Restaurants in Brasilia

Best restaurant in town: Alice. Also, best French restaurant in Brasilia, and the chef, Alice Mesquita, was elected chef of the year 2005. Check out menu and prices here.
Address: SHIN, Qi 11, conjunto 9, casa 17, Lago Norte, 3368-1099 and 3577-4333 (45 seats).
Opening hours: Wed - Sat: 8pm-0am. All credit cards accepted. Established in 1996.

Best Italian restaurant: Trattoria da Rosario.
Address: SHIS QI 17, bloco H, loja 215, Lago Sul, Fashion Park, 3248-1672 (60 seats).
Opening hours: Tue - Thu: noon-3pm and 7pm-0am; Fri and Sat: noon-4pm and 7pm-1am; Sun: noon-5pm.
To have a seat on Saturday dinner, Veja recommends to book one week in advance.
All credit cards accepted. Established in 2003.

Best Japanese restaurant: Kosui.
In 2005, this restaurant won the title for the fourth year in a row.
Address: SCES, trecho 4, lote 1B, Academia de Tênis, 3316-6900 (100 seats).
Opening hours: Tue - Sun: noon-3pm and 7pm-0am.
All credit cards accepted. Established in 1999.

Best fish and seafood: Bargaço.
This restaurant has branches in Salvador, Recife, São Paulo and João Pessoa.
Address 1: SCLS 405, bloco D, loja 36, 3443-8729 (200 seats).
Address 2: SHIS, Ql 10, Pontão do Lago Sul, 364-6090 (150 seats).
Opening hours: Mon - Thu: noon-0am; Fri and Sat: noon-1am; Sun: noon-11pm
Credit cards: Visa and Mastercard. Established in 2000.

Best meat and barbecue: Porcão.
This restaurant has branches in several Brazilian cities and one in Miami, USA.
Cuts of meat are served in the rodizio system: waiters keep going about serving customers, who eat as much as they can.
Address: SCES, trecho 02, conjunto 35, parte restaurante 3, 3223-2002 (900 seats).
Opening hours: Mon - Sun: 11:30am-1am. All Credit Cards accepted. Established in 2001.

Best pizza: Pizzaria Baco.
Two branches, one in the North Wing and other in the South Wing. Both with delivery service.
Address 1: SCLN 309, bloco A, loja 30, 3274-8600 (110 seats).
Address 2: SCLS 408, bloco C, loja 30, 3244-2292 (120 seats).
Opening hours: Mon- Sun: 6pm-1am.
All credit cards accepted. Established in 1999.

Best feijoada: Piantella.
Also elected the best diversified food restaurant in Brasilia.
This restaurant is one of the favorites amongst politicians in Brasilia. There is a table for reserved meetings in the adega.
Feijoada is one of the most typical Brazilian dishes.
Address: SCLS 202, bloco A, loja 34, 3224-9408 (90 seats).
Opening hours: Mon - Sat: noon-3pm and 7pm-1m; Sun: noon-4pm.
All credit cards accepted. Established in 1976.

Best Chinese restaurant: Palace Long Xiang.
Address: SCES, trecho 4, lote 1B, Academia de Tênis, 3316-6368 (80 seats).
Opening hours: Tues - Sun: noon-3pm and 7pm-11:30pm.
Credit cards: Diners, Mastercard and Visa. Established in 2001.

Best Portuguese restaurant: Sagres.
Best Portuguese restaurant for the fourth year in a row. Run by Olga Soares, the Portuguese owner.
Address: SCLN 316, bloco E, loja 24/28, 3347-2234 (110 seats).
Opening hours: Tue - Sat: noon-0am; Sun: noon-6pm.
Credit cards: Diners, Visa and Mastercard. Established in 1995.

Best Spanish restaurant: La Torreta.
Best Spanish restaurant for the fourth year in a row. Serves 15 different recipes of paella.
Address: SCLS 402, bloco A, loja 9, 3321-2516 (100 seats).
Opening hours: Tue - Thu: noon-3pm and 7pm-0am; Fri - Sat: noon-3pm and 7pm-1am; Sun: noon-5pm.
All credit cards accepted. Established in 1999.

Best Natural Food restaurant: Oca da Tribo.
Decoration is all in wood, with pieces from indian tribes.
Address: SCES, trecho 2, next to Clube de Meditação Amigo, in front of Agepol, 3226-9880 (180 seats).
Opening hours: Sun - Mon : noon-3pm; Tue - Sat: noon-3pm and 7pm-0am.
Credit card: Visa. Established in 2004.

Best Contemporaneous cuisine: Universal Diner.
Address: SCLS 210, bloco B, loja 30, 3443-2089 (115 seats).
Opening hours: Mon - Thu: noon-3pm and 7pm-0am; Fri - Sat: noon-3pm and 7pm-2am; Sun: noon-4pm.
All credit cards accepted. Established in 1997.

Best Wine Selection: Dom Francisco.
The restaurant has four branches in Brasilia. The branch located in the Academia de Tênis has a cellar with 20,000 bottles of 900 different labels, with prices ranging from R$ 14 to R$ 14,000 (about US 6,000).
Address: SCES, trecho 4, conjunto 5, lote 1B, Academia de Tênis, 3316-6285 and 3316-6265 (170 seats).
Opening hours: Sun - Thu: 11:30am-0am; Fri - Sat: 11:30am-1pm.
All credit cards accepted. Established in 1988. Other restaurants are located at Asbac, Park Shopping and Patio Brasil.