Bona Ventura

Urca · Rio de Janeiro

Bar Urca

Local cuisineLocals' pick

Founded in 1939 and run by the third generation of the Gomes family, this bar faces Guanabara Bay with Sugarloaf and Corcovado in view. Downstairs is the counter, upstairs a small restaurant of Portuguese and Brazilian dishes; on weekends cariocas take their snacks to the mureta (sea wall) across the street.

Address
Rua Cândido Gaffrée 205, Urca, Rio de Janeiro
Hours
Mon-Sat 09:00-23:00; Sun 09:00-22:00 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
Best time to go
Afternoon, Evening · About 1.5 h
Price
Pastéis BRL 13 each, shrimp empada BRL 16, chope 300 ml BRL 12, caipirinha BRL 23; upstairs camarão na moranga for 2-3 BRL 285 (Veja Rio, 2026)
Price level
R$ R$

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Good to know

  • Buy pastéis or a shrimp empada and a chope at the counter and eat sitting on the mureta at sunset, as locals do.
  • For a meal go upstairs: fried sardines are the old house fame, camarão na moranga feeds two or three.

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