One of the finest landscapes of Rio is here, the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas. Go with a paddle boat well into the middle of it and experience the breathtaking panorama of the city: the Dois Irmãos hills, Pedra da Gávea and the Cristo Redentor, plus all the design neighborhoods of Leblon, Ipanema and Jardim Botânico offer to the Rio scene. But you don`t need to pedal to the heart of the Lagoa to enjoy it, because the sum of a view to the flavors and essences is priceless. And this neighborhood is one of the few that offer such a combination like that. And the Lagoa has it all: arabic, oriental, german cuisine, as well as salads and steak on the stone, and many other options as well.
As Rio de Janeiro lovers, we sat in each of the kiosks that surround the pond, and we come to one tasteful result. Take a look at this list of the top 5 kiosks in Lagoa, we made it especially for you, Rio lover, just like us.
1. Drink Café
Av. Borges de Medeiros, s/nº – Parque dos Patins, Quiosque 5, Lagoa
Timetable: Thu-Sun 5pm-2am
The house is famous for the quality of its music, concentrated in MPB (Popular Brazillian Music) and jazz. In addition to great music, the place also offers a small lounge with rustic decor, wooden tables and plant jars. On the menu, typical German cuisine, and cachaça from different regions of Brazil. To eat there is, croquette portion or grilled curd cheese. And the red sausage comes with two of the five dishes available on the menu (fried potatoes, rösti potatoes, caesar salad, grilled eggplant and zucchini and green salad). To drink, beer or classics like the mojito.
2. Arab
Av. Borges de Medeiros, s/nº – Parque dos Patins, Quiosque 7, Lagoa
Timetable: Sun-Thu 9am-1am | Fri-Sat 9am-2:30am
The Arab kiosk has great suggestions of sandwiches, including falafel and the “Bagdá em Chamas”: filet mignon, tomato, onion, grilled buffalo mozzarella and tahini sauce on pita bread. Among the beers you find imported labels as the uruguayan Patricia and the german Franziskaner. Beyond the gastronomy, the Arab feeling is in the decoration, for example, the lamps brought from Morocco and Syria.
3. Sushinaka Light
Avenida Epitácio Pessoa, Quiosque 10 – Curva do Calombo, Lagoa
Timetable: Mon-Fri 4pm-12pm | Sat-Sun and Holidays 12am-12pm
The Sushinaka has outdoor seating and generous ombrelones. It offers good combinations of sushi and sashimi, chinese food (such as chinese chicken with mushrooms and broccoli, caramelized tenderloin, filet mignon with bean sprouts) and even brazilian dishes. On tuesdays and thursdays, customers can also choose the buffet option (all you can eat).
4. Oke Ka Baianatem
Avenida Epitácio Pessoa, Quiosque 14 – Parque do Cantagalo, Lagoa
Timetable: Wed-Fri 5pm-12pm | Sat-Sun opens at noon (12am)
The Baiana Keka`s kiosk, is one of the rumbles of Lagoa. Frequented largely by artists and celebrities, this Bahia memory has typical architeture and a statue of Yemanja. The waitresses dressed typically lead to tables brazillian northeastern specialties such as “moqueca” (fish or shrimp stew), breaded shrimp and “acarajé” with coconut and tapioca, mango sauce with honey and ginger. Among the sweets, the highlight is the “bolinho de estudante” with tapioca, coconut and cinnamon.
5. Palaphita Kitch
Av. Epitácio Pessoa, S/N – Quiosque 20 – Parque do Cantagalo, Lagoa
Timetable: Everyday after 6pm | Sun 10am-14pm (brunch)
At the high of the “Corte do Cantagalo”, this restaurant has a kitchen which privileges the native ingredients from the Amazon. The jambu, the tucupi, the mangarataia, the maracujá do mato, the camu-camu, cupuaçu, the ingá, manioc, curd cheese, tambaqui, among others, are presented from the perspective of the owner chef recipes, with indigenous, Amazon riverside, cabocla and international inspiration.
One of the highlights is the “Ninja” sandwich, prepared in Italian bread, stuffed with meat, mushrooms, cheese, red onion, leek and red and yellow bell peppers. In drink menu, the house recommends the drink “Gabi” – carambola flavored with basil or poejo, with vodka, rum or sake – exclusive recipe given to Mario by the famous friend Marilia Gabriela.
With an amazonic environment, with pieces of wood and mud, thatch and native palm fiber – lit by flaming torches – the restaurant in filled with objects of amazonian culture, such as gourd and wooden bowls, indigenous baskets… Coconut trees strategically positioned provide a warm climate. Tables, couchs and benches with rustic design and straw seat provides the visitor a feeling of being in the middle of the forest.
Nice, don’t you think? If you plan to stay a while here in Rio, we always recommend Booking.com, because we use the Booking service to make our own reserves, but as there are many deals and promotions on internet nowadays, we have used the Detecta Hotel to research all of these offerts, and we’ve had good surprises with this tool.
