Restaurants in The South
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Famiglia Maran
This bakery and cafeteria has something for everyone. Sandwiches, pastas and filling hot dishes will sate your hunger, as will the irresistible soup buffet (R$7, from 6pm to 5:30am). You can enjoy the sidewalk seating during pleasant weather.
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El Capitão
This buzzy and friendly staple has a big terrace, well-poured chopp (beer), and a menu of pizza and other food.
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Restaurante Mar & Sol
Serves simple but tasty seafood dishes, including a tasty crab moqueca (Bahian fish stew cooked in a clay pot with dendê oil, coconut milk and spicy peppers). Wash it down with an ice-cold cerveja. For something lighter (snacks R$3 to R$10), go next door to Café Colméia ([tel] 3426 8029). Follow the path to Farol das Conchas.
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Churrascaria Roda de Carreta
This churrascaria (restaurant featuring meat) located near the Shopping Bourbon Ipiranga was founded by the local Center of Gaúcho Tradition (CTG) to celebrate gaúcho customs, from food and drink to song and dance. The huge buffet features 17 kinds of grilled meats and countless other hot and cold dishes.
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Galpão Crioulo
Considered one of the city’s best churrascaria for its extensive all-you-can-eat buffet and well-stocked wine cellar. The designated Mestre do Chimarrão (Chimarrão Master) means that this is an excellent place to sample that local specialty.
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Muffato
Want to eat where the locals eat? Trust us on this one. Inside a hideous hypermarket near the bus terminal is a place with little atmosphere but one that serves a very typical, very tasty and cheap Brazilian pay-by-weight (the food, not you) buffet.
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Famiglia Fadanelli
Everyone in Curitiba knows this Italian restaurant in Santa Felicidade. It’s best known for its Italian classics such as veal Parmigianino with homemade pasta, but the mile-long antipasto bar, featured most weekends, is a crowd-pleaser as well.
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Búfalo Branco
The best churrascaria (restaurant featuring barbecued meat) in town is known for its succulent meat and fine service. Arrive hungry to take full advantage of the endless rodízio (smorgasbord) of grilled beef and pork.
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Atelier das Massas
An artistic flair shines bright at this downtown joint, where the walls are crammed with original artwork and funky photographs. The menu is no less creative, with an irresistible antipasti buffet and delectable homemade pastas.
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Casa de Coimbra
Heavy wood doors open up to a cool, country casa, right in the heart of the city. The rustic interior, filled with folk art, is a perfect atmosphere to enjoy hearty, home-cooked Brazilian fare.
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Banca 40
This family-owned bakery and creamery serves up distinctive ice cream made from 50-year-old recipes. Try a scoop (R$3) of coco (coconut) or an exotic flavor like milho (corn).
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Recanto da Fortaleza
This breezy deck is an ideal place to indulge in a seafood feast or quench your thirst with a cold one after a day on the beach. Out back are a few simple rooms (per person R$40) for rent.
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O Padeira de Sevilha
‘The Breadmaker of Seville’ is considered one of the top 30 bakeries in all of Brazil, owing to its scrumptious artisanal loaves and tempting sweets served at a giant community table.
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Box 32
This historic bar and restaurant in the Mercado Municipal claims to be ‘the most democratic box in Brazil.’ Local celebrities come during happy hour for frothy beer and fresh seafood.
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Sabor Natural
Vegetarians will delight at this all-organic, meat-free, all-you-can-eat buffet that caters to the downtown lunch crowd. Enjoy limitless soups, salads and other animal-friendly fare.
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Chale da Praça XV
Housed in a pleasant, Victorian-style garden house and surrounded by a sprawling terrace, this Porto Alegre institution buzzes with activity starting at happy hour, around 6pm.
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Macarronada Italiana
The vast dining room and terrace are often crowded with families, feasting on pasta, pizza, seafood and grilled meats. The Italian fare is delicious, and wine flows freely.
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Olimpia Restaurante
This per-kilo restaurant is packed by noon, and for good reason. The well-stocked buffet is fresh and filling, and includes grilled meats, fresh vegetables and salads.
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Green Life
Most of the ingredients at this all-organic vegetarian restaurant come from the owners’ farm. The menu changes daily according to what’s fresh and what’s in season.
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Farm
This rustic place features large portions of Brazilian fare and a variety of pizzas. The food is tasty, but the real draw is the deck overlooking Praça Garibaldi.
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Sabor Brasil
Sandwiches and ice cream are the specialties at this tiny café. Baguettes stuffed with meats and cheeses make for a hearty lunch – perfect for a picnic.
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Yü
In a stylish brick-and-glass building, the big buffet features Asian fare, including sushi and sashimi, salads and hot Chinese and Japanese main dishes.
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Casarão
Housed in an old colonial building, this breezy place has a huge per-kilo lunch buffet and an á la carte menu in the evenings. Live music nightly.
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Café Cultura
This modern café in a renovated neocolonial building has healthy breakfasts, lunches and dinners, as well as wonderfully unhealthy desserts.
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Coelho Cantina e Galeteria
The noontime meal at Coelho is like a buffet, but they bring it to you. Save room for dessert, as you have your choice of 15 options!
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