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Best Cafés in Rio de Janeiro (2026)

Rio's café culture mixes history with a newer wave of bakeries. Confeitaria Colombo, founded in 1894 on Rua Gonçalves Dias in the centre, is the grand classic, with Antwerp mirrors, carved furniture and a stained-glass skylight, and it also has a branch inside the Copacabana Fort.

In the South Zone, breakfast and brunch are a serious affair. Empório Jardim in Jardim Botânico serves breakfast all day and does not take reservations, Plage Café sits beside the pool in the courtyard of the Parque Lage mansion, and La Bicyclette, a French-style bakery, is a meeting point for cyclists heading to the Vista Chinesa. The Slow Bakery in Botafogo, named the city's best bread in 2026, bakes naturally fermented sourdough, while Talho Capixaba in Leblon is known for its breads and generous breakfast boards. Many cafés combine a bakery and a deli, so they are also good places to pick up bread and pastries for a picnic or a beach day.

6 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Rio de Janeiro

  1. Confeitaria Colombo Historic café and tea room, CentroA Belle Époque café founded in 1894, with Antwerp mirrors, carved furniture and a stained-glass skylight above its upstairs tea room.
  2. Plage Café Courtyard café, Jardim BotânicoThe café in the courtyard of the Parque Lage mansion, serving breakfast, brunch and lunch at tables beside the old pool beneath Corcovado.
  3. Empório Jardim Bakery and all-day breakfast café, Jardim BotânicoA Jardim Botânico bakery-café opened in 2014 on a quiet cul-de-sac, serving breakfast all day and named Rio's best brunch spot in 2026.

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2. Plage Café

Courtyard café$$Jardim Botânico

The café in the courtyard of the Parque Lage mansion, serving breakfast, brunch and lunch at tables beside the old pool beneath Corcovado.

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3. Empório Jardim

Bakery and all-day breakfast café$$Jardim Botânico

A Jardim Botânico bakery-café opened in 2014 on a quiet cul-de-sac, serving breakfast all day and named Rio's best brunch spot in 2026.

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6. La Bicyclette

French bakery and bistro$$Jardim Botânico

A French-style bakery, grocery and bistro in Jardim Botânico, open since 2010 and a meeting point for cyclists heading up to the Vista Chinesa.

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