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Belini
Though housed inside a very expensive looking Italian mansion, this high-end food emporium/restaurant offers reasonably priced sandwiches at the counter of its small coffee shop (anything on ciabatta should sort you out).
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Lagash
A mix of Moroccan, Lebanese and Syrian cuisine earns this sparsely decorated restaurant top Middle Eastern food in town year after year. Anything with lamb is delightful.
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Marietta
This sandwich shops turns out the capital's best: a triangular triple-decker of arugula, Buffalo mozzarella, and sun-dried tomatoes. They have killer juices as well.
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Mormaii Surf Bar
Locals park themselves on the outdoor lakeside patio every afternoon for tasty sandwiches and the house specialty, açaí na tigela , a refreshing sorbet-like meal of blended palmberries, guaraná syrup, bananas, and honey. On weekends, the waterfront location (located in the Pontão) attracts a roaring nightlife crowd as well.
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O Paraíba
Indigenous art lines the walls at this upscale tapiocaria where quesadilla-like dishes are made from tapioca, a specialty of the Northeast. Try the signature dish: queijo coahlo and carne de sol with homemade butter from the countryside.
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Pizza à Bessa
The all-you-can eat option here is implausibly cheap and the best way to try some inventive ingredients like pureed pumpkin, broccoli, and an outrageous dessert pizza with a huge scoop of ice-cream. The queijo coalho (cured white cheese) and rapadura (dried sugarcane juice) pizza is a masterpiece. It's packed with a fun and rambunctious crowd.
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Quitinete
This chic emporium/restaurant/bakery serves exquisite deserts (try the tartellete de limão ) and the best coffee in the city (they roast in-house).
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Universal Diner
A junkyard-chic aesthetic greets patrons at this eclectic eatery (it's overflowing with funky bric-a-brac and antique knickknacks), another of the city's Brazilicious culinary gems. Mouth-watering tenderloin au poivre is the way to go, served up on vinyl LP placemats.
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ZUU a.Z.d.Z
The city's hottest contemporary table honors the Slow Food tradition in an exotic atmosphere that highlights fresh produce from Amazonas and Pará. Chef Mara Alcamim, who trained in New York and Italy, is Brasília's chef du moment . Her grilled shrimp in apricot chutney served alongside Brie risotto is cause for genuflecting.
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