Downtown Rio became, over the years, the stronghold of the old bohemian of Rio de Janeiro. It has re-invigorated in recent years and today boasts excellent bars and restaurants, dance venues and live music, as well as historical attractions. In addition, the hotel chain in downtown rio de janeiro is growing more and more in quality. Rede Rio Hotels has prepared some tips for bars in downtown Rio de Janeiro:
Downtown Bars – Tips:
Casa Paladino
Casa Paladino is one of the bars in downtown that can conserve the facilities and leave the environment exactly the same as the day of its inauguration in 1906. The antique glassware that displays the goods sold at the counter: wines, cachaças, vodkas and olive oils, stand out in the bar for its conservation and variety. The traditional dish of the house is the must-see triple sandwich on french bread. It is stuffed with egg, ham and cheese. In addition to being able to choose other options of fillings like canopy, salami, mortadella or any other option of the house.
São Thiago Warehouse
Many people know it as Bar do Gomez, which came from the great-nephew of the founder of the bar in 1919. With old objects and furniture, it can make anyone travel in time. This is one of the bars in downtown that likes to keep the tradition of the environment, with sandwiches and snacks as a highlight in the menu. The traditional dish of the house is pork ribs, well-seasoned and stewed. The menu of drinks has some imported beers like the Argentine Quilmes, the Uruguayan Norteña and the Belgian Leffe. The cachaça menu is also very varied with over one hundred options.
Casa Villarino
Inaugurated as a whiskey shop in 1953, the house stands out today among bars in downtown for presenting itself as a mixture of bar and delicatessen. It has in one of its walls a photographic panel with its illustrious clients, all bohemians and intellectuals, like Di Cavalcanti, Pancetti, Ary Barroso and Vinicius de Moraes. It was there, in fact, that Tom Jobim and Vinicius were presented, in 1956, by the journalist Lúcio Rangel. The menu gathers traditional dishes like cod to Gomes de Sá. There are also strip-tasting options such as filet-mignon appetizer.
Bar Brasil
Opened in 1907, located in Lapa, it’s one of the oldest bars in downtown. The bar was given its current name at the end of World War II. Formerly he was called Bar Zepellin, having as owners a group of Austrians. In 1967, this group passed the bar to the Spanish Jose Riveira, who maintained the menu with foods typical of German cuisine. Drawn from a serpentine with more than 100 years of history, the cold chopp is also a trademark. For your convenience, the bar is close to the hotels in lapa rio de janeiro.
Bar Luiz
Founded in 1887 and pioneer in serving chopp among the bars in downtown. The art deco environment remains practically the same as that of 1927, when the house was installed in Rua da Carioca, located in downtown of the city. The foundation was in another address, in the year 1887. Bar Luiz offers typical dishes like Kassler (smoked rib) and Eisbein (pork knee), both with potato salad or sauerkraut. The menu also offers a variety of drinks such as caipirinhas of various fruits, liqueurs and assorted chopps.
Rede Rio Hotels:
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