This is probably the nicest restaurant in Shopping Cidade. One floor higher than the praça da…read morealimentação (food court), and opposite the cinema, Almanaque has indoor and 'outdoor' seating, some great options for a Brazilian bite, and a good collection of drinks including cocktails and craft beers. We visited on a Monday evening when it was nice and quiet; may be different on other days/times. Service was ok. The feijão tropeiro was really delicious, with excellent pork and quality ingredients (and cheap too). We'd return just for this! Yum!!

New place in town for specialty beers. They have about 12 beers on tap ranging from pilsners to…read morewheat beers to IPA; they didn't have any porters or stout (6 different IPAs and double IPAs on the other hand). There is no table service for ordering; instead you have to walk up to the counter. They serve small tasters, which is nice. Prices range from R12 to 20 for 500ml, served in plastic cups. Burgers are quite cheap and come out super quick (they are brought to the table). They have interesting names and some unusual ingredients. Unfortunately they're not all that special. Buns look and taste like fast-food style.

Really pretty covered plaza on the ground floor of the museum is the setting for this chain cafe…read more They had plenty of tables both inside the restaurant and outside in the covered patio, encased by the beautiful architecture of the building. The menu was quite complete with drinks, appetizers, salads, sandwiches and pastas. We tried a few specials of the day. Suco do dia 2was an orange juice mixed with caju. The cafe of the day was a cherry roast which was very tasty and properly served with a tiny stick of chocolate and a spritzer chaser. The beer of the day was from KÜD, a local brewery, a tangerine ale which was awesome. For food, the Moroccan couscous salad with chicken pieces covers in mint yogurt dressing was pretty tasty. The burger came smothered in American cheese and had a huge helping of unsalted fries on the side. It wasn't too remarkable but fine. Service was prompt and friendly. Definitely a great place to meet a friend for lunch. There's live music on certain days, just check the museum schedule online.