Gringo Café

Home sweet home! Rio de Janeiro is a great place with so many things to do, but I was getting tired of eating seafood every day during my trip. When we found this place, I was super ecstatic. I mean. eggs, pancakes, and toast… count me in! The food is definitely on point and certainly reminds me of how Americans brunch.

Tried this place because the name sounded too good to pass up.
Despite the name — it was actually a great breakfast. Lots of egg and omelet options. Really friendly staff, they even offered to give us suggestions of places to go visit.
I recommend it if you want some good gringo breakfast in rio

Food is amazing! Must try omelets and fruit salads! Great customer service. Everything is very fresh and very clean. Very affordable as well. Strongly recommend to eat here. Ask for Daniel! Visiting from the USA and he went above and beyond helping us with local activities to do for our stay. Hospitality level was extremely high!

O nome diz tudo, tem café da manhã e preço de gringo, se você quiser comer waffle ou torradas francesas pode ser uma opção do contrário se for optar por um pão na chapa ou um misto e tomar um café, tem opções melhores. Eu pedi um misto e um achocolatado, demorou, veio só meio copo de achocolatado e o preço saiu no mínimo o dobro de outras padarias da região. Nota 6.

I liked my pancakes, eggs and bacon. It kind of reminded me of breakfast back in America. The waiters were really friendly and knew how to speak English. Service with a big smile =D

We loved this place for a good olé American breakfast! Things are slightly different (sausage) but everything was DELICIOUS. We cleaned our plates & service was among the top since we’ve been here! Daniel was awesome. Definitely a lot of Americans dinning here.

Gringo Café was a pleasant surprise to an afternoon lunch. We showed up just before noon and the American diner was already in full action. All the indoor/​outdoor tables were taken and guests were enjoying their share of waffles and pancakes and omelets — not to mention flutes of mimosas.
Brazilians and tourists alike seem to flock to this café and on weekends, it’s not odd to end up on the waiting list. For brunch or lunch, it’s spot on and the service is impressive. I even think the staff speaks English, which is generally rare.
Whether you’re looking for a turkey burger (which I had and loved), a Cesar salad, vegetarian chili (another great pick), hash browns, biscuits and other beloved American staples, you can count on Gringo Café to satisfy your cravings.

Daniel is by far the best waiter ever! While staying in Ipanema, Gringo was my breakfast spot of choice. It’s on a great corner where you can people watch. The food is top notch, and the refillable mimosas («bottomless» in the states) are great. Tell Daniel I said hello! :)

Just finished a very heavy breakfast. If you want some quality American food here, this is the place to go. Service is fast, food is great and the owner Sam is super friendly. So glad to find this place. Oh, the by way, the pancakes are killer. Light, fluffy and tasty.

If you are tired of eating Brazilian food or just need a break, go to Gringo Café. It’s in a cute little trendy area of Ipanema. It does not taste exactly like USA, but it’s close enough. For me, I was satisfied. I came for breakfast and I would return to sample lunch or dinner. Coffee is super strong and bitter. Ask for milk STAT.

I was really craving an American breakfast and was slightly disappointed with Gringo Café. The hash browns were the most disappointing. They served a very small amount and had no flavor. The waffle was the closest taste of home. The décor on the other hand was very cute, it gave a diner feel. The staff was also very friendly.

Great place for breakfast and cocktails. This is all American breakfast which is great for some comfort food. The service is very good and they speak Spanish and English too… Btw free wifi!

Muito bom! Delícia de café da manhã americano. Vale a pena conhecer, pancakes e waffles deliciosos.

Good vibe and bfast! Perfect location… best spot in ipanema for a breakfast… American style!

Been here a few times, food is always good and so is the service. I recommend the American breakfast, eggs or waffles, are great. My kids love it!

Ambiente beeeem para gringo e uma delicia! Ideal para um Brunch de domingo com amigos, por isso, sugiro que vc faça uma reserva com antecedência como eu fiz, porque o lugar costuma ficar cheio aos domingos, principalmente. Tem opções bem variadas dentro do universo delicioso de opções de café da manhã americano, tanto pratos doces quanto pratos salgados. Para beber recomendo o suco e laranja e o café, que também é beeeem parecido com o americano… O que prato mais gostei foi o «EGGS BENEFIT» e recomendo porque veio perfeitamente no estilo gringo. com bastante bacon e ovo !!!

A good place to experience an American breakfast. I’m leaving 5 stars because everything was delivered as expected. The staff was friendly and were patient with me even though I don’t speak Portuguese. That made it difficult for everybody haha.

Estava passando próximo com um amigo «gringo» e pensamos, porque não?
O ambiente é agradável e bem cuidado, decoração simpática e o atendimento bem rápido.
O menu é interessante, é bem «americano».
Nós dois pedimos hambúrguer, que vieram bem rápido.
Eu pedi um BBQ Bacon Burguer (sem queijo).
Meu amigo foi com o cheeseburger «Gringo Size it» que é como dois cheeseburger juntos. É bem grande!
Os dois hambúrgueres estavam bons.
O problema é que pelo preço eles deveriam ser um pouco mais que bons para valer uma volta mais frequente =/

I come here sometimes on Saturdays and Sundays to cure a hangover.
Have had both lunch and breakfast plates and you can do yourself a favor by skipping over the lunch items. Burger was bland and the chili was neither spicy nor flavorful.
But breakfast is where it’s at — with one exception (we’ll come back to that). The hash browns, eggs, and bacon are exactly what you’d expect from a place in the U.S. and are really good. The French toast is amazing.
Two things:
1 — the sausage is not the same kind of breakfast sausage you’d find in the U.S. It’s the usual Brazilian linguiça. It’s not bad, but just so you know what you’re getting.
2 — eggs Benedict. What they are calling «eggs Benedict» is not accurate. It should have a poached egg and ham on an English muffin covered in hollandaise sauce. What you’ll get is a poached egg on top of bacon on top of a piece of toast, covered in a sauce. It also isn’t bad, but it’s not eggs Benedict. You can’t change ¾ of the recipe and call it the same thing. Simple fix here: change the name.

Se tem algo que eu sentia falta do Brasil nos EUA era a comida… eles tem mania de comer tudo gorduroso, pesado, artificial… mas pra uma coisa eu me rendia: os breakfast! Desses eu sinto saudades e ate onde eu sei era dificil achar algo parecido por aqui.
Uma boa surpresa ler sobre o Gringo Café no Unilocal (curiosidade aticada). Depois de ler varios reviews desse lugar, fiz a ideia mental de: caro pra quantidade de comida, mas se estiver na larica de «american food», vai fundo!
Bom, acho que essa descricao e’ bem boa mesmo.
O local e’ pequeno, mas bonitinho, com uma decoracao sutil, levemente baseada nos american dinner (aqueles de filme, classicos), mas com um toque um pouco mais despojado. Vi ate uma prateleira com uns livros de culinaria em um canto.
Pedi um eggs benedict, que vem dois ovos «poached» (que nao sei a traducao e nem como se faz rs) com bacon, torradas e molho hollandaise. O bacon e as torradas estavam MUITO bons, mas o ovo estava com a gema meio dura, e isso e’ um pecado num poached egg! O molho hollandaise (uma mistura de gema de ovo, manteiga e suco de limao) estava um pouco carregado demais no limao tambem. Pedi esse prato com um suco de laranja, e pelo menos nesse aspecto o Brasil da de 10 a 0 nos american dinner hehe
Outro ponto negativo, pra mim, e’ que normalmente nesses American Dinner nos EUA voce sai completamente estufado, pois os pratos sao grandes! Aqui e’ pequeno! E e’ caro! Esse prato saiu a bagatela de 34 reais…
Vou voltar pra experimentar outros pratos, mas s’o no proximo mes, pois achei o veredito de «bom, mas caro» perfeito. Eles tambem servem burgers e pratos de almoco.
Acho que e’ um lugar realmente feito pra gringo que ta com saudadinha de casa… ou pra um brasileiro na larica de american food.

Exactly what it’s name is — the hot spot for American food in Rio. At first, I wondered why some people in our group were so excited to come here but this was the closest to authentic American breakfast they were going to get without heading to the states (they were from Nigeria). Not going to lie, it was pretty legit. It was a nice reminder of home towards the end of our stay where up until now, all we’ve been eating was steak and rice. A tad pricey but you’re paying for the experience, right?

Very good place in Ipanema for breakfast, coffee or an American inspired meal. In addition they got free working wifi, which is a scarcity for cafés around here.

Fui la para uma noite de «American stand up comedy» organizada pelos donos, que foi muito divertida. O evento era de graça, com «tips encouraged». E sempre legal ver bares fazer um esforço a mais para trazer mais do que um simples lugar para consumir.
O lugar é simples, limpo e não tem muito espaço para sentar, mas os garçons colocaram umas mesas na calçada para garantir um espaço para todos, e o ambiante era um de improvisação descontraida.
A comida é do estilo «caseiro americano», e oferece brunch, burgers, wings, etc. O cardapio parece muito legal, e pensei que tinha achado o lugar para matar a ocasional saudade de comida e ambiante US.
Aproveitei para pedir uma margarita (R$ 18) e um petisco de spicy chicken wings (R$ 20). A margarita chegou extremamente fraca e com muito suco de limão, os wings eram 6 mini-​coxas de frango assadas no forno, muito secas, e nadando num molho spicy. Fiquei bem decepcionado pelo tamanho e qualidade da comida, mas eu voltarei para avaliar o brunch!

The food was ok. I felt that it wasnt value for money. Everything was quite expensive. I had a smoothie which cost $ 7US and the smoothie came out in a small cup– 3 of us were disappointed.
The venue is nice, the staff are friendly, wiz wifi was slow

The service here is terribly slow. Almost 30 minutes to get a coffee — after reminding them twice! And another 2 requests to get milk for the coffee. Came here because we were craving an American breakfast — but basic eggs and toast shouldn’t take that long to cook. Definitely not a $ sign as indicated either — the portions are too small for the price. This place is cute, but that’s about it.

For tourist only*
This place gets crowded with American and European tourist, flocking to have some decent food, after figuring out Brazilian food is really not all that great as they make it out to be. The service is horrible, menus take 10 mins to receive, coffee takes 20mins and yeap, you guessed it, the food 40 mins for two omelets and pancakes. Hashbrowns and toast were missing from our order, they said it will be on our way, but luckily for us, we learned not to really take brazil serious, and never actually received portions of our order. The food is par at best, But better than a lot of places in ipanema and copa. It’s definitely EXPENSIVE and not a $ as it’s listed. If you have ever been to NYC, think sarabeths prices, and any corner bodega quality. Best of luck gringos!

Good American comfort food. We love champagne brunch and that’s exactly what we had! Tuna melt was very good! Pancake n eggs were good & my friend had the French toast and sausage. That was good. All in all 3 meals + 2 bottles of champagne 200 reals ($ 100). Satisfied my cravings! Thanks Sam!

Great spot to get reliably good food. I had been avoiding lettuce and greens that were likely to be rinsed in the local unfiltered water, so my chopped salad was just what I was craving.
Prices are slightly higher than some of the local spots, but for an easy and tasty meal, made quickly, it is well worth it.
It’s small, so you might have to wait for a table.
Service was friendly and this is a great spot to meet fellow travelers.
Enjoy!

Diner américain à la mode brésilienne: fauteuils en skaï et gros gâteaux en vitrine. Idéal pour un brunch ou une pause junk grâce à de délicieux pancakes, gaufres, burgers, cookies et carrot cakes. Tout est plutôt bon sauf la salade César sans intérêt. C’est la première fois que je trouve un vrai carrot cake au Brésil, rien que pour ça, ça vaut le coup !

Did you rage too hard in Lapa the night before and wake up too late for breakfast at your hostel in Botafogo? Are you a twenty (or thirty) something gringo/​gringa feeling a twinge of longing for being Stateside again? Well look no further… you have to come here. Right off the street in Ipanema, I feel like I’ve walked into a diner back home almost anywhere in the States. Try any of the all day brunch options: I had the country style with eggs over easy, sausage, and cinnamon French toast with maple syrup. Coffee, juice, and one hell of a mimosa. Better food than your typical Stateside diner, cuter staff, and… well, you’re in Rio, baby!

O Unilocal está informamdo que o estabelecimento está fechado (dia ²³⁄₀₂), mas a informação está incorreta! Está funcionando normalmente.
Tudo é delícia, atendimento bom e realmente muuuito gringo!
Minha sugestão é comer o waffle que é bem crocante por fora e macio por dentro, do jeito que eu amo!