The best restaurants Brasília

A high-quality and well reputed churrascaria. The servers dressed in trajes from Rio Grande do Sul, gaucho country, offer you 17 types of barbecue cooked meats only with large salt. In the central buffet there are many salad options and hot dishes. To accompany the meal you can take a chimarrão (maté), served at the table (included in the price). 

Traditional house specialized in the delicacies of Minas Gerais. Large buffet with will or a kilo.

A sophisticated and contemporary restaurant whose gastronomic basis is the typical Peruvian cuisine. Precisely prepared fish, duck leg with rice cooked in beer and of course different kinds of ceviches. The menu served at lunchtime during the week allows you to choose from the menu starter, main course and dessert. The pescado al azafrán, grilled fish with rocoto sauce, is one of the most popular dishes. A mix of desserts, Crocante de Banana or the Dulce Brasil, a maracuja cream with a cold mango soup. To know!

Here, the focus is on organic food. A mini-buffet of Brazilian cuisine, healthy and natural, served in a warm wooden décor. A large terrace with plenty of wooden tables surrounds the restaurant, inviting you to sample local specialties, soups and salads, as well as meat and fish dishes for non-vegetarians. There are also around twenty fruit cocktails and just a few desserts (we recommend the maracuja mousse). Best visited for lunch, as it's a bit empty in the evening. Vegan and gluten-free.

The name of Mangai restaurant will not be unknown to travellers who have been to the Nordeste. And for good reason! This small chain of restaurants was born in João Pessoa and has built up a solid reputation. It has managed to conquer Brasilia. Its "by the kilo" buffet offers good, rich and varied Nordeste cuisine. The great classics of Sertaneja cuisine are presented here in versions that are both tasty and original. The setting is spacious and the terrace with a view of the lake and the JK bridge is equipped with several hammocks.

Marietta's light sandwiches - known as "natural" - are the most traditional in Brasília. The house was inaugurated in 1982 and today has several branches in the city, proof of its success. The secret is the good ingredients and the original mixtures that fill the three slices of bread cut in a triangle. The ricotta rosette is a classic. Other more elaborate options in the ciabatta bread. You should also take one of the delicious fresh fruit juices. The apple, pineapple, lime and beetroot works very well!

The Melia Plaza's Norton Grill restaurant offers an excellent setting and impeccable service. The reduced map offers classic meat and fish dishes. Once a year, the restaurant organizes a gastronomic festival with a guest chef from elsewhere. In 2014, Argentina was the Guest of Honour. We only regret the relatively high prices.

A Lebanese delicatessen offering a variety of snacks and antipasti. Everything is on display in the refrigerated showcase, making it difficult to choose. If you're eating in, choose your table and place your order. Most dishes are bought by weight, and there are three sizes of ramekin to choose from, depending on your hunger; the small one is already very good for a tasting. Don't forget to order bread (for a fee). Esfiha and kebe are sold individually. Ideal for a light, fresh meal, this is a good Oriental restaurant. 4 restaurants in town.

The restaurant "A tribo" is one of the best restaurants for organic and balanced cuisine. A large terrace surrounds the buffet with vegetarian dishes, mostly raw, dehydrated or cooked at a maximum of 45 degrees. The greens and plants are organic, coming from the markets in the area. The South African-born chef offers about 20 salads in addition to the hot dishes. If you go there, you'll probably find banana puree, ginger tofu and other gourmet creations.

For the past 30 years, former baker Landi has been offering his hot dogs at the entrance to the 405 South Quadra on the residential side. For many regulars, they are the best hot dogs in the capital. His snack bar is one of the most famous in town, and not by chance. Every morning, the bread, finely grated potatoes and tomato sauce are prepared... Everything is homemade and with the same passion for 30 years! The welcome is also one of the strong points of the place. Here, you will certainly be well received and well served!

It's one of the latest additions to the Mangai group, which also offers other restaurants by the kilo in Brasilia. In a spacious (sometimes noisy), sophisticated design, combining concrete and glass, Nau offers a variety of fish and seafood dishes. The portions are delicious and can be eaten by several people. A la plancha, in sauce or au gratin, seafood is always tasty and the menu is extensive. For a good start, try the caipiroska de caja or caju, and for a sweet finish, try the cocada. On certain days, the menu costs R$69.

Brasilia was built largely by Nordestins. Many stayed, others moved to the Paranoá lagoon in search of a better life, and all felt a deep nostalgia for their home region. Since 1982, the Gibao Carne do Sol has reconstituted itself as a small corner of the Nordeste, with its typical Nordeste menu and old photos. For a good carne de sol with cassava, salad, beans... In short, a good Nordeste meal in the middle of the Parc da Cidade. Relaxed atmosphere and large terrace.

Opened by a young Brazilian, this "osteria" with its fancy decor and clientele fuses Brazilian cuisine with Italian inspiration. Superb cuts of meat, risottos and pasta plates. From pesto and tomato confit risotto to banana gnocchi and traditional pirarucu confitado. Admittedly, prices are a little more expensive than average, but the well-prepared cuisine and decor make it worthwhile. Also on the menu: quiches and soups at reasonable prices. Friendly service and gourmet desserts round off the experience.

The frame is quite simple and tables close to each other, but prices compensate. The traditional carne of soil and its mounts are prepared by family. Good option for a cheap lunch.

Dom Bosco pizza is an institution in the Brazilian capital. Only one option on the menu: tomato sauce and mozzarella, and yet the place is always full. The setting is very simple and you eat on the counter the slices of pizza that come out of the oven. Ask for a double, two slices with toppings on top of each other, it's the best way to enjoy Dom Bosco pizza, a classic in town! Very informal and very cheap since 1960. You must try this iconic place at least once

As its name indicates, the Mormai Surf Bar is a concept... necessarily unusual in Brasilia, where surfers are few. A restaurant, bar and shop on the shores of Lake Paranoa where you feel like you're at the beach. The atmosphere is relaxed, but rather preppy. At noon, we help ourselves to the central buffet: seafood salads, vegetables, seeds... In the afternoon, we come here to have an iced açai, prepared with banana and guarana syrup. The house also serves good sushi platters, but the prices are quite prohibitive.

Named after the man of Brasilia, Oscar Niemeyer, this restaurant could not help but be dressed in the finery of the place that houses it. Opened in 2009, this Italian-influenced establishment attracts attention not only for its refined contemporary cuisine, but also for its sleek surroundings and its location in the city's oldest (and one of its most chic) hotels, the Brasilia Palace Hotel, designed by Niemeyer. View of the gardens and Lake Paranoa. Perhaps one of the best seafood risottos in the city.