10 Food Experiences You Need to Have in Rio de Janeiro Before You Die

O que acha de sair da cama e ir direto para o BIBI mais próximo de sua casa, para tomar um delicioso suco? 👊💥👌 #bibisucos #aloha 💜

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3. Get a pastel in an open market.

Open markets are everywhere in Rio, and it’s easy to find them. Besides buying fresh fruits and vegetables, you must try out a Carioca tradition: pastel de feira com caldo de cana (thin dough filled with cheese or minced meat). The pastéis are best accompanied with sugar cane juice which must be ground fresh, and a good pastel is only deep fried when the order is made.

Pastel e caldo de cana na feira do Ipanema! Coisa rara em… #pastel #pasteldefeira #caldodecana #pequenascoisasdavida #feiraderua #becauseimhappy #comida #almoco #lunch #🇧🇷 #SP #saopaulo #pasteldefrango 😂 #quartaFEIRA

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4. Eat feijoadas at Cantinho do Senado.

When you ask a Carioca “where’s the best Feijoada in Rio?”, you’ll hear a lot of names. But if you want the real experience, you need to go to Cantinho do Senado. If you go on the first Saturday of the month, there is an antique market you can visit on the same street called Feira do Lavradio. The restaurant has some of the best Feijoadas, and you can also hear live performances of Chorinho.

Feijoada com amigos #feiradolavradio #cantinhodosenado

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5. Have afternoon tea at Confeitaria Colombo.

Confeitaria Colombo is an architectural gem at the very Center of Rio. You must go to admire the building but also to enjoy all the delicacies. Afternoon tea really brings some panache. Most of the pastries are Portuguese recipes, like custard tarts.


Chá de Verão 🍩🍰🍹☕️ #chadeverao #confeitariacolombo #goodvibes #filhos #familia #errejota

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6. Go to a Portuguese party.

CADEG, a municipal market that distributes food and plants for all the city, has once a month, a great Portuguese party at Cantinho das Concertinas. You can eat delicious typical food, and dance a little. All you need is bolinho de bacalhau (cod and potato dumplings), sardinha (fried sardines), a lot of olive oil, and beers.

Perdição em forma de muitas calorias mas também de muita felicidade #cantinhodasconcertinas #cadeg #bolinhodebacalhau #caloriasmil #valecadacaloria #comidadeboteco #gourmet

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7. Eat the best bolinho at Aconchego Carioca.

This is one of the hippest restaurants in Rio, meaning “Carioca cuddle”. Try the deep fried dumpling-shaped version of a feijoada, or maybe pork ribs with guava jam. Then wash it down with an ice cold cashew caipirinha.

Costelinha laqueada na goiabada, é muito amor! #aconchegocarioca

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8. Drunk dine coxinha at Fornalha.

After clubbing, you get so hungry (and so drunk), that you need something delicious and deep fried. The best solution: a coxinha (deep fried savory dough with shredded chicken filling). You can find some of the best coxinha at Fornalha or Catarina, almost 24-hour cafes, in Botafogo.

Boa noite! #euamofornalha #foodporn #gordelícias

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9. Be a real Carioca in Lapa.

Rio has a large variety of street food. You can find all kinds of regional food, but if you want to eat like a real broke-ass Carioca, you have to try a Podrão. It’s our pig-out food; hamburgers and hot dogs with everything inside (even raisins and quail eggs). For the best street food, go to Lapa, being the kingdom of cheap food, you can pick any cart and conquer a massive snack.

Para encerrar a noite

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10. Drink and eat empadas at Bar Urca.

A tradition started when people began to sit around Mureta da Urca, a small wall around the Urca coast, to chat, drink and eat empadas (a buttery crust with chicken, cheese or palm hearts filling). There you can find one of the best sunsets in Rio and also, one of the coldest beers at Bar Urca.

Finalmente: A nossa cerveja! ;)

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