Rio de Janeiro

Food Tour Rio de Janeiro

Food Tour Rio de Janeiro

Join the best Food Tour in Rio de Janeiro – Explore Brazilian Gastronomy and Music

Brazilian cuisine is a delicious blend of indigenous, African, and other immigrant influences. While most travelers are curious about the food, many people don’t know what to eat, where to find it, or even have enough time in the city to sample the varieties.

Our Food Tour in Rio de Janeiro is a vast mixture of flavors from different parts of Brazil, creating a symphony for the senses. It takes you on an unforgettable journey through flavors, samba, and the fascinating history of the food and places we will visit.

Date and Times

From Monday to Saturday

Meeting Point

Restaurant Tacacá do Norte Gourmet – Rua Barão do Flamengo 35 O – Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro

Tour duration

About 4 hours

Why join our Food Tour Rio de Janeiro?

What to expect:

  • You will taste about 10 samples of different foods from different parts of Brazil.
  • You will be with a group with whom you will share the samples, making it humanly possible for you to try everything.
  • Guides who are passionate about local cuisine. They will offer in-depth information about the foods, ingredients, and the history behind them, allowing you to appreciate the food in a different way.
  • Discovering new flavors of Brazil will make your travel experience much more enriching

Dishes details:

Tacacá do Norte Gourmet:

Original açaí (from the North)
Tacacá with or without shrimp
Guarana Jesus

Angu do Gomes:

Traditional or vegetarian Angu
Feijoada or fried cassava cake

Casa Porto:

Okra pie
Romeo and Juliet Pie
Doughless Ham Coxinha
Homemade cachaça with passion fruit

Da Pedra:

Fried pastry
Bar food

The menu may vary depending on the availability of food at the restaurants

Meeting Point

Restaurant Tacacá do Norte Gourmet - Rua Barão do Flamengo 35 O - Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro.

General Instructions

Pay attention: There are Tacacá do Norte Gourmet and Tacacá do Norte. We will be inside of Tacacá do Norte Gourmet (number 35 O).

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On the Food Tour Rio de Janeiro, discover the culture and history and see Rio de Janeiro from a much more enchanting perspective!

You have certainly heard many bad things about the Marvelous City, and you most likely encountered resistance from some family members, friends or acquaintances before deciding to embark on a journey to the Marvelous City.

Free Walker Tours’s mission on the Food Tour Rio de Janeiro is to break all the paradigms you’ve heard about the city and show you how rich Rio de Janeiro is in history, culture, gastronomy and economy!

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Join our Food Tour Rio de Janeiro!

On this tour, you will try some of the best typical dishes Brazil has to offer. Come prepared to taste and be enchanted by the diversity of Brazilian cuisine.

During your visit, you will have the opportunity to explore some of the best restaurants and bars in the authentic neighborhood known as Little Africa. Experience the rich diversity of Brazilian cuisine, from delicious tastings like the famous full-grain Açaí at the Tacacá Gourmet, featuring Amazonian cuisine, to the traditional restaurant Angu do Gomes, where you will taste foods with African influence and a transformation of the most Brazilian traditional dish: Feijoada.

Accompanying the flavors, you will be immersed in the most Brazilian rhythm: samba. Visit one of the most traditional “rodas de samba” in Rio, where some historians claim the first samba was played: Pedra do Sal. Around Pedra do Sal, we will taste four more samples and discover the most authentic bars. Our musical gastronomic tourism itinerary in Rio de Janeiro will provide a unique experience, combining everything that makes this place so special. We will take public transport (or Uber) to the second part of the tour at Little Africa.

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