I came across this pub while looking for sports bars in Lapa so I could watch some US college…read morefootball games while I was traveling through Brazil. I arrived as the band was setting up, but was still allowed to come in. I speak *zero* Portuguese, so I was completely at the staff's mercy. Fortunately, they were warm, welcoming and spoke solid English. Bells was the main bartender that night and incredibly helpful all around - quickly finding the correct TV channel so I could watch the game, accurately describing their craft beers to help me decide which to order and also offering a few suggestions on places to explore during my Rio trip. The beers and nachos hit the spot that night, a perfect combo for watching the game and listening to the local band jam a diverse set of tunes. Thanks for the great visit!!

If you're looking for a spot that serves American bar food, shows American sports with English…read morespeaking bartenders, Blue Agave is the spot. The food isn't great but if you're trying to watch the Super Bowl like us, it worked out perfect. Everyone is really chill, you'll meet fellow English speaking friends from Europe and Australia.

Really enjoyed this expat owned bar. My small posse and I went to watch the US women's soccer team…read moredestroy Japan and sat at the small bar. Around us, nearly everyone was having conversations in English and even the bartenders (while fluent in Portuguese hailed from the US). While it's not every day that I seek out an American refuge, I was super happy that this place was showing the game and that I got to enjoy it around people who were similarly pumped. So that's the tip, if you're looking to watch a popular American sporting match, Blue Agave is likely to play it over local Brazilian soccer games (which they probably show as well). My margarita was properly made and one of the better ones I've had in Brazil and the chicken tacos along with the al pastor were similarly satisfying. Great, cozy spot in Ipanema to grab a drink and a bite to eat.

I rarely go to a place twice while in a foreign country. I went here twice so that says something…read more Granted it was because my wife and I went here first and then a friend arrived later who wanted to watch brazil in the copa so we took him here. Atmosphere is cool. Its a sports bar, but has a nightclub vibe. Im not sure what the crowd makeup was because brazil lost and no one seemed to care, whereas I was expecting someone to at least throw a napkin on the ground in disgust. They had some kind of cheese fry thing that was amazing. Be prepared for the pay system to be confusing. They give you a card that says it has a giant minimum purchase on it and everything is put on it and then you pay in the back and then have to show in the front that its paid before you can leave. I dont think they enforce the minimum though, at leas they didnt with us. Also brahma is just awful but that isnt mudbugs fault.

Over priced tourist trap with terrible service. Download google translate and go to any other bar…read more Rude staff ignores you while the entire establishment goes out of its why to screw foreigners for every penny. Be forewarned men will face cover charges paid on exit even if the bar is empty. Not sure how they make money.

Cool, Friendly Neighborhood Bar with tables on the street...Beer Reasonably Priced and always ICE…read moreCOLD...Caipirinhas not bad...Food Very Good....Try the Caldo de Mocoto (Bean and Tripe Soup)...Absolutely Superb :-)

This is only based on the beer. My husband wanted a relatively cheap place for beers and to get out…read moreof the rain. This place served those two purposes. The food looked decent but we had eaten way too much earlier to consider anything except beer.

Neighborhood pizza place to gather with friends . Either sit…read moredown or take out. Friendly, fast. Don't expect New York good pizza but its good .

Dívalo pizza Palmitos salad…read more Mango juice Service was good. Highly recommend would return.

One of the nice bars along Rua Nelsom Mandela where there's plenty of sidewalk to stroll and see…read morethe what bars have to offer. It's a good spot to hang out with friends, have a smoke on the outside patio, watch a soccer match on the tv and try the variety of craft draft beers they have on tap. The service was fine, early on a non-busy weekday night. We tried the cheesy cheddar fries with bacon. Be cautioned that cheddar is used lightly around here, any orange colored cheese. If you're a Wisconsin cheese enthusiast, you will be sorely disappointed that this cheese is distributed among the fries in a paste, shaped like it was squeeze from a tube. Luckily it's easy to pick off since it was a bit dry and tasteless. It came with a much better cheese dipping sauce and BBQ sauce and was sprinkled with bits of bacon. The fries weren't super crispy but what can you expect at a bar. The bruschetta appetizer was a very generous proportion that makes it easy to share with a table. There's six giant toasts with three different toppings. The beers on tap rotate regularly but the delirium averbode was a nice refreshing beer while the Brooklyn sorachi saison was also delicious and spicy. Both were R$30 for a 300 mL cup, a little too pricy to enjoy too much of. To be fair, all craft beer, especially imported beer is quite pricy. They did offer larger amounts for incrementally higher prices and growlers were available. They have the best space on that street since they get to spread out in front of the Caixa bank when it's closed.

It only had happy hour on the Pilsen beer. The food was…read morehorrible! I asked for a shrimp risotto and got something alike but totally disgusting! Not a risotto! Also I thought it was expensive but the bar looked cheap.