Location: Cabo Frio
Top Restaurants in Cabo Frio
Where to Eat in Cabo Frio: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Cabo Frio (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkabu ˈfɾi.u], Cold Cape) is a Brazilian municipality in Rio de Janeiro state, founded by the Portuguese on November 13, 1615.
Things to do in Cabo Frio
1. La Gondole
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 517 reviews
Reviewed By TheTravman - San Francisco, California
We had a wonderful meal at La Gondole. We were seated pretty quickly and ordered great wine at the suggestion of our waiter. All of the food was excellent but especially the Chef's Seafood Platter, served on a cast iron skillet. The Chef came out to greet us and tell us his story (He's Swiss). I'd recommend this place to anybody looking for a great meal in a cozy atmosphere in Cabo Frio.
2. Picolino
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 382 reviews
Reviewed By Ian R - Vancouver, Canada
This restaurant was recommended by the concierge at our hotel, and was suggested as a local favourite. The staff did not speak any conversational English, and that is probably a good thing.
The location is next to the water, and if you are there during the day and are able to get a table on the balcony you should do so. Our dishes were both seafood. The food was very good, although perhaps the seafood was slightly overdone. The service was courteous and efforts were made to accommodate our broken Portuguese.
The costs were slightly higher than some of the other locals, but I would still recommend this restaurant.
3. Restaurante Galapagos
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 480 reviews
Reviewed By Texirican - San Juan, Puerto Rico
I was out with a new friend from Cabo Frio and we happened upon this restaurant. Quite a find !! I had seen it in TripAdvisor so wanted to at least look at menu....from there we entered and spent the evening. Brasilian dishes very reasonably priced with ample portions and vey tasty. Service was excellent for Brasil....I'm always impressed by attentiveness at some restaurants but it's "hit and miss"....here it was a "hit"....Decor and ambiance were cozy and inviting....we had a back terraza almost to ourselves. Nice and reasonable wine selections. Highly recommend Galapagos!!
4. Appetito Bistro
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 255 reviews
Reviewed By Hotchilepepper - Santiago, Chile
It was a pleasant surprise to discover this well appointed restaurant in a working class neighborhood of Cabo Frio , Sao Cristovao. We didn´t really discover it, to tell the truth, but were invited by local friends who shared this well kept secret. It is clean, cheerful and well decorated, with an open grill towards the back. It was hard to find an empty table. Our friends recommended we order Filet recheado com Brie, or Sirloin Stuffed with Brie Cheese, and Fetuccine a la Crema com Camarao, or Fettuccine with Cream and Shrimp sauce. The good sized portions had a delicate blend of flavors and we enthusiastically shared samples. We ordered a Chilean wine from a choice of products from several countries since, in our extremely biased opinion, Chilean wine is always a good pick! Service , by our similing waiter Carlos, was fast and courteous, both in Spanish and Portuguese. The total tab, with wine and soft drinks, was around 200R for four people. Not cheap but definitely worth it.
5. Babbo Giovanni
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 492 reviews
Reviewed By 7727 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ
I arrived a few minures before my colleagues and received a warm and educated welcome from sommerlier and head waiter Renato. He explained the menus and showed me the three menus (wines, pastas and pizzas). We ordered three different small (broto) pizzas and gthe offered my non-Portugues speaking colleague and English version menu. The options were thin or thick crust pizzas and all of us went with the thin crust versions. They were excellent and were washed down by very cold Budweiser and Stella Artois beers. The only problem (which was not the restaurant's problem) was the idiot in the building next door that was hammering down a brick wall at 20:00!
I recommend this restaurant. The prices are very reasonable.
6. Ze da Picanha
Overall Ratings
4 based on 949 reviews
Reviewed By 31gs1979 - Rome, Italy
loved this restaurant. we stopped here only because it was the busiest of the all lot of restaurants in the same road. we got bahia's cooked prawns and we loved it. portions were big. we later realized that thehouse specialty is steak (or picanha how they call it), as we saw almost everyone ordering it. From the look and the smell, it looked so good. reason why we will have to go back here again at our next available opportunity.
7. O Suisso
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 243 reviews
Reviewed By Ricardo R - Ribeirao Preto, SP
Achei bem aquém do esperado diante da média das avaliações anteriores.
O atendimento é muito confuso, num espaço claramente insuficiente para a demanda da casa. Talvez seja por conta da temporada de veraneio, mas é preciso fazer verdadeira ginástica para arranjar acomodação e fazer os pedidos, sempre no pequeno balcão (não atendem nas mesas).
Fomos antes das 19h (fecha às 20h), e já não tinha mais quase nenhuma opção de salgado. Gostaria de fugir dos folhados com “catupiry” (em razão dos relatos anteriores sobre este pormenor), mas não teve jeito. Achei o salgado normal, nada surpreendente. De fato, como relatado por muitos anteriormente, o “catupiry” deixa a desejar.
Experimentei também uma torta de nozes com Chantilly, e gostei. Estava leve e não muito doce. Minha esposa e meu filho, entretanto, experimentaram outras tortas e as acharam muito doces.
Em razão da precariedade do espaço, eu só voltaria se o sabor fosse absurdamente diferenciado, o que não constatei. Estava com várias outras pessoas, e a impressão de todos foi a mesma.
8. Padaria Rosa de Saron
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 177 reviews
Reviewed By duttywine - Jamaica
A no nonsense place to have great Brazilian bread, sweets and all other yummy things ! Priced to enjoy !
9. Restaurante Galeto Do Ze
Overall Ratings
4 based on 390 reviews
Reviewed By Trevor G - Armacao dos Buzios, RJ
Galeto do Ze on the Boulevard Canal in Cabo Frio is a simple no-frills restaurant where good honest local food is served with a smile. It also has a great view of the harbour and passing scene.
Sit outside for the best view.
Try the Galeto a moda do Ze with an extra portion of beans along with a glass or two of cold chop (draught beer) and soak up the friendly local atmosphere.
10. Restaurante Torres Gemeas
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 254 reviews
restaurant twin towers is a familiar place, perfect also for business lunches, a great option at night as it sits inside the Mall of Pero, where weekends have live music. The restaurant has a varied menu of meat, fish, poultry, pizzas, and snacks to accompany escondidinhos one draft beer brahma, well chilled.
Reviewed By Bruno S
Me and my girlfrien went to this restaurant ranked #3 on cabo frio's trip advisor rank(out of 1000+), we got kind of surprised, the local looks quite familiar, the server was very kind and we asked for his sugestion: we got a churrasco misto.... OMG it was amazing. We were a couple and we asked for a single serve, it was more than enought for booth of us... Highly recomend this restaurant
