Chef Diego Melão brings Minas countryside cooking to the Beco das Sardinhas: carne de lata cooked slowly in lard, pig trotter, kaol and a wood-fired feijoada, with tables spilling onto the alley. Veja Rio placed it second for best boteco in 2025.
- Address
- Rua Miguel Couto 124-A, Centro (Beco das Sardinhas), Rio de Janeiro
- Hours
- Tue-Fri 11:00-22:00; Sat 11:00-18:00; Sun 11:00-17:00; closed Mon (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
- Best time to go
- Afternoon, Evening · About 1.5 h
- Price
- Carne de lata (pork) BRL 52, caramelised pig trotter with pão de fubá BRL 42, pudim BRL 15, cachaça shots BRL 6-25 (Veja Rio, 2026)
- Price level
- R$ R$
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Order the carne de lata (pernil or língua) and a dose of cachaça from the list of thirteen, or the house capiau (mate, lime and rum).
- Closed Mondays; weekends it closes in the late afternoon, so go for lunch.