Galitos GRILL Ipanema — Restaurant in Região Geográfica Imediata do Rio de Janeiro

This was intentionally my first stop! We didn’t get to our apartment in Ipanema until roughly 10pm BST. After we dropped our bags, we ran down the block to a closing Galitos, they were wiping things down and putting the chairs away. We told them we just arrived from America and had been dreaming about the food. So, to our delight, they prepared us a large feast to-go. If you are a Brazilian food beginner, someone who has never had Brazilian food or has limited experience with it– this is the perfect place to begin. Solid! Legit! My recommended meal (and what I ate every time i ate there): Galito ao molho picante forte (a whole chicken with spicy sauce– its really not spicy at all), Arroz com Brocolis (rice with broccoli shreds– it looks like green rice), Feijao (black beans- get one per person) and Farofa com Bacon (toasted coarse ground tapioca flour– trust me it is delicious on your beans). There are so many great things on the menu, but this is a...

Just amazing Food AGAIN here in Rio🇧🇷 even better than the last restaurant. Ordered grilled chicken and picanha Wich came, of course, with rice and fries like EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE SHOULD!! the beans where amazing too. Couldn't decide which was better, the chicken or that beautiful beef on the hot stone. The beef was sizzling when it came to the table it was truly fresh from the grill. It came medium rare but continued to cook on the hot stone so you can decide how done you like your meat. Come here and try yourself. Just beautiful to eat this well on the...

I came here for lunch and for dinner and we loved every time! We ordered the galeto (mild), a side of the black beans and a side of rice. We ordered a salad that to my surprise was more expensive than the chicken. Chicken was around R$25, salad was R$33 (lettuce, onions, shredded beets, 2 small pieces of hearts of palm and tomato). Too expensive. Everything was DELICIOUS! Portions are good, but if you're hungry you won't have leftovers. Down side: they don't accept...