra Shopping! The…read morequality of the food is great, menu offers different than the usual but the service is off and on (which is why I gave 4 stars) I've been to Cabana Burger many times now and I would say the service is 50/50 on wether it will be good or not. My daughter was treated rather poorly by a server when her and a friend went to eat once, they were 14 at the time. It took awhile before we could convince her to return. Mine and my husbands favorite is the flip-flop, a burger with a cheddar filled fried portobello mushroom so big you can barely fit it into your mouth. The family favorite is the truffle fries! The food is worth it if the service is not.

Amazonia Soul is a small, casual cafe offering dishes and ingredients from the Amazon! One of the…read moremost unique items on the menu was the tapioca crepe, a super chewy folded crepe made with tapioca flour batter and a choice of filling--I had the Vatapa, a shrimp cream, which had a nice savory, seafood flavor. The crepe was so chewy that it barely broke down even when thoroughly chewed, and I've never had anything quite like it! My favorite dish was the Tacaca, an intensely-flavored soup made with tucupi (a sour yellow sauce extracted from manioc), boiled tapioca starch (with a chewy jelly consistency), (very salty) dried shrimp, and jambu (an Amazonian herb that gave a numbing sensation, similar to Sichuan peppercorns). The soup was another super unique dish and was sour, salty, hot, seafoody, and earthy all at once!

Oh my God. The açai bowl here is so incredibly good. And I'm not a huge fan. We had it with granola…read moreand bananas and strawberries and honey. The smallest size was perfect for me. It was so cold and so good. The perfect thing to have in December. Services is super nice. I believe it was 19 Brazilian dollars for the smallest which is less than four dollars. We might have to go there again tomorrow.!!!

Fresh ingredients and tastefully prepared. It's about as good as you'll get in Copacabana. For…read moredinner there is a choice between a 3 or 5 course tasting menu, or al la carte. The tasting menu let's you choose your dishes and has a few that aren't on the a la carte menu so that seemed the better choice. Pork belly and taglatelle were good and the salmon started was great. We also had breakfast and the dishes, while small, are really good. The le croque monsieur was great!

Great ambience, great food and awesome drinks. Acoustics…read morecould be better, loud table disrupted our experience