Food di Buteco 2025: Check out the winner!

O Food di Buteco it is a renowned gastronomic contest that celebrates the cuisine of brazilian botecos, revealing the best of street food and typical snacks of local bars. Since its creation, the event aims to value the tradition of establishments that are the soul of national culture and cuisine.

During the contest, multi-city botecs compete, offering exclusive and creative recipes, often combining local ingredients with innovative techniques. The contest is divided into stages that include the selection of snacks, evaluated by a specialized jury and also by the popular vote.

Participants are challenged to create recipes based on a theme that not only please the palate, but also offer a memorable experience. The public votes on the snack, drink temperature, hygiene and service of the establishment. Jury and public have equal weights in the final vote.

In addition to the culinary competition, Food di Buteco promotes community involvement, stimulating local tourism and generating an atmosphere of celebration. With annual editions in several cities, Food di Buteco has consolidated as an essential event for those seeking to discover new flavors and support the local cuisine, keeping alive the tradition of botecos and the innovative spirit of brazilian cuisine.

This year, the best bars were chosen by region (capital, Niterói and Baixada Fluminense) and the winner of the contest edition was announced on the night of Tuesday (27).

The vote this year took place between April 11th and May 11th, when Rio de Janeiro's boats opened their doors to another great contest.

See the first places in each region:

Fluminense download:

Champion: Our Corner

Snack: Our Joy - Swine picanha baked and golden on the coal, sliced and wrapped in a cream of curd and corn. Everything is gratined with cheese and served with crispy chips.

Address: Rua Genuin Siqueira, 1395

Opening hours: Sunday, from 11h to 8h

Telephone: (21) 27520955

Social network: @nosocanto barrasque

Second place: Nonna Folder

Snack: Shrimp Kiss - Shrimp Cream stuck in the grated coconut. Served with a crispy pasta and special sauce.

Address: Avenida Brasil, 367 - S/N Complement

Opening hours: Tuesday: 18h - 23h h

Telephone: (21) 37434470

Social network: @pastadanonnadc

3rd place: Bar Cevina Lounge

Snack: Mother I'm on the screen - Buteco croquettes stuffed with ham, provolone cheese, leek, bacon, breaded in crispy flour and served with pineapple jam with pepper.

Address: Highway Washington Luiz, 2500

Opening hours: Monday, from 12h to 22h

Telephone: (21) 980999222

Social network: @cevinalounge

Niterói:

Champion: Pli on Board

Snack: Pli Tera e Mar - A cookie-based snack filled with a bacon cream with shrimp, finished with a delicious pineapple jam with mustard and minced nuts. Served with apple jam, cinnamon and pepper and a liqueur.

Address: Itaipu Beach, 21

Opening hours: Sunday, from 11h to 16h

Telephone: (21) 964960991

Social network: @plionboard

2nd place: Ancoras Itaipu

Snack: Treasures of the Sea - Fish cake with touch of palm, with octopus filling to the sauce, shrimp with bechamel sauce with cheese and moqueca reduction filling, accompanied by a mango chutney and pepper sauce.

Address: Itaipu Beach, 24 -

Opening hours: Sunday: 10:30 - 17:00

Telephone: (21) 977304506

Social network: @ancorasitaipu

3rd place: Palitus Bar

Snack: My Surprise is You - A mass in the form of memories of parties filled with a “surf turf”, which are proteins of the sea and the earth together. With vegetables, vegetables, shrimp, octopus, bacon and cheese.

Address: Avenida Carlos Ermelindo Marins, 501 -

Opening hours: Tuesday: 17h - 0h h

Telephone: (21) 968226618

Social network: @palitusbar

No Capital river, the 5 best boats of 2025 were:

Champion: Tonamata

Snack: Knowledge and flavors of a plural Brazil, a great tribute to the 25 years of Food Di Buteco on a trip through Brazil - 5 types of cookies, representing the regions of Brazil: North – duck cake with tucupi jam; Northeast – Baiana seafood muffin with pepper sauce; Central-West – two-bay dumpling with curd cheese; Southeast – Jiló dumpling with sausage with guava chutney; South – rice dumpling with smoked rib ragu.

Address: Estrada do Pacui, 880 - Loja

Opening hours: Sunday: 12h - 22h h

Telephone: (21) 966427031

Social network: @tonamatabigvarge

Second place: Vigal Bar

Snack: Piggy in the Cuxxxtela da Vaca - 3 creamy rib cakes, each stuffed with a type of cheese (gorgonzola, curd and mozzarella) empanadas in the greasy flour.

Address: Rua Lopo Saraiva, 179 - Blc 002 Lj I

Opening hours: Sunday: 11h - 18h h

Telephone: (21) 34959535

Social network: @vigalbar

3rd place: Extra Time Bar Gourmet

Snack: Swine Explosion - Roasted, skinless, onion-tempered, handmade sausage troux, stuffed with catupiry and mozzarella cheese, wrapped in thin slices of bacon.

Address: Rua Arcozelo, 60

Opening hours: Tuesday: 18h - 0h h

Telephone: (21) 999851785

Social network: ♪ time outside ♪

4th place: Luiz's kiosk

Snack: Guacarresmo - Fried bar Torresmo accompanied by guacamole.

Address: Rua Paramopama, 365 – Loja

Opening hours: Wednesday, from 18h to 0h

Telephone: (21) 981751053

Social network: @quiosquedoliz

5th place: Your Christopher

Snack: Heart di Buteco - Chicken heart in oyster sauce and pepper.

Address: São Cristóvão Street, 291 - Store A

Opening hours: Monday: 11h - 0h

Telephone: (21) 38605278

Social network: @sucristovario

Learn more: Food di Buteco 2025: Meet the 133 participants!