Fodor's Expert Review Cafecito
Editor's Note: This location is no longer in operation.
This leafy terrace overlooking Santa Teresa's main eating, drinking, and shopping strip provides a relaxed setting for brunches, lunches, and early-evening nibbles and cocktails. The knickknack-strewn café serves what's arguably the city's best cappuccino—with a dusting of cinnamon and a morsel of gooey chocolate brownie—but the food menu also has plenty to recommend it. Chef Felipe Alves has previously worked at Copacabana Palace, and the dishes here are immaculately presented. The standouts include the toasted ciabatta sandwiches (the Brie with artichoke hearts is delicious) and some pleasingly rustic baked mushrooms with melted Gorgonzola.
Quick Facts
Rua Pashcoal Carlos Magno 121
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio de Janeiro
20240–290,
Brazil
021-2221–9439
- Ciabatta sandwiches; baked mushrooms with gorgonzola; wood-fired pizzas