Health food market that sells mostly dry goods like cereals, protein powders, powdered guarana,…read moremaca, acai and such. I was able to find the extra virgin coconut oil I was searching for and picked up some sugar-free pacoca while there. Not cheap, both if those items rang up almost $20. If you're a health fanatic and looking for something specific or some supplements to take home, you will find them here, still cheaper than in thr

I try to go at least twice a month to this restaurant. It's a nice choice for a lunch after or…read morebefore going to the beach or whenever you want some fresh, tasty and healthy meal! Their recipes are quite original, always adding nice brazilian ingredients which makes every dish very unique. Their decoration is colorful, modern and happy! They have plants around that makes you forget that you are in the busy Ipanema while you are there. Try their bread with olive oil and sea salt! It always come nicely warm and soft and when you dip it on the olive oil and salt makes it a very nice starter! The only unpleasant option I had there were stuffed portobello which were sandy, probably were not washed properly, so I found quite a lot of hard bits. If you are in Rio, take a day to go there! 1 less star for the hard bits on the mushrooms.

Very good local restaurant, setting can be nice although the location up an alley is a little…read moreunsettling. Liked it the two times I went, but strangely forgot about it until today. And perhaps that reflects the fact that nothing stood out about the food, drinks or service and, in RJ, that is not necessarily a bad thing.

Are you running out of herbs, sweets or spices or do you need an exotic one that is hard to find…read moreand can't leave the south zone of Rio? Casas Pedro offer you the perfect solution. All this for a very reasonable price, better than any possibility around this area and even competitive with regards to prices in suburban areas of Rio. I highly recommend this shop. They even offer a delivery service, although you need to buy more than 50 reais in Ipanema and 70 reais in Leblon to qualify for delivery. The box containing 67 peanut butter sweets (paçoca) is by far my favourite. I always need to have a one of those at home. They also sell the diet chocolate bar to make diet sweets, which costs a fortune elsewhere, even though it is not particularly cheap, it's definitely the cheapest in town.