WHERE TO EAT - Brazil - page 404

CAMPO GRANDE (Mato Grosso do Sul) Fogo Caipira

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Rua José Antonio 145, JD Piracicaba Tel [phone]
This is the best restaurant in the city for regional food, which is served in generous portions. The menu is meat-
and fish- oriented and includes surubim (catfish) with tomato and banana, caiman and manioc moqueca soup,
and huge filets of beef. À la carte dishes can take up to 30 minutes to prepare.
CHAPADA DOS GUIMARÃES (Mato Grosso) Morro dos Ventos

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Estrada para Campo Verde, Chacara Morro dos Ventos Tel [phone]
The food in this little restaurant, which is hidden away in a private condominium, is very standard Brazilian fare
mainly comprising meats, beans, and rice. But the views out over the cliffs at the edge of the Chapada to the
interminable plains of Mato Grosso are spectacular and well worth a visit. An entrance fee is charged.
CORUMBÁ (Mato Grosso do Sul) Avalom

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Rua Frei Mariano 499 Tel [phone]
A bustling restaurant bar popular with Corumbá's growing young middle class, Avalom is especially lively after
9pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Draught beer, river fish, pasta, and wood-fired pizzas are served to a busy crowd.
There is occasional live music on weekends.
CUIABÁ (Mato Grosso) Al Manzul

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Av Arquimedes Pereira Lima, Antiga Estrada do Moinho, Cachoeira das Garças Tel [phone]
Cuiabá has one of the largest communities of ethnic Lebanese and Syrians in Latin America, and this is their
favorite restaurant, serving some of the best Arabic food in the country. Dishes include an excellent mezze with
falafel , baba ghanoush and stuffed vine leaves, and good couscous and tagine.

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CURITIBA (Paraná) Kawiarnia Krakowiak

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Travessa Wellinton de Oliveira Vianna 40 Tel [phone]
Located by the entrance to the Bosque João Paulo II and its Museu Polonês on the Linha de Turismo bus route,
this rustic Polish café offers authentic savory dishes and an excellent selection of cakes, making it a popular
place for afternoon tea.
CURITIBA (Paraná) Estrela da Terra

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Rua Jaime Reis 176, Largo do São Francisco Tel [phone]
On offer is a lunchtime buffet of typical dishes from the state of Paraná, including barreado (see p339) , a coastal
specialty, and rice, beans, pork, and charque or jerked beef, the traditional food of cattle drivers, as well as dishes
representing the state's various immigrant communties.
CURITIBA (Paraná) Schwarzwald (Bar do Alemão)

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Rua Claudino dos Santos 63, Largo da Ordem Tel [phone]
Located in the historic center, this perpetually crowded bar and restaurant is equally popular for the range and
quality of its beers as for its German food. Sausages and other pork dishes are the mainstays, but the roast duck
is also excellent.
CURITIBA (Paraná) Carolla Pizza

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Alameda Dom Pedro II 24, Batel Tel [phone]
Baked in wood-fired ovens in front of diners, the pizzas here are excellent, made with top-quality ingredients such
as buffalo mozzarella. Along with pizza, there's a varied choice of salads, pasta, and risotto dishes. A very pleasant
and informal atmosphere.
CURITIBA (Paraná) Durski

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Rua Jaime Reis 254, Largo do São Francisco Tel [phone]
Located in a tastefully renovated late 19th-century building in the historic center, the Durski is the best place in
Curitiba to sample Polish and Ukrainian dishes. All the standard dishes are served, such as borscht, pierogi , or
dumplings, and smoked meats and fish. The food is good and attractively presented, and the service is pleasant.
CURITIBA (Paraná) Barolo Trattoria

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Av Silva Jardim 2487 Água Verde Tel [phone]
An excellent Italian restaurant, Barolo Trattoria is not afraid to occasionally introduce a few Brazilian ingredients
such as heart of palm into its recipes. Meat dishes dominate the menu but vegetarians will find plenty of salads
and fine pasta dishes to choose from.
CURITIBA (Paraná) Boulevard

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Rua Voluntários da Pátra 539 Tel [phone]
One of Curitiba's best restaurants, Boulevard serves French dishes with Italian accents aimed at Brazilian tastes.
The beef dishes in particular are superb. It boasts an outstanding wine list. Formal yet light, airy and with a
comfortable environment, Boulevard has consistently been rated as one of the city's top ten places to eat.

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