Bars in Rio de Janeiro; all the best informationList of Bars in Rio de Janeiro Ipanema To top of this pageBotequim Informal Open: Everyday from 12h Comments: Popular boteco just by the Park N.S de Paz, the crowd mingles with the line to the posh nightclub Baronetti. Street vendors make sure that cheap beer and lethally unhealthy hotdogs is available. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-50R$ Address: R. Barão da Torre 348 map Phone: 2247-6712/2247-8854 Site: Botequim Informal Bar Devassa Open: Everyday from 17h Comments: Modern style boteco with chique crowd that sell beer of their own make, located on the corner of Farme de Amoedo. This type of bars in Rio is becoming increasingly more popular. Food: Contemporary Dresscode: Casual/Smart Casual How much money to bring?: 30R$-70R$ Address: R. Prudente de Moraes 416 map Phone: 2522-0627 Site: Devassa Conversa Fiada Open: Everyday from 12h Comments: A two storey place with a busy pool table upstairs. Just in front of Empório. Belongs to the new style of bars in rio, posher, a bit more western. Food: Contemporary Dresscode: Casual/Smart Casual How much money to bring?: 30R$-70R$ Address: R. Maria Quitéria 46 map Phone: 2247-8609 Site: Conversa Fiada A Casa da Lua Open: Tue-Sun 11h/2h Comments: GLS bar, sometimes live music, small with tables on the sidewalk. One of the few bars in Rio de Janeiro with a lesbian profile. Food: Contemporary Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 30R$-70R$ Address: R. Barão da Torre 240 map Phone: 3813-3972 Bofetada Open: Everyday from 8h Comments: A classic bar/restaurant, GLS mingles with families. One of the oldest bars in Rio de Janeiro inaugurated in the 1930´s. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-50R$ Address: R. Farme de Amoedo 87 map Phone: 2227-1675 Belmonte Open: Everyday 10h/3h Comments: Located at the square General Osório, a typical boteco, not so much atmosphere. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-50R$ Address: R. Teixeira de Melo 53 map Phone: 2267-9909 Site: Belmonte Fasano Hotel/Londra Open: Everyday Comments: This is the lobby lounge of the luxury hotel Fasano. It´s located on the beach avenue in Ipanema. DJ and live jazz. Perfect if you want to have a bit of the good life. Food: International Dresscode: Smart Casual How much money to bring?: Depends, but it´s not cheap Address: Av. Vieira Souto 80 map Phone: 3202-4000 Site: Fasano Hotels The Irish Pub Open: Mon 2h/2h Tue-Thu 11:30/2h Fri, Sat 11:30h/3h Sun 12h/2h Comments: Beer food and sports on TV. The owner is actually Irish and is a more relaxed option than Shenanigan´s. There are a few bars in Rio that gives you a feeling you could be anywhere in the world, this is one of them. Food: Pub food Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 30R$-70R$ Address: R. Jangadeiros 14a map Phone: 2513-3044 Site: The Irish Pub Empório Open: Everyday from 20h Comments: Rockbar with DJ and small dancefloor, big crowd on weekends. This place have been popular a long time and probably will continue to be, open until late on weekends when you also have some working girls there (because of the high gringo rate?). One of the more famous bars in Rio de Janeiro. Food: Snack food Dresscode: No How much money to bring?: 30R$-100R$ Address: R. Maria Quitéria 37 map Phone: 3813-2526 Expand Wine Bar Open: Mon-Sat 9h/00h Comments: If you want to drink some really good (and expensive) wine, this is the place.Food: Wine food Dresscode: Smart Casual How much money to bring?: 70R$-1000R$ Address: R. Barão da Torre 358 map Phone: 2523-2747 Bar Lagoa Open: Mon 18h/2h Tue-Sun 12h/2h Comments: Art Deco designed bar who opened it´s doors in the 1930´s, heavy German food is the speciality. Located on the lake, perfect for some sausage and potato salad in the early evening. Food: German Dresscode: Pants and Shoes How much money to bring?: 30R$-60R$ Address: Av. Epitácio Pessoa 1674 map Phone: 2287-1112/2523-1468 Site: Bar Lagoa Shenanigan´s Open: Mon-Fri 16h/2h Sat, Sun 14h/3h Comments: Irish pub, pooltable, darts, quiz night on Mondays with half price on steak, football games. A meeting spot for gringos and therefore lots of working girls. Some bars in Rio are genuinly exotic, this is not one of them. Food: Pub food Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 40R$-100R$ Address: R. Visconde de Pirajá 112 map Phone: 2267-5860 Site: Shenanigan´s Leblon/Gávea To top of this pageDevassa Open: Everyday from 16h Comments: Really nice modern style boteco with home brewed beer, two floors. Located on a really lush and green street. Food: Contemporary Dresscode: Casual/Smart Casual How much money to bring?: 30R$-70R$ Address: Av. General San Martin 1241, Leblon map Phone: 2540-6087 Site: Devassa Botequim Informal Open: Tue-Sun 18h/2h Comments: The first of the Informals. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-50R$ Address: R. Humberto de Campos 646, Leblon map Phone: 2259-6967 Site: Botequim Informal Bar d´Hotel Open: Mon-Wed, Sun 18h/1h, Thu-Sat 18h/2h Comments: A typical hotel bar located in Hotel Marina All Suítes. Posh. Of all the bars in Rio de Janeiro this one probably has the highest celebrity rate. Food: Contemporary snack food Dresscode: Smart Casual How much money to bring?: 40R$-100R$ Address: Av. Delfim Moreira 696, Leblon map Phone: 2540-4990 Bar da Praia Open: Mon-Thu, Sun 20h/00:30h Fri, Sat 18h/3h Comments: A beach styled bar where the rich young bohemia wannabes hang out. A DJ plays House (actually one of a few bars in Rio de Janeiro that play Dance music). Food: Contemporary snack food Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 30R$-80R$ Address: R. João Lira 5, Leblon map Phone: 2540-5212 Bracarense Open: Mon-Sat 7h/00h Sun 9h/22h Comments: Famous small boteco with reputedly good shrimp pastries, good for the afternoon after a sunny day. Good bars in Rio are like this, cold beer, loud conversations and good snack food. Food: Brazilian snack food Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-50R$ Address: R. José Linhares 85, Leblon map Phone: 2294-3549 Site: Bracarense 
Academia da Cachaça Open: Everyday 12h/2h Comments: Bar specialized in the local booze cachaça and the different fruit drinks caipifrutas and caipirinhas. Food: Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 30R$-60R$ Address: R. Conde Bernadotte 26, Leblon map Phone: 2239-1542 Site: Academia da Cachaça Pizzaria Guanabara Open: Everyday 24 hours Comments: A meeting spot for the wealthier young cariocas after clubbing. Food: Pizza Dresscode: No How much money to bring?: 20R$-40R$ Address: Av. Ataulfo de Paiva 1228, Leblon map Phone: 2294-0797 Site: Pizzaria Guanabara Cobal de Leblon Open: Comments: A number of bars and restaurant where you in an open atmosphere can mingle around. Many of the bars in Rio de Janeiro are clustered together like this. Food: Dresscode: Casual/Smart Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-40R$ Address: R. Gilberto Cardoso, Leblon map Phone: Hipódromo Open: Mon, Thu, Sun 9h/1h Fri, Sat 9h/3h Comments: The street party Baixo da Gávea circles around this place. Frequented mostly by university students. Food: Snackfood Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 10R$-30R$ Address: Praça Santos Dumont 108, Gávea map Phone: 2274-9720 Jardim Botánico/Lagoa To top of Bars in Rio de JaneiroDevassa Open: Everyday from 17h Comments: Food: Contemporary Dresscode: Casual/Smart Casual How much money to bring?: 30R$-70R$ Address: Av. Lineu de Paula Machado 696, Jardim Botánico map Phone: 2274-1513 Site: Devassa Caroline Café Open: Everyday from 11h Comments: The most famous boteco in this neighbourhood. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-50R$ Address: R. J.J. Seabra 10, Jardim Botânico map Phone: 2540-0705 Quiosques Open: Everyday from Midday Comments: Around the lake there are various so called quiosques where you can eat and drink. Some of them have live music everyday, most are located in front of the jockey club and they all close around midnight. It´s a perfect choice for a slow evening. Bars in Rio de Janeiro have many profiles and these are the most laidback. Food: Yes Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-60R$ Copacabana/Leme To top of this pageCervantes Open: Tue-Thu, Sun 12h/4h Fri, Sat 12h/5h30 Comments: The last stop on the way home from Lapa where you can quench your hunger with a heavy duty sandwich. Classic. The waiters look time warped from the thirties. My friend swears we saw Pete Townsend in there, I´m pretty sure it wasn´t him. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: No How much money to bring?: 20R$-40R$ Address: Av. Prado Júnior 335, Copacabana map Phone: 2275-6147 Lobby Bar Open: Everyday 8h/1h Comments: This lobby bar has a jazz quartet playing Tue-Sat 20h/23h but confirm since it´s not always on. Food: Dresscode: Smart Casual How much money to bring?: 30R$-70R$ Address: Hotel Pestana Rio Atlântica, Av. Atlântica 2964, Copacabana map Phone: 2548-6332 Open: Everyday 24 hours Comments: A meetingplace for GLS, on Sundays a transvestite show starting 21:30 and finishing 23:30. Food: No Dresscode: No How much money to bring?: 10R$-30R$ Address: Av. Atlantica in front of Copacabana Palace map Belmonte Open: Everyday 9h/3h Comments: One of the better, if not the best, boteco in Copacabana. Nice atmosphere, located on the corner of Rua Bolivar. Of all the bars in Rio few are in Copacabana so this is a hot tip if you live there. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-50R$ Address: R. Domingos Ferreira 242, Copacabana map Phone: 2255-9696/2255-0785 Site: Belmonte Bossanova Open: Mon-Sat 18h/2h Comments: Nice little bar right next to Informal on the corner of Barão da Ipanema. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-50R$ Address: R. Domingos Ferreira 215, Copacabana map Phone: 2549-7597 Botequim Informal Open: Everyday 24 hours Comments: Not one of the cheaper snack and juice bars in Rio, but the quality is always high and it is the last stop for many in the small hours. After the last reformation it unfortunately lost the original feel and turned into a restaurant. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-50R$ Address: Av. N S de Copacabana 1309, Copacabana map Phone: 2523-7895 Atlântico Open: Everyday 19h/4h Comments: A bar club with DJ playing music. Trendy with international feeling. Not touristy. You pay entrance. Food: Modern menu, cross over Dresscode: Smart casual How much money to bring?: 50R$-100R$ Address: Av. Atlântica 3880, Copacabana map Phone: 2513-2485 Copa Café Open: Mon-Thu, Sun 19h/1h Fri, Sat 19h/2h Comments: This is a more exclusive cocktail bar with for the category reasonable prices. Definitely separates itself from most other places in Copacabana, this type of place you are more likely to find over in Leblon. Food: Dresscode: Smart Casual How much money to bring?: 30R$-70R$ Address: Av. Atlântica 3056, Copacabana map Phone: 2235-2947/2255-5343 Roof Bar Open: Tue-Sat 10h/00h Sun, Mon 11h/23h Comments: The rooftop bar of Hotel Miramar, spectacular view. Food: Dresscode: Smart Casual How much money to bring?: 30R$-70R$ Address: Av. Atlântica 3668, Copacabana map Phone: 2525-0303 Mud Bug Open: Everyday 17h/2h Comments: Kind of an American sports bar. Food: American Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-50R$ Address: R. Paula Freitas 55, Copacabana map Phone: 2235-6847 Site: Mud Bug Xodó da Moça Open: Everyday 7h/00h Comments: A small simple but recommendable boteco. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-40R$ Address: R. Gustavo Sampaio 410, Leme map Phone: 2295-0674 Leme Light Open: Everyday from 6h Comments: Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-40R$ Address: R. Gustavo Sampaio 795, Leme map Phone: 2275-5498 Botafogo/Humaitá/Urca To top of this pageO Plebeu Open: Mon-Sat 8:30h/5h Sun 8:30/20h Comments: Nice old boteco in a old two storey house. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-40R$ Address: R. Capitão Salomão 50, Botafogo map Phone: 2286-0699 Bukowski Open: Thu-Sat 22h/5h Comments: Rock bar with dance floor and surrealistic theme. This is one of the bars in Rio where you have an alternative crowd. Food: Dresscode: No How much money to bring?: 20R$-50R$ Address: R. Álvaro Ramos 270, Botafogo map Phone: 3239-1663/2244-7303 Chega de Saudade Botequim Open: Mon-Sat 12h/1h Sun 12h/17h Comments: Some nights live music. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-40R$ Address: R. Dona Mariana 81, Botafogo map Phone: 2535-4572 Botecotaco Open: Everyday 24 hours Comments: 6 pool tables, jukebox. Food: Dresscode: No How much money to bring?: 10R$-30R$ Address: R. Humaitá 122, Botafogo map Phone: 2539-5109 Puebla Café Open: Tue-Sat 11:30h/3h Sun 19:30h/00h Comments: A bar/restaurant with a Mexican theme. Food: Mexican Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 30R$-50R$ Address: R. Voluntários da Pátria 448, Humaitá map Phone: 2286-5623 Bar e Restaurante Urca Open: Fri-Sat 6h/23h Sun 6h/19 Comments: A nice bar/restaurant with a good view of Baía de Guanabara (Guanabara Bay). Too few bars in Rio take advantage of the beauty of this city like here. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-50R$ Address: R. Cândido Gaffrée 205, Urca map Phone: 2295-8744 Site: Bar Urca Laranjeiras/Flamengo To top of this pageMercado São José Open: Tue-Thu 17h/1h Fri, Sat 17h/2:30h Sun 17h/00h Comments: In an old market building there are several small bars, GLS crowd. Food: Snack food Dresscode: No How much money to bring?: 20R$-40R$ Address: R. das Laranjeiras 154, Laranjeiras map Severyna Open: Everyday 11:30h/2h Comments: A restaurant with a meny from the Northeast and likewise decorated, some nights live music. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-50R$ Address: R. Ipiranga 54, Laranjeiras map Phone: 2556-9398 Site: Severyna Casa Rosa Open: Varies Comments: Sundays live samba starting at 17h. Has various shows, call to confirm. Food: Sometimes Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-50R$ Address: R. Alice 550, Laranjeiras map Phone: 8877-8804/9364-8011 Site: Casa Rosa Belmonte Open: Everyday 6h/3h Comments: This classic small boteco is the first of the Belmontes, more crowded than nice. This place became kind of a role model and copied by many other bars in Rio. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-50R$ Address: R. do Flamengo 300, Flamengo map Phone: 2552-3349 Site: Belmonte Picote Open: Mon-Sat 7h/1h Sun 10h/23h Comments: Chairs and tables on the sidewalk makes it a good place for a beer in the afternoon. Food: Snack food Dresscode: No How much money to bring?: 20R$-40R$ Address: R. Marquês de Abrantes 128, Flamengo map Phone: 2552-1799 Manoel & Juaquim Open: Tue-Sat 17h/3h Sun 12h/3h Comments: Nicely located at Largo Machado in a nice airy building. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-50R$ Address: R. Almirante Tamandaré 77, Flamengo map Phone: 2556-7488 Site: Manoel e Juaquim Catete/Glória To top of this pageBar do Getúlio Open: Everyday 9h/2h Comments: Traditional bar located in an area with nice old houses, close to the subway. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-40R$ Address: R. do Catete 146, Catete map Phone: 2285-2444 Santa Teresa To top of this pageBar do Mineiro Open: Tue-Sat from 11h Sun 11h/20h Comments: The classic hangout for the bohemians of Santa Teresa. Located close to Praça de Guimares. There are bars in Rio de Janeiro where you can feel the atmosphere, this is one of them. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-50R$ Address: R. Paschoal Carlos Magno 99 map Phone: 2221-9227 Bar do Arnaudo Open: Mon 12h/18h Tue-Fri 12h/23h Sat, Sun, Holidays 12h/20:30h Comments: More a restaurant than a bar, really good food from the Northeast, try the Carne de Sol com Aipim, large selection of Cachaça. In one of the many older houses in this neighbourhood. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 20R$-50R$ Address: R. Almirante Alexandrino 316 map Phone: 2210-0817 Centro/Lapa To top of this pageBar Luiz Open: Mon-Sat 11h/23h Comments: Perfect for a lunch in the city center, boosts with being one of the the oldest bars in Rio de Janeiro and where the tradition of drinking draft beer started in Rio. Food: German Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 25R$-50R$ Address: R. da Carioca 39, Centro map Phone: 2262-6900 Site: Bar Luiz 
Bar do Ernesto Open: Mon-Sat 11h/00h Comments: One of the older restaurant/bars in Rio, has live samba on Wed from 20h and on Fri from 22h. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 35R$-65R$ Address: Largo da Lapa 41, Lapa map Phone: 2509-6455 
Cachaçaria do Mangue Seco Open:Mon-Sat 11h/2h Comments: On the second floor is a live music club open Thu-Sat 22h/2h. Food: Brazilian Dresscode: Casual How much money to bring?: 35R$-65R$ Address: R. do Lavradio 23, Lapa map Phone: 3852-1947 Arco Iris Open: Everyday from 9h Comments: As the name suggests (Rainbow) this a place where people from all ages and tribes go. It´s not the cleanest of the bars in Rio de Janeiro but it´s always people there. Food: Snack food Dresscode: No How much money to bring?: 10R$-30R$ Address: Av. Mem de Sá 72, Lapa map Phone: 2253-8908 To top of this page Go from Bars in Rio de Janeiro to Home for www.gringo-rio.com
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