Rio's 10 Best Butecos
"Cariocan food comes in three vastly different varieties. First there's the churrascaria, a pricey all-you-can-eat meat engorgement program. Then there's the option of 'fine dining' but this consists in the main of incredibly pricey and uniformly disappointing stabs at haute cuisine. Then there are buteco. Dingy, tucked into a tiny storefront, a simple counter with stools atop of which fat Brazilian men are perched, butecos frequently serve the best and cheapest food you'll find. Invariably fried and seafood heavy, you won't lose too many pounds eating at these places but what you lose in life expectancy, you more than make up with cultural authenticity." Gridskipper put together a guide to Rio's ten best butecos, each one with their own speciality.
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1 Comment:
Lia,
I live in Rio and I can say that the list is good. My favorites are the Jobi, Bracarense (where I had lunch yesterday) and Caneco Gelado do Mário where are the best codfish balls in Rio, but is not in Rio...is in a city nearby.
Paco Torras at 12:03PM on 03/23/07