Restaurant Options on Gigóia Island - Barra da Tijuca

Marcelo Alvim Marvim Click
May 23
4 min read

Updated: Sep 24

Restaurants on the edge of the lagoon on Gigóia Island, Barra da Tijuca .

The Barra da Tijuca neighborhood has several restaurant options with a variety of specialties. We know that Barra is a tourist neighborhood that receives thousands of people every month and many do not know that in Jardim Oceânico there are great gastronomic options, on a paradisiacal island called Ilha da Gigóia .

Rest assured that those who have been there will come back. In addition to the many restaurants facing the lake , many of them have live music , DJs, and other attractions in this beautiful setting with the most charming sunset in Rio de Janeiro!

What are the best restaurants on Gigóia Island?

The truth is, we have many restaurants here in the Tijuca Lagoon archipelago, which is made up of 10 islands. Besides Gigoia Island, we also have restaurants on other islands. We even have the Gastronomic Hub, a canal lined with restaurants overlooking the lagoon between Primeira and Gigóia Islands, as well as restaurants on the promenades inland.

For those looking for a restaurant by the lagoon in the so-called Gastronomic Hub, we have several restaurant options, and Salomé Al Mare is a great one with many positive reviews from customers, especially regarding its seafood dishes, although they offer a varied menu, as do most of the restaurants in the area.

You can learn more about Salomé Al Mare HERE

Inland, for example, on Gigóia Island's Main Avenue, we have Franguitos Gigóia. Besides offering food, they offer participatory musical entertainment with karaoke. Locals and tourists can enjoy singing and enjoying the restaurant's dishes and appetizers, always accompanied by cold beer and drinks. This is a lively alternative for those who want to sing along or even for those who love crispy chicken in delicious panko breading, as well as all the other menu options.

You can learn more about Franguitos Gigóia HERE

One of the most popular is Kauai Gatsrolounge, a place with an incredible vibe. You can spend the day enjoying the restaurant and the events at the restaurant, located on Ipê Island, next to Gigóia Island in Barra da Tijuca. Enjoy the restaurant's delicacies, have a drink at the events, and enjoy the beautiful scenery surrounded by nature. It offers a varied menu, with specialties, appetizers, fish and seafood, meat dishes, and other delicacies. The restaurant is only open on holidays and weekends.

To learn more or make a reservation, visit the restaurant's website HERE.

Another Gigóia Island venture that's quickly gaining popularity is Briza da Gigóia. It's full of personality, with fun decor and typical Northeastern dishes, and is located at the island's main entrance, always lively and bustling with live music. It serves special dishes like baião de dois, carne de sol (sun-dried meat), moqueca (fish stew), shrimp bobó (bobó de camarão), fish, and special entrees Monday through Friday.

To learn more or make a reservation, visit the restaurant's website HERE.

A gastronomic, musical, and relaxing option for Bossa Nova lovers is the Quintal da Bossa restaurant, which serves a wonderful and unique barbecue cooked over charcoal grills on the archipelago's islands, with live Bossa Nova melodies right on the promenade of Gigóia Island. You can find more details HERE.

Other popular restaurants are scattered throughout the archipelago's 10 islands, each with their own specialties. This gastronomic hub in Barra da Tijuca is well worth exploring in this incredible setting.

Undoubtedly, one of the biggest attractions of Gigóia Island, after nature, is the restaurants and all the cuisine on the island. You can find more details on our website other article on the Blog.

With delicacies made by locals and sold in small spaces or on their doorsteps, residents from different parts of Brazil, who currently reside on the island, make this delicious mix of flavors.

Many of these restaurants have rustic or beachy decor and have become tourist attractions created especially for visitors to take striking photos for social media as a form of organic marketing. They have sculptures, paintings, swings and decorations on the arrival deck of the restaurants facing the lagoon.

Regarding the average prices and comparing with restaurants outside the island in Barra da Tijuca , we found a great cost-benefit for you to enjoy great cuisine!

Amazing travel packages with affordable prices and added tourist values from the boat trip on arrival, walk with a guide through the interior of Gigóia Island, getting to know the local culture , until the busy nights with various events that take place in these spaces .