FOODS

Fazenda Babilônia

The long-lost subculture of Brazilian cuisine has been resurrected at Fazenda Babilônia, an 1800 sugar plantation and fazenda (farm) on the Patrimonial Nacional (National Heritage) register since 1965...

Brazilian

Manu

Not so much a meal as a journey, Manoella Buffara is Curitiba's hottest chef and her pedigree backs up her impressive menus, which come in three tasting versions in three price ranges nightly and rely heavily on regi...

Brazilian

Mocotó

It's worth the trek to Zona Norte for a meal at this darling of regional restaurants, where the city's most likeable and impressive young chef took over his father's simple emporium and started churning out Northeast...

Fusion

CT Boucherie

Created by Claude Troisgros, Rio's most famous chef, this innovative Leblon restaurant takes the idea of the churrascaria (traditional barbecue restaurant) and turns it on its head...

Brazilian

Casa de Taipa

What is probably Brazil's most famous tapiocaria flips the script on a traditionally R$4 street food and turns it into a gourmet treat fit for foodies...

Seafood

Lazy Days

At the eastern end of the beach, Lazy Days is the best of the beach barracas that rub up against Canoa’s picturesque red cliffs...

Seafood

Cruzeiro do Pescador

On the southeast edge of town, about 1.5km from the center, what looks like a typical mess of a house hides a don’t-miss culinary experience...

Seafood

Restaurante do Antônio

Get yourself here by foot, horseback, car, boat, on a tour, or any way you can to experience the wonderful grilled shrimp at this rustic culinary destination 7km west of Atins...

Brazilian

Maní

Maní will astound you. This rustic-chic restaurant run impeccably by the 2014 Veuve Cliquot World's Best Female Chef , Helena Rizzo, is often touted as Sampa's best Brazilian restaurant, and rightly so...

Brazilian

Volta

Set in a classy old villa with an outdoor patio on a peaceful corner of Jardim Botânico, Volta serves up playful, contemporary fare inspired by Brazilian comfort food...

German

Abendbrothaus

This Sunday-only feast is the most coveted table in Santa Catarina for marreco (stuffed Garganey, a kind of small duck); in fact, the menu's only item begins its journey to your stomach at 6am, when Josefa Jensen be...

Mediterranean

Casa Momus

One of the best and loveliest restaurants in Lapa, Casa Momus has a small, but well-executed menu of Mediterranean-influenced dishes...

Seafood

Peixe Brasileiro

Just a few tables in the sand alley where local fisherman grill fresh catch nightly...

Spanish

El Born

Named after Barcelona's hippest, foodie-loving neighborhood, El Born fires up some of Rio's best tapas plates: think Galician-style octopus, spicy prawns and tender Iberian ham...

Seafood

Camarada Camarão

Airy, bustling Camarada does shrimp in endlessly creative ways – think shimp fondue, salads, marinated in beer and served in moquecas (stews) – but it’s also wildly popular for happy hour, when patrons flood the fro...

Seafood

Camarões Potiguar

This bright, stylish and creative homage to the shrimp is arguably Natal's best dining experience, and it's permanently packed...