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The 6 Best Restaurants in Brazil
All 6 restaurants our route editors picked in Brazil, across 3 destinations, gathered in one list. Each one is a stop on a route you can open and copy into a trip.
Our curated picks
6 restaurants in Brazil, grouped by destination. Destinations with the most picks come first; this is not a ranking.
Ilha Grande 2 picks
Lua e Mar
Ilha Grande · On our Rio, Ilha Grande & Paraty route
Beachfront restaurant on Abraão's sand, known for moqueca and fish with green banana.
Tip: Order moqueca for two and confirm opening days.
Photo: Bar e Restaurante Lua e Mar · Google
Restaurante Dom Mario
Ilha Grande · On our Rio, Ilha Grande & Paraty route
Small, popular restaurant with generous seafood plates at fair prices.
Tip: Book ahead in high season.
Photo: Trade Maps Agosto · Google
Paraty 2 picks
Banana da Terra
Paraty · On our Rio, Ilha Grande & Paraty route
Chef Ana Bueno's restaurant cooking caiçara coastal recipes with local fish and plantain.
Tip: Book for dinner on weekends.
Photo: Dalmo Naville · Google
Margarida Café
Paraty · On our Rio, Ilha Grande & Paraty route
Restaurant in the historic center with live music most nights and a mix of seafood and pasta.
Photo: Cauby Neto · Google
Rio de Janeiro 2 picks
Aprazível
Rio de Janeiro · On our Rio, Ilha Grande & Paraty route
Treehouse-like terrace restaurant in Santa Teresa serving Brazilian dishes with bay views.
Tip: Book a terrace table for sunset.
Photo: Aprazível · Google
Confeitaria Colombo
Rio de Janeiro · On our Rio, Ilha Grande & Paraty route
Belle Époque tea room from 1894 with mirrored walls, pastries and lunch.
Photo: Confeitaria Colombo · Google
How we picked these
Every entry is a stop on at least one of TripsCircle's hand-curated routes, chosen by our route editors, who wrote the reason to go shown with each place. These are our curated picks, not a scored ranking: we haven't rated or reviewed them against each other. The list is grouped by destination, and within each destination places that appear on more routes come first.
Prices ($ to $$$$) and visit lengths are rough guides from our route notes, not quotes. Check opening hours before you go.
About this list
How did you choose the restaurants in Brazil?
Each one is a stop on a TripsCircle route that our editors built by hand, and each comes with a written reason to go. This page shows all 6 of them. They are curated picks, not a ranked score.
Which part of Brazil has the most restaurants on this list?
Ilha Grande, Paraty and Rio de Janeiro lead with 2 each; the other picks are spread across 0 more destinations.
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Destinations on this list
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- Rio de Janeiro 2 on this list
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