Comida deliciosa Croquets a must!! You will have like a…read moredozen if not 2!! Im waiting for my Moqueca di Bacala!! Deben ir!

I ate at La Bocca three times when I was in Rio during the Olympics. The food was delicious. I…read moreespecially enjoyed the risotto and the pizza. The service was prompt and friendly. The drinks from the bar were creative, and I enjoyed their juice selection. If you are looking for excellent Italian food in Santa Teresa, then go to La Bocca!

I REALly liked this place. I've walked by a hundred times and thought about going in - the decor is…read moresuper fun and welcoming, and it's an awesome spot for kite surfing watching, sunsets, etc. I loved the food - the aipim tater tot like things were EPIC. Live music every Saturday night, but good vibes every night. Get thee here.

I bought into their New Year's Eve celebration deal. Although exorbitant in price ($150) , I…read morefigured that it would be incredibly special with lots of really quality foods to match up with that kind of a price. It was pretty shocking their buffet table was just skewers of street Food and hoagie sandwiches. Beer and simple beach cocktails were available as well as a half a bottle of bubbly. But incredibly overpriced for what we got. If anyone reads this post for next New Year's, just don't do it you can get nice cocktails right there on the street and better viewing for the fireworks is down by the water anyway so walk down to the beach and enjoy a fantastic show

This is my favorite beachside bar in the Copacabana. $9.30 real for a liter of skol sign me up…read more They always seem to have live music at night and it's a popular spot for beach activity during the day. we enjoyed watching beach handball while drinking beers. FYI fellow Americans in rio they serve beers big and in these bottle koozie's with small glasses these big bottles are to be shared by the table like a pitcher, or by yourself if you want to get into a rio state of mind faster. And finally if your order the fried fish and fires they will literally bring you a fried fish with fries, they whole fish Cheap drinks, plenty of people watching, live music why go anywhere else

This bar is one of the oldest most traditional little hidden gems in (always) new comer cool…read moreneighborhood Barra da Tijuca. The main attraction there are the hot bohemians wearing as little as possible and the world famous home made "batidas" which is Portuguese for "cocktail"...they have peanut, coconut, chocolate, whatever you can imagine they have a home made yummy cocktail made of that in that bar! You must check it out while visiting Rio!

The experience begins on the way to the bar during the journey of Santa Tereza, which is super…read morecinematic. The bar is classic both in the snacks, in the drinks and in the environment. The service is excellent, very fast and super friendly.

The place oozes the personality of Santa Teresa. Open since 1919 it was a quintessential old school…read morefeel with lots of character. Fried snacks are their specialty and the feijoada empanada was not to be missed.

Fun place to hang out when you have a large group. Lapa is alive at night and a little less scary…read morethen the desolate weekends or daytime activity. Just a few steps from the arcos, this bar commands the entire corner plaza, spreading out chairs and tables with plenty of seating (if you come early or have friends you're meeting). It's spread out enough you don't even have to see the actually inside of the bar unless you need the bathroom. Waiters circle around, but you do have to flag them down. How they actually keep track of all that's ordered is a mystery to us. They offer several standard beers and even a tower of beer that comes with a dispenser, holds 30L and is kept cool with icing element in the middle though is only served with Itaipava beer (not the best). They also have 1L bottles of caiparinha mixes with flavors ranging from typical lime, to kiwi or strawberry or pineapple. They're very potent and can easily be shared with 3-4 friends. We tried the pizza with bacon, olives, mushroom which was decent and the large size feed quite a few friends. We also tried the Sókana fries with came smothered with a dry crumble cheese and pieces of sausage in a large wooden bowl with a silver lining. I'd avoid sitting by the garbage can that's attached to the post because some homeless guy threw away his cigarette as he walked by without extinguishing it and we had to get the waiter to pour water on it to quench the smell of burning plastic! Overall fun time if your with a good group of friends.

Although I am a frequent visitor of Lapa and already quite familiar with the bars, clubs and kiosks…read moreI visited SóKana for the first time just recently. The location is perfect since it is next to the Arcos da Lapa. I really recommend SóKana for groups. The attendance is quick and if you're hungry, you can order reasonably priced plates. For example, I ordered the Misto SóKana (R$ 77), which is a mix grill plate which meat and chicken, and even with four people we had trouble finishing it!