Banana Jack

Review do Brewteco da Gavea, que não existe aqui. Comida…read morehorrível. Bife a milanesa foi devolvido. O outro prato pedido, o picadinho veio incompleto, sem metade dos componentes. Também voltou. Serviço péssimo. Pedimos dois mates e as bebidas chegaram depois da comida, que também demorou. Mesas imundas, banheiro imundo e fedido. Fuja dessa roubada ou coma mal e tenha muita paciência.

Buteco Original

2.0(1 review)

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Cervejaria Devassa

4.0(1 review)

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Caipi de abacaxi hummmm

Seu Bar

3.6(5 reviews)

0.4 km•Barra da Tijuca

I'm writing this review as an American...keep that in mind…read more This seems to be sort of an American themed place. Lots of Budweiser signs, and lots of bar food. Beer selection is only so-so. Liquor/cocktails looked to be a bit more diverse but I just didn't feel like it. The Caesar salad was HUGE. Actually, all the portions were huge. And I'm saying that as an American. We had popcorn chicken and come croquettes as well. The popcorn chicken was only ok. It had a breading more akin to the frozen chicken nuggets we ate as kids. It wasn't very crunchy. Nor was it very flavorful. The hot sauce provide was tobasco..Menus were in English The service was abysmal. I'm not sure if it that we were a group of Americans or not though. It took quite a bit of action on our part to get the attention of the staff. However, the food was crazy cheap (3 of us ate and had beer for ~165 R$ or about $70) That's the redeeming factor. Maybe if I was a local it'd be fun to go and have a bite or a drink at something that we could have found in the US, but as an American in a foreign land, I kind of wonder why I even went.

Wrap de frango

Chopp trincando

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Delirium Café

4.1(34 reviews)

11.0 km•Ipanema

Delirium Café is the beer bar the Río really needs. There are plenty of cocktail bars but this is a…read morefantastic option for wonderful beer. You'll find many imports from Belgium, Germany, and the US along with some Brazilian brews. Don't get too excited before ordering. You'll find they don't have many beers on the menu for whatever reason. It's pretty disappointing but a replacement beer will still be good. The burgers are their main entrée. They're actually very good, and the vegetarian one would be a good choice for anyone! Indoor and outdoor seating is available. Staff doesn't speak much English but does accept credit cards.

This place is lined with various bottles of beer and have a wicked menu but make sure you have a…read morefew beers in mind because they don't always have everything. Delirium Tremens is on tap, which is good because it's the name sake. I like dark stouts and though they have a few on the menu they don't always stock them. Food is decent and I tried the bacon burger which was filling. It comes with a side of fries. It gets crowded but they've expanded the seating outside which spills out onto the road which is nice for the smokers. The inside is narrow and has only one bathroom for each (male and female). Service was friendly and it's a fun place to hangout at.

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Brewteco

4.2(11 reviews)

8.6 km•Leblon

Really like this spot. Very typical Carioca boteco with bare minimum. Very small seating areas and…read moreplenty of outside street and side walk standing area. Friendly service and great selection of local beers (Colorado, 3 Cariocas, Noi, 2 Cabezas, etc). This makes it a little less commercial that the more touristy spots in Ipanema. The food is just simple salgados so it's not a dinner spot but a true drinking spot. Always crowded and now we know why.

Two big differences between The States and Brazil...1. We flush our toilet paper down and they…read morethrow it in the trash (yeah...really) 2. We have waaaaay more options when it comes to beer. If you are from a country that has an abundance of beer flavors Brewteco will make you feel right at home. More options than any other place I visited in Rio and really friendly bi-lingual bartenders which makes things so much easier after having to speak in sign language to most other locals. It's a little expensive, but worth it if you're a beer snob and sick of drinking Skol or Brahma.

Inside the bae

Two new 3 Cariocas beers

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Brigitte in Buzios (bikini history in a bottle)

Bar Bracarense

4.4(24 reviews)

9.0 km•Leblon

What's not to like about delicious pestiscos (Brazilian tapas), fresh caipirinhas, and homely…read moreBrazilian service all by the beach! The caldinho de feijão, essentially a cup of black bean "soup", was served with chicharrones and was so flavorful, I could have had a whole bowl of it. The highlight for me was definitely the empada de palmito, like a mini pot pie of palm hearts, it was so creamy, smooth and the pastry melts in your mouth. Of course can't pass on a caipirinha de maracujá (passion fruit), this one was probably the freshest of the whole trip! If you're in the Leblon area, stop by here after a beach day for an incredible Brazilian lunch

I stopped here for an afternoon snack and a drink and had the loveliest time. The staff was warm,…read morewelcoming and attentive. My passion fruit caipirinha was delicious. And the shrimp & cheese ball was fantastic, I had 2 orders. Looking forward to returning on my next visit.

Delicious food and drinks with a great patio environment

Bolo de bacalhau (cod fish)

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Caldinho de feijão

Bar do Elias

4.0(8 reviews)

0.4 km•Barra da Tijuca

Couple of weeks ago, I was serving myself on the buffet and the rice and lentil exposed was ice…read morecold. Really disgusting. I will never come back to this place.

I thought this place was so yummy! I was jonesing for some hummus and tabouli, and this popped up…read moreon my radar. We walked up, were seated right away, and had excellent service. They didn't have all the bottled beers on the menu (standard) but were quick to offer others. The falafel was ABOVE PAR, french fries were good, tabouli was off the hook. Bathrooms are up the stairs (tiiiiiny staircase. This is not an accessible place.). Prices were on point. I recommend.

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Gula Gula

2.2(5 reviews)

8.2 km•Jacarépaguá

Of the other Gula Gula's we've been to, I was definitely impressed by the service. The hostess sat…read moreus right away, offered menus and came back to check on drink orders without being flagged down. She re-read our orders for clarification and our meals came out promptly. It wasn't terribly crowded, but there was only one waiter and one bus boy on the floor. The orange and raspberry juice was delicious but they ran out of a Therozópolis beer but had Bohemia. I tried the executivo dinner which was a grilled tilapia accompanied by brown rice with onions and a breaded eggplant covered in cheese and ham and a sliced bananas. The fish was excellent and the side dish was interesting. It was like eggplant parmigiana with banana. The executivo came with a espresso or pudding for dessert. The espresso was excellent. All for R$36. I also tasted the Gorgonzola and nut fettuccine with was creamy and tasty if you like that type of cheese.

Gorgonzola and nuts fettuccine

Capa do cardápio! Símbolo da frustração do meu domingo!

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Penne with mushrooms.

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