World Coffee Day is celebrated this Thursday, April 14th! This Brazilian ingredient is part of our history and in fact has its importance. After all, Brazil is the world’s largest producer and exporter of coffee. Therefore, the grain can be used in recipes for cakes, sweets and even alcoholic drinks. Whether in the morning, after lunch, or at the end of the day, coffee is certainly always a good option. So, below we have listed suggestions for you to celebrate World Coffee Day in Rio and São Paulo! Furthermore, take the opportunity to read about the best bread in Rio at The Slow Bakery, and how our Easter Egg tasting was!
World Coffee Day
Rio de Janeiro
Basha
At the Lebanese and vegetarian Basha, in Copacabana, the highlight is Café Arabic (R$8). Also called Turkish coffee, it is served individually and prepared using classic methods, in a long-handled pot called an Ibrik. In it, extra-finely ground grains are added to be infused in boiling water. Therefore, in addition to being traditional, the grounds left in the cup are also part of Arabic culture for readings.
End: Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, 198 Loja A/B
Café ao Léu
The coffee shop in Copacabana has already been voted the best coffee in Rio by Veja Rio. There, we find micro roasters of specialty coffees. The 250g packages come from small Brazilian producers, such as Serra do Caparaó, in Espírito Santo. Barista Leo Gonçalves, owner of Café ao Léu, became one of these producers, and highlights his own coffee in the house. The menu contains all the details of the producer, the altitude at which they are located, the coffee process and the variety.
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Orders can be made via WhatsApp (21) 99886-9833. End: Rua Almirante Gonçalves, 50, Copacabana.
COA & CO
The Fairmont cafeteria, located on the ground floor of the hotel, offers great Brazilian coffee options, produced by local micro-producers. There are three different coffees from the Camocim farm, all organic and biodynamic. Camocim coffee, for example, is medium roasted and is extracted using both filtered and espresso methods. Café Moka, on the other hand, has notes of vanilla with a chocolate aroma and medium acidity.
Ed: Avenida Atlântica 4,240, Copacabana
Diva Festive and Affective Confectionery
Confectioner Diva Oliveira prepared an exclusive recipe for Coffee Day. The Coffee and Chocolate Cake (R$90 – 20 cm – 12 slices) is prepared with coffee and 50% cocoa chocolate. The topping is a creamy layer of chocolate with chocolate sprinkles. In other words, ideal to accompany that fresh coffee!
Telephone: (21) 97599-3489
Iron and Flour
At the pizzeria, coffee is present in both sweets and drinks. The Milk Shake Punch, for example, is made with Baileys, rum, coffee liqueur and chocolate syrup (R$30). In the dessert section, semi-sweet Bahian chocolate mousse with a touch of coffee (R$ 19).
End: Rua Arnaldo Quintela, 23 – Botafogo. Rua Dias Ferreira, 48 – Leblon
Mäska
To finish with mastery, the dessert section of Mäska’s menu features Pão de mel (R$ 35)! The honey cake has spice and coffee cream, tuile favo with gold chocolate and honey ice cream. An interesting combination indeed!
End: Rua Joana Angélica, 159 – Ipanema
Runt
How about banana with coffee? The sweet shop offers a cold drink with the grain. The Nanicoffee comes with espresso, milk, whipped dulce de leche and banana whipped cream (R$ 15).
End: Rua Dias Ferreira, 679 – Leblon. Av. Ayrton Senna, 5500 – Block 5 – Rooms 131 – Barra da Tijuca – delivery only.
Santa Teresa MGallery
Located in a historic coffee farm from 1850, the hotel in Santa Teresa certainly has dishes that highlight this very Brazilian ingredient. The Ovo Santa Teresa, for example, served at breakfast, has a slice of toasted brioche, caramelized onion, poached egg, a touch of coffee powder and sugarcane molasses caramel. The coffee Pannacotta is the new dessert from Chef Paulo Grobe, who runs Térèze. With a coffee with milk flavor, it comes with cornbread farofa, milk ice cream and coffee meringues.
End: R. Alm. Alexandrino, 660 – Santa Teresa
São Paulo
Canvas Bar & Restaurant
The Hilton São Paulo Morumbi has a program dedicated to chocolate for Easter, Chocolovers. Therefore, until the end of April, at the hotel bar, barman Rod Paixão will serve Chocochili, a cocktail prepared with espresso coffee, grappa, chocolate liqueur, vanilla syrup, Angostura Bitters Cocoa and spicy foam.
End: Avenida das Nações Unidas, 12.901, Torre Leste – Brooklin Novo.
Guillotine
The award-winning bar has the Hotel Martini drink on its menu, made with coffee, and created by bartender Spencer Amereno. It is made with vodka, peanut falernum, vodka infusion with selected coffee beans, C2 merlet liqueur and finished with cumaru cream (R$ 38). Certainly a good choice!
End: Rua Costa Carvalho, 84 – Pinheiros
Red Cofffee
The house, specializing in specialty coffees, has good coffee cocktail options, such as the Red Hat, which contains Bourbon, house espresso, cointreau, apple tea syrup and dry vermouth (R$34).
End: Rua Min. Roberto Cardoso Alves, 416 – Santo Amaro
Holy Grain
For World Coffee Day, the special coffee line has prepared a launch! Therefore, the Volcão microlot, from Sítio Santana, in Divinolândia, has fruity notes of star fruit and oranges. In fact, this coffee is produced in a region that is located in the caldera of a volcano, extinct 80 million years ago! Microlots can be found – in grain or freshly ground – in all units.
End: Rua Oscar Freire, 413 – Jardins. Rua Jerônimo da Veiga, 179 – Itaim Bibi
Stella Bar & Restaurant
In charge of the bar at the Canopy Jardins hotel, bartender Dida Teodoro prepares original and classic cocktails, such as the espresso martini (R$ 34). The drink is a mix of vodka, Kahlua coffee liqueur, a shot of Orfeu espresso and sugar syrup.
End: Rua Saint Hilarie, 40, Jardins
Tchocolath
The artisanal chocolate shop has a café space in the concept store in Vila Nova Conceição. Made with 100% Arabica beans, the coffees have controlled origin production, made sustainably by small producers. Therefore, highlights include the Espresso (R$ 7.50), Cappuccino Tchocolath (R$ 10.50) and the Espresso Polar (R$ 8.80), based on coffee brewed over ice with cold creamy milk.
End: Rua Antônio Afondo, 19 – Vila Nova Conceição
Orders: (11) 97652-3081 (Whatsapp)
By Duda Vetere.
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