4 Best Restaurants in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Café Cultural

$ | Centro

Within the same building as the Tourist Information Office of Praça Tiradentes, Café Cultural is the perfect place to rest a bit and enjoy a cold drink and a quick bite. Quiches, little appetizers, and cakes are served, and the extensive beer list includes local gems such as the Backer beer. Ambient music and comfortable sofas allow you to sit back and watch the world pass by the café's large windows. A small bookstore and a collection of teas and local craft items are also available for purchase.

Cantina do Marinho

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This well-respected restaurant specializes in comida mineira. Diners' favorites include pork steak with tutu and pork tenderloin with feijão tropeiro (a dish of beans, cooked eggs, and toasted cassava flour). You can order à la carte from the menu or head over to the self-service buffet.

Brazilian Lunch Dinner $
Rua Direita 113, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, 39100–000, Brazil
038-3531–1686
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Rate Includes: No dinner Sun., Credit cards accepted

Tempero da Angela

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This self-service restaurant is highly sought after by travelers who come to the village of Bichinho to shop for craft items. Patrons serve themselves from a wood fire inside the simple kitchen and the food is authentically mineiran: the fixed-price, all-you-can-eat buffet features dishes such as frango com quiabo (chicken and okra), collard greens, and slow-cooked beef stews. On weekends, arrive early to avoid long waiting times. The card machines are known to fail, so bring cash.
Brazilian Lunch $ Buffet
Rua Deputado José Bonifácio 64, Tiradentes, Minas Gerais, Brazil
032-3353–7010
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Rate Includes: No dinner

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Xodó

$ | Funcionários
A snack bar located right next to the Cultural Circuit Praça da Liberdade with more than 50 years of tradition, Xodó holds a place in many locals' hearts. The elaborate sandwiches and hamburgers are the main draws here. Try the x-gourmet, a mighty sandwich with prime steak, bacon, cheese, salad, mustard, and caramelized onion. You can order from a selection of delicious milk shakes. For dessert, go for the Italian-style ice cream, served with a variety of toppings with typically Brazilian flavors such as açaí berry.