Eat like a local when going to Rio

Tasca do Edgar, in the corner of Rua Alice (Alice street) and Rua Mario Portela (Mario Portela street), in the neighborhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, is one of the most delightful places to go and to experience "how to be a carioca".

Do not expect waiters able to speak English. All you can expect is to go to a place not usually spotted in the tourist guides that can offer an atmosphere of what real Rio de Janeiro is all about.

The Portuguese entrepreneur José Luis Ribeiro (better known as Juca) also owns "Bar do Serafim", just across the street and "Adega do Juca" (Juca's Cellar) that is situated nearby, at Gago Coutinho street. His commitment is to offer real good food in an informal environment where families and friends can meet to eat.

The menu is full of Brazilian dishes for you to choose. The samosas - filled with carne-seca (dried meat), shrimp, crab, siri (a soft-shell crab) or cheese - or the codfish croquettes are a great choice to start. Then order a seafood special or try the Brazilian feijoada (typical pork and black beans stew). Ask for a caipirinha or a chopp (draft beer) to drink. If you find enough room for dessert, do not hesitate to ask for one of the marvelous Portuguese yolk-based dessert specials: Pastel de Belém, Toucinho do Céu, Pastel de Santa Clara. They have a big glass window at the counter where you can see the sweets before ordering. Just stand up, have a look, order and wait for the divine dish to come to your table.

And, in these Brazilian summer months, if you go on Saturday, you will have a bonus: in front of Tasca do Edgar, every Saturday before Carnival the rehersals of "Volta, Alice" Carnival Band take place at 5 pm. The parade is scheduled for February 27, at 5pm.

info:
Tasca do Edgar
Rua Mário Portela, 16 - Loja A
Phone: 2558.9447/ 2558.5582
Opens Tue-Sun from 10am. till the last client
Major credit card accepted
No valet parking.

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