Rio's top-rated picks skew American burger and cake before anything Brazilian, with Refúgio Veg and Vegan Ti Burguer running the burger lane and Casa Hoba anchoring the cake side. Feijoada, stew, and tapioca crepe each hit 5 venues on signatures, and the real depth sits in the 10-deep Brazilian and Italian lineups with Vegano da Tijuca holding down the Brazilian anchor and Amir Restaurante as the Middle Eastern outlier pick.
Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength, and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.
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Must go · #6 Enjoy the best vegan croissants and pain au chocolat
Must go · #7 Try the carrot lox bagel and schoko-hazelnut croissant on weekends
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Must go · #12 Try the sweet cheddar burger with breaded melting cheddar cheese
Must go · #13 Try the aubergine nigiri for a fish-like vegan sushi experience
Dishes ranked by how well this city's plant-based venues make them, compared to the other 157 cities we track.
5 places worth stopping for feijoada
Enjoy the beautiful outdoor garden seating
Try the vegan feijoada, it's frequently praised as delicious and filling
Try the vegan feijoada, praised for rich flavor and creamy texture
Try the vegan feijoada for a traditional Brazilian experience
5 places worth stopping for stew
Try the feijoada and acarajé
Try the vegan feijoada for a flavorful experience
Try the feijoada vegana and vegan meatballs
Try the vegan feijoada for a traditional Brazilian experience
5 places worth stopping for tapioca crepe
Try the tapioca with hummus and tahini as a vegan cheese substitute
Try the hummus and greens tapioca wrap
Try the vegan tapioca with hummus and basil
Take advantage of the pay-by-weight system to control your meal size and price
spinach · Vegan Food Guide All 275 Rio De Janeiro venues on the map. Filter by what's open, save what you'd return for, get walking directions in two taps.
Completely plant-based kitchens. No swaps, no asking, no surprises.
Try the Zeca Tofu burger for a standout dish
Sample many flavors before choosing as variety changes daily
Try the feijoada, a vegan Brazilian specialty
Enjoy the best vegan croissants and pain au chocolat
Mainstream restaurants where the vegan side of the menu is treated seriously.
Try the falafel and vegetarian kibbeh
Try the pineapple fried rice and jackfruit patty
Try the feijoada vegan staple
Try the pad thai de legumes (vegetable pad thai).
Weekday fuel and weekend stretches.
Try the Zeca Tofu burger for a standout dish
Try the vegan feijoada for a traditional Brazilian experience
Try the falafel and vegetarian kibbeh
Sample many flavors before choosing as variety changes daily
The reason you planned the trip.
Ice cream, pastry, and the honest dessert case.
Enjoy the best vegan croissants and pain au chocolat
Sample many flavors before choosing as variety changes daily
Try the brigadeiro and lemon tart
Try the carrot lox bagel and schoko-hazelnut croissant on weekends
Quiet rooms, unhurried pace, under $$.
Wifi, outlets, no judgement for a 3-hour sit.
Try the jackfruit coxinha, a standout vegan savory snack
Try the tapioca with banana and cinnamon
Try the vegan feijoada, a standout dish made without processed vegan meat
Try the vegan cookie pie (Brookie) for a perfect coffee pairing
Busy rooms with tables big enough for eight.
Try the Maré tofu seafood burger
Try the Zeca Tofu burger for a standout dish
Try the sweet cheddar burger with breaded melting cheddar cheese
Try the vegan pizza and Twix dessert
Enjoy the beautiful outdoor garden seating
Try the feijoada vegan staple
Take advantage of the pay-by-weight system to control your meal size and price
Try the jackfruit coxinha, a standout vegan savory snack
Try the cashew cheese and homemade garlic sauce
Try the vegan feijoada for a flavorful experience
Try the pineapple fried rice and jackfruit patty
Try the vegan feijoada, it's frequently praised as delicious and filling
Cities where the feijoada signature also earns a spot in the top essentials — pack a weekend around one.
Yes — Rio De Janeiro has 275 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Refúgio Veg, Casa Hoba, Amir Restaurante. Spinach ranks them daily on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
Rio De Janeiro scores 33.6/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 37 vegan-friendly venues and 42 high-quality restaurants out of 275 analyzed.
Rio De Janeiro has 33 fully vegan restaurants and 14 vegetarian restaurants. 37 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
Rio De Janeiro's top signature dishes for vegans are feijoada, stew, tapioca crepe, and the city also does burger and cake well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.
The vegan scene in Rio De Janeiro leans Brazilian, Italian. Brazilian is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.
Refúgio Veg is ranked #1 in Rio De Janeiro by the Spinach Essentials algorithm, which weights rating, signature dish performance, and reviewer praise. See all 15 Essentials for the full ranking.
Spinach ranks vegan venues using the same algorithm the mobile app runs: a composite of Google Maps rating, the Spinach Rating (Wilson-confidence scored), dish-quality Wilson scores from extracted review signals, and city-specific signature dish strength. Essentials add a tier weighting; category lists add their own mood/occasion weights. No pay-to-play.
The ranking refreshes daily from Supabase. The last refresh is stamped at the top of this page. Venue data comes from Google Maps, HappyCow, and Spinach's own review-analysis pipeline.
