When you're tired of aimlessly walking up and down Copacabana, stop by Taberna Atlantica and enjoy…read morethe food. Their menu offers a little bit of everything. They have outside and inside seating. If you can stand the heat, sit outside and people watch while enjoying a nice meal. I was on my I need to eat healthy kick, so I ordered their Taberna salad. It came with a healing helping of the sweetest tomatoes I've had in a while. I'm Not sure what kind of cheese came with it, but it had a mozzarella consistency, but saltier. I noticed that cheese in Brazil is a little warmer than I am used to in the US, so the cheese wasn't cold, but I don't think it was the restaurant's fault. My friends ordered the fried fish, green salad, fries and pesto spaghetti. They were both happy with their meals not only in flavor, but also in quantity. The language barrier made it difficult to communicate with waiter, but we did our best. He did get one of our orders wrong, but immediately corrected and didn't even charge us for it.

Good food and nice cold beer for an honest price. It's the only place in Rio seaside that didn't…read moreraise prices during the Olympics. I find it's always more fun to be on the outside area, even though it might get noisy because of the street. Good for a relaxing evening during the week and to listen to some nice samba during the weekends (not sure what time it starts though, maybe 19:00...)

This small family business is a well-kept secret. It is not located on a main road with a lot of…read morefoot traffic, nor is there loads of parking nearby. The area is almost completely residential. The buffet is small and yet comprehensive, the caipirinhas are tasty and the food is delicious yet well priced. This space is not open late, so make sure you check the hours before you go. NOTE: At the time of publishing, gloves and a mask were required while in the buffet area, only a limited number of people were allowed in the buffet area at once, and the tables were socially distanced for safety.

Great buffe, you pay by kilogram of your food, super fresh, great sallad and hot dishes!read more

This small self serve lunch place is a surprising great option. The price is fair and the selection…read moreis always fresh. It's great for vegetarians and vegans although the often have a fish or chicken option too. I love the shimeji mushrooms and array of salad options. It's popular for lunch so be prepared for full tables during the peak lunch hour.

Amazing cheese esfiha, rice with lentils, some sort of stewish meat, and crispy onions, all with…read moremaracuja juice. I definitely recommend this restaurant. It gets busy, but the service is quick. Definitely better than a ricotta esfiha I had elsewhere. Come to Rio de Janeiro for the sites, stay for the food at Rotisseria Sirio Libaneza.

If you want a delicious, economical meal, visit the super popular and highly recommended Rotisseria…read moreSirio Libaneza inside the Largo do Machado shopping center. It's the mall's busiest spot with two entrances, two large signs featuring their menu, and lots of photos of typical dishes. You can enjoy their food as takeout, dine in, or pull up to the counter. We chose the 3rd option and enjoyed two warm koftas de frango(chicken empanadas). The counter includes bottles of lemon juice, Arabian pepper sauce, and molho de ajo(garlic sauce), or in my case, all three. Tips: practice your Portuguese. All of the workers are monolingual, but I was happy to push myself and get my orders right.( I did make one of the counter clerks laugh when I said não sei.) If you eat at the counter, you'll rub elbows with locals as they enjoy a quick lunch. Tip 2: no food photos. I didn't get a pic of our meal because I would have been the only person pulling out my phone.

Every thing is so good Is the best foods in the Rio de Janeiro. I recommend it to everyone who…read moretells me they're going to Rio de Janeiro.

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 .

This is a fun place to watch sports…read more They have a wonderful outdoor beer garden that faces the beach. On the night that I came in, Monday night, they had a live singer. There is only one beer on top, but they have a few bottle, beers, and 5 to 10 bottles of wine. Very friendly servers, one of them spoke very good English. I would come back here again.

It is probably the first restaurant you'd bump into if you travel to Copacabana by Metro and then…read morewalk towards the beach taking the first street leading to it. The restaurant is situated on the corner by the street dividing the city and the beach right by the crossing to the beach. If you sit outside you can have a perfect view of the beach ( leaving aside the cars passing by along the street). I happened to dine there twice and by the second time managed to become more knowledgeable about it. On the first occasion the place made an impression of a bit expensive and food wasting despite of a huge variety of dishes and excellent taste! Each of my fellow foodies was amazed how huge the dishes were and we all managed to eat only 1/3 of our meal. Which meant the rest has gone to waste. We all paid over 100 Brazilian Real ( including a couple of beers) which was quite expensive. What turned out later on is that the restaurant serves dishes which are meant to be split between at least 2-3 people. I only found this out when dining there again with some locals. The waiting staff was not very forthcoming about this and not attentive altogether. However, if you know the actual situation and are happy to share this is the perfect place to dine in Copacabana. The steak in my photo is 1/3 of the whole steak by the way ;)

Street parking, and in this neighborhood, I must say good luck to you. This neighborhood has a…read moresubway station not too far from this restaurant so if you are not staying around here I would say to just take the train to come here. the place is pretty large and has a mezzanine sitting area. the A/C blasts in there so you will be a bit cold. Two ways of eating here. All you can eat and by the weight. When you enter the door you will get a piece of paper where it will state what is your eating deal. ALL YOU CAN EAT- as we all know it is a flat fee and you just go for it. BY WEIGHT- the paper you get as you come in gets annotated every time you get food from the buffet and the weight of the meal. once you are done you won't pay any more than you consumed. After you get your meal and go to the table, the waiter will come by and take drink orders. Once the meal is done and you are ready to go, you will take yourself and your friends or family to the register and ll the little papers that was provided to each person at the table must be paid, you will be asked by the door security to return the paper to be allowed to exit the restaurant. These kind of restaurants are common here in Rio, it is very much mixed buffet, so many interesting things, I was impressed with the variety and selections from he salads all the way to hot meals and they even have some interesting appetizer items. Word of advice, the all you can eat is worth it if you plant to visit the buffet more than a couple of times, the weight of certain food items may end up making you meal much more expensive for the by the weight than if you just went with the all you can eat. When in Rio experience this kind of restaurant, this one is good but nothing super special.

On Easter night , me and my friend went there and were not satisfied cuz the food was old and not…read morefresh. Expensive for what you get! I am totally disappointed!

Great casual spot for food & beer. Heard that Boteco Belmonte is a big chain in Brazil and typical…read morefor a boteco - kind of like a the Brazilian version of a local pub. This location in Copacabana is a block in from the beach. The open air atmosphere made for a great spot to relax and cool off after some time on the beach or sightseeing. We got some Brahma beers served ice cold. I had the seafood moquequa and my friend had the feijoada. The food was tasty, prices were reasonable, and service was good.

Decent food, but very expensive for what it is. You can get a meal directly on the beach with a…read morebetter view for less