Botafogo Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro Middle Eastern Restaurants

Arab Middle Eastern Restaurant

The Arab Restaurant offers fine Middle Eastern cuisine on a wonderful waterfront patio. During lunch, they offer a "kilo" buffet and dinner is a la carte. Favorite dishes include grilled lamb kabobs, ...more »

  • Location: Copacabana
  • Type: Middle Eastern
  • Tel: +55 (21) 2235-6698

Arab da Lagoa Restaurant

You will find this outdoor restaurant on the Lagoa, featuring traditional Middle Eastern specialties such as tabbouleh, quibe, hummus, baba ghanoush, as well as flavorful thin-crust pizzas. ...more »

  • Location: Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas
  • Type: Middle Eastern
  • Tel: +55 (21) 2540 0747

Amir Arabic Restaurant

The Amir Restaurant is the result of the owner's passion for Lebanese cuisine. Dishes include kibes, sfihas and other "dishes of the day", such as rice with lamb and stuffed eggplant. ...more »

  • Location: Copacabana
  • Type: Middle Eastern
  • Tel: +55 (21) 2275 5596

Al Khayam Bar and Restaurant

Great Arab Restaurant featuring a popular Happy Hour with performances by belly dancers, live Arabic music and guitar playing singers. Named after Persian poet, Omar Al Khayam, the restaurant also fea ...more »

  • Location: Centro
  • Type: Middle Eastern
  • Tel: +55 (21) 2252-6261

Our Local Experts say:

Middle Eastern cuisine, or described elsewhere as, Persian-Mediterranean cuisine is a food style rich in history and flavor. Although Rio is not packed with these restaurants, the few that are here are excellent.

Arab influences dominate in Rio with the choices as diverse as Lebanese favorites, special Middle Eastern pizza and bountiful 'per kilo' buffets. The Arab dishes feature lamb, tabbouleh salads and baba ghanoush with traditional servings of hummus, olives, pitas, honey, sesame seeds, dates and chickpeas.

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