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London’s Top 10 Brazilian Restaurants

London used to treat Brazilian food as a one-note spectacle: skewers, sirloin, and the slow collapse of your waistband. But the city’s Brazilian restaurant scene has grown up. It is still gloriously carnivorous in places, yes, but it is also regional, subtle, celebratory and full of dishes that deserve more than a passing glance between rounds of picanha. Think coconut-rich moqueca, dense black-bean feijoada, fried cassava, cheese breads, Bahian snacks and proper boteco cooking. In other words: much more than meat with theatre.

Here are ten of the best Brazilian restaurants in London right now, from Michelin-starred Bethnal Green to homespun West End canteens and lively north-west London botecos.

1. Da Terra, Bethnal Green

At the polished end of the spectrum sits Da Terra, a restaurant that has done more than perhaps anywhere else in Britain to push Brazilian influence into fine dining’s upper reaches. Chef Rafael Cagali, Brazilian-Italian by background, threads Brazilian ingredients and references through an ambitious tasting menu in the Town Hall Hotel. This is not a place for a quick bowl of beans and rice; it is a place for elegance, precision and a reminder that Brazilian cuisine belongs in the world’s most serious food conversations.

Address: Da Terra, 8 Patriot Square, London E2 9NF

2. Kaipiras by Barraco, Kilburn

If Da Terra is Brazil in eveningwear, Kaipiras by Barraco is Brazil with the top button undone. Time Out recently named it the best Brazilian restaurant in London, praising its boteco spirit — the casual, sociable, beer-friendly style of neighbourhood bar that is woven into Brazilian life. Expect deeply comforting dishes, lively energy and the kind of food that insists you stay longer than planned. This is one of the closest things London has to a proper Rio corner bar, only with better weather indoors. Not surprising then that it’s a particular favourite of London’s large Brazilian community.

Address: 10 Kingsgate Place, London NW6 4TA

3. Cantinho Mineiro, Brixton

Cantinho Mineiro has built its reputation on exactly the sort of food that keeps a neighbourhood place alive: hearty, affordable, unpretentious and made with conviction. Time Out singled it out as the best spot for a cheap, excellent lunch, and that feels right. This is where you go for feijoada that arrives with seriousness, for rice and beans that taste like staples rather than filler, and for the simple pleasure of a place that knows precisely what it is.

Address: Cantino Miniero, 1287–1289 London Road, London SW16 4BE

4. Tia Maria, Vauxhall

Tia Maria has long been one of the city’s Brazilian institutions: part restaurant, part bar, part social hub. It is a place where food and nightlife lean into each other a little, and where the atmosphere matters almost as much as the plate. Critics have praised its feijoada and salt cod fritters, and its reputation has endured because it offers more than dinner; it offers a whole evening with a pulse.

Address: 126 South Lambeth Road, London SW8 1RB

5. Fine Cut Steakhouse, Elephant & Castle

For those who want the full rodízio experience — the skewers, the carved meats, the slow loss of tactical judgment — Fine Cut Steakhouse is one of London’s best-known addresses. Time Out named it the city’s best place for steak, and that tells you most of what you need to know. This is excess by design, Brazilian barbecue as event dining, and one for the committed carnivore rather than the hesitant grazer.

Address: Fine Cut Steakhouse, 46 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6DR

6. Fogo de Chão, Soho

Fogo de Chão delivers another polished version of the churrasco tradition, with tableside service and an emphasis on Brazilian grilled meats carved in front of you. It is central, theatrical and designed for appetite. The Soho location makes it ideal for a big pre-theatre or post-work dinner if your idea of moderation is mostly theoretical.

Address: Fogo de Chão, 47 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 6LA

7. Made in Brasil, Camden

Made in Brasil has been bringing beach-bar energy to Camden for years. It is lively, casual and designed for sociability: cocktails, grilled meats, brunches and a sense that a bad day can be corrected with enough lime and cachaça. The food is broad rather than rarefied, but that is part of the appeal. Not every meal needs to be profound; some just need to be fun and arrive with cassava chips.

Address: Made in Brasil, 12 Inverness Street, London NW1 7HJ

8. Fazenda, Bishopsgate

Fazenda is a slicker, more corporate-facing expression of the churrasco model, but no less enjoyable for that. In the City, where appetite and dealmaking often travel together, Fazenda offers continuous tableside service and a menu built around the traditions of southern Brazilian grilling. It is the kind of place where lunch can drift into a meat-fuelled strategic error, and no one seems especially upset about it.

Address: 100 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG

9. Frigideira, Kensal Rise

Frigideira is a neighbourhood favourite with a loyal following and a focus on warmth, familiarity and Brazilian comfort. The restaurant says it has been serving Brazilian food since 2018, and its appeal lies in that unfussy confidence: steaks, snacks, generous plates and an atmosphere that feels lived-in rather than staged. A good local Brazilian restaurant has a gravitational pull. This is one of them.

Address: Frigideira, 37 Chamberlayne Road, London NW10 3NB

10. Maroto

Maroto Restaurant offers a dynamic up-market dining experience in lively spot just off Oxford Street. Creative Brazilian-European fusion cuisine, with beautiful bold presentation.

Address: Maroto, 4 Vere Street, London W1G 0DH

What makes London’s Brazilian food scene interesting now is range. You can still eat until your internal organs begin writing formal complaints, of course. But you can also find regional cooking, delicate high-end interpretation, family-style stews and tucked-away canteens that feel a world away from the chain-restaurant version of South America. The scene has become more confident, more specific and more itself. Which, in restaurant terms, is usually when things get good.

There is one caveat: some smaller venues’ address and web details can shift, so it is worth checking directly before heading out. Even the best dinner plans can be undone by old internet breadcrumbs — London’s least romantic side dish.