A charming bistro with a focus on natural food, organic products, gluten free and vegan options. A place for culture, art and exchange of ideas; a community meeting place. Reported to have irregular opening hours, call ahead before visiting. NOTE: Maybe closed June 2024 - please send updates to HappyCow. Open Wed-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm, Sat-Sun 10:00am-6:00pm.
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Rua Gustavo Sampaio 323 Loja A, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 22010010
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35 Reviews
First Review by enRoute
_rocha____
Points +4724
Many Vegan Options Available - Edit
A long-established vegetarian restaurant in Rio. I think the dishes are really tasty. Although the restaurant is vegetarian, it usually offers many vegan options.
Read moreRestaurante vegetariano antigo e consagrado no Rio. Considero os pratos realmente muito saborosos. Apesar do restaurante ser vegetariano, normalmente oferece muitas opções veganas. #Veganuary
Updated from previous review on 2024-01-04
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RafaMello
Points +123
Pessoal, o restaurante fechou. - Edit
Apenas para ninguém ir atoa!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-10-13
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mateuspaul
Points +282
Local bonito e com cardápio variado e completo - Edit
Cardápio variado (para um café rápido a almoço completo) tudo delicioso. Local bonito e quase beira mar.
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cynicaloptimist
Points +1413
Cute spot with tasty food - Edit
Lots of vegan options, really enjoyed the moqueca. Feijoda was good too. Friendly service. Great place for lunch.
Read moreWent back on a Sunday - only brunch menu available and some specials available - the waiter read them out/showed pictures from his phone. Again very delicious food. I recommend going early as they seemed to run out of some of the drink options/not have them in the late afternoon.
Chocolate cake - for me it’s one of the best I tasted - fudgey yet light, not at all dry. Thorough recommend.
Updated from previous review on 2023-12-08
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Gecsubterra
Points +22
Nice easy cafe - Edit
Food and service was good. If they had more options for the mains would make this place great.
Read morePros: Location, Service, Food quality
Cons: Choices of meals
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Guto
Points +31
Lanches - Edit
Local e atendimento simpáticos; preços acima da média; para uma verdadeira refeição (almoço ou jantar), parece que os pratos deixam a desejar: um prato consiste apenas em uma trouxa de couve com shitake, sem acompanhamentos. Pedi uma moqueca de banana com arroz, e a quantidade foi mínima: talvez meia banana cortada em rodelas…
Read moreMelhor mesmo só para um lanche.
Pros: Localização , Ambiente, Atendimento
Cons: Preços , Quantidade servida
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eduardonasi
Points +1338
Ambiente gostoso e boa comida - Edit
Fomos para um almoço e fomos ficando, pedindo bolos e cafés. Acontece que o Gaia está bem situado numa esquina gostosa do Leme e serve uma comida bem saborosa.
Read moreA moqueca de banana da terra é uma explosão de sabores, e a feijoada tem um feijão bem consistente.
O Tuná – um bolo de banana, castanhas e melado – não é muito doce, então pode decepcionar quem espera uma sobremesa mais brasileira, mas é uma delícia.
O capuccino vegano é espumoso e muito saboroso.
Pros: Muitíssimas opções veganas, Usam arroz integral nas receitas
Cons: Alguns itens são um pouco caros
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Queensnbeans
Points +1542
Great! - Edit
Lovely decor, tasty food, reasonably priced. The staff is very friendly. Great experience!
Read morePros: Clearly labeled vegan options , Menu translated in English
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rodrigoazs
Points +2689
Very tasty - Edit
The food is very tasty and they also have nice juices.
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danishida
Points +162
Poucas opções veganas para almoço - Edit
Eu gosto desse restaurante. Costumava pedir um prato de legumes e tofu muito bom e tinha também um noque de batata baroa, ambos veganos. Voltei hoje e não tinha uma tartine com hommus de beterraba que eu também costumo comer de entrada ou quando vou lá para um lanche, acabei desistindo de almoçar. Basicamente ficaram com a opção de feijoada vegana e outros pratos que são praticamente salada para almoço vegano. Fiquei decepcionada. O restaurante vale atualmente mais para um café da manhã e lanche para quem é vegano. Para almoço eu não recomendaria.
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kyndvegan
Points +162
Great service and food - Edit
I really enjoyed the banana walnut cake with the coffee. The toast with smashed avo and tomato’s was delicious too. Would recommend going here as they have plenty of vegan options! 5/5
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-05-19
Pros: They spoke English which made us helpful!, They have wifi
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HenriqueMenarin
Points +99
Nice place and food - Edit
I had the gnocchi made from a Brazilian potato (baroa), well served. I think it could be a little more seasoned, but the combination was great overall.
Read morePros: Mostly vegan, Friendly staff
Cons: A little expensive but not that much
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mairaerlich
Points +29
excelente - Edit
muitas opções veganas. entradas, pratos, sobremesas, cerveja, café da manhã.. tudo excelente
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-04-21
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donadosite
Points +77
Very Brazilian - Edit
Great spot near the beach with very nice servers and delicious brazilian food. The feijoada is my favorite
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-02-20
Pros: lots of vegan options
Cons: a lil pricy
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lokalvegan
Points +1643
Nice vegan options with a good view - Edit
Good vegan options, good coffee, cozy place.
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gaiacafe
Points +22
maravilhoso! - Edit
lugar lindo, comida saborosa e café maravilhoso :)
Read morePros: muitas opções veganas, café especial
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Prajna
Points +5861
Good main dishes and chill place - Edit
The two vegan meals we had were good, especially the feijoada.
Read moreThe dessert was cold and hard. It turned out that the whole batch was bad and they hadn’t realized it. They didn’t charge us for it and the server was very apologetic.
The place had a nice chill atmosphere and service was attentive and kind.
Most dishes are vegetarian but the vegan options are good.
I’d go again.
Updated from previous review on 2021-05-20
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JúliaBortoli
Points +238
Incrível - Edit
Pratos bem elaborados e super saborosos! Indico muito e gostaria de voltar! Localização super boa!
Read moreCons: Pouco caro
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KrishnaCurry
Points +126
Decent - Edit
We came here in August of 2018. I remember that our food was bland- we had a pasta dishes. The menu had a lot of options.
Read morePros: Not too pricey
Cons: Bad service
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BlairShepard
Points +30
Perfect Lunch Spot - Edit
Vegan-leaning vegetarian spot at the north end of Copacabana beach. Food was fresh, delicious, and the service just right. Chill, modern atmosphere with a relaxed vibe and views of the beach.
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aboutJOE
Points +172
Nice Café and Restaurant near Copacabana - Edit
Very recommendable Café and Restaurant at Leme not far from the Copacabana beach!
Read moreThe Menue is just in Portuguese, but the helpful staff is patiently translating if necessary...
Pros: lovely decoration, many vegan options, very friendly and helpful stuff
Cons: unfortunately is the menue only in English
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jayjay2019
Points +20
Poor service and bland - Edit
I personally found the food here bland and tasteless. Service needs improving as well.
Read moreMuch better places in Rio for vegan food.
Pros: Good selection
Cons: Service, Taste , Price
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VaniaBriito
Points +240
Closing time is not what it is written in here or any other place - Edit
The food is ok, but the information that is available, either through this app or any other place like Facebook, is not correct.
Read moreSo it’s best that if you want to go there ALWAYS call first. It’s the third time I go there to find a surprise closing or opening time.
That’s not cool Gaia House.
Pros: Food is ok
Cons: Bad info about their opening nod closing time. , Not so friendly staff
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MeganLeDoare
Points +86
Great vibes and even better food - Edit
I had the Mushroom and bean burger and my friend had the falafel and pitta burger. It was delicious, it was well worth the money and there was a live band playing in the background
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lvself
Points +60
Best vegan food in Rio - Edit
Had excellent service, food was so tasty and fresh! Delicious desserts, great cocktails — partner said the vegetarian food was great too. No problems with English, as they have an english menu. Space is cute, very popular at lunch time. If you’re a vegan in Rio you’ve got to eat here!
Read morePros: All vegan options signed. Food is delicious!, Vegan desserts, inc ice cream., Pay card or cash
Cons: Doesn’t open until quite late in the day, bummer!
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NathW
Points +57
Friendly place. - Edit
Simple but delicious meals. Fresh juices. They now have an English menu, and that evening one of the waitresses spoke English too. Closes at 7PM on Sunday.
Read morePros: English menu, English spoken, Several vegan options, even as ‘today’s special’
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KarlieeeB
Points +200
:) - Edit
Delicious burgers, polite staff. We used google translate as they didn’t know English. Only open till 7pm on Saturday and Sunday not 10
Read morePros: Raw vegan cheese cake
Cons: An un mentioned 15% service charge
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