Where to eat in Rio de Janeiro

Restaurants, cafés and street food in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil that locals actually go to — plus the local names for the chains you already know.

• Cervantes — Sandwiches, Copacabana (1). Order the Sanduíche de pernil com abacaxi. The pork-and-pineapple sandwich of Copacabana nights, since 1955.
• Aconchego Carioca — Boteco / Northeastern, Praça da Bandeira (2). Order the Bolinho de feijoada. The bolinho de feijoada was invented here.
• Bar Urca — Boteco / seafood, Urca (1). Order the Pastel de camarão on the mureta. Beers on the seawall at sunset — Rio's favorite ritual since 1939.
• Braseiro da Gávea — Churrasco / boteco, Gávea (2). Order the Picanha + chopp. The Baixo Gávea meeting point — picanha and chopp on the sidewalk.
• Bar do Mineiro — Mineiro / boteco, Santa Teresa (2). Order the Feijoada completa. Feijoada and cachaça in bohemian Santa Teresa.
• Confeitaria Colombo — Confeitaria, Centro (2). Order the Pastel de nata + cafezinho. Belle-époque mirrors and pastéis de nata since 1894.
• Galeto Sat's — Galeteria, Copacabana (1). Order the Galeto completo. Charcoal galeto and farofa at the counter since 1962.

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