Had the Brigadeiro which really took me back to my Brazil holiday a couple of months back. Overall a fun and casual atmosphere and authentic food. Only complaint was that the person who served me came across as a bit cold...usually I'd consider this nitpicking, but when it comes to Brazilian cuisine, having unfriendly people serve you is a bit counter-culture. The rest of the staff felt very warm and happy however!
If you don't have the time or the money to visit Brazil, a train trip to Town Hall station will provide the next best thing, Cafecito, a Brazilian cafe serving a mix of Anglo Australian and Brazilian food. Boasting more Brazilians per square metre than you can shake a stick at, Cafecito is an unpretentious eatery serving Brazilian classics such as feijoada. This is a nourishing black bean stew, which comes either with pork or as a vegetarian option. It is served with sides including rice, cassava flour and Chinese broccoli. Very tasty and I can see that it could be quite addictive if you ate it regularly. There are a number of other Brazilian dishes, including pao de queijo, puffy little cheese balls that I became more than a little obsessed with on a visit to Rio a few years back... A worthy stop on a Sydney round the world food tour.
Helen | Grab Your Fork
+4.5
You will have walked past Cafecito hundreds of times. This busy cafe in Town Hall Arcade looks like any other sandwich shop until you step in a little closer and notice the Brazilian flag on the ceiling. A handwritten menu behind the counter lists the usual sandwiches and salads, but buried on the far right is a listing of Brazilian options, most of it written in Portuguese. It can be a little daunting to unravel at first, but the Brazilian staff behind the counter and happy to translate, although it seems a shame that English translations aren't automatically provided for curious diners. There's a clear divide in the buzzing dining area - most of the Caucasian diners are happily tucking into salad rolls and ham and cheese sandwiches. The Brazilian ex-pats are easy to spot, digging into bowls of feijão black beans with gusto. Pão de queijo cheese bread $3 We were lucky to get the last of the pão de queijo cheese bread on our last visit. These popular street snacks are made using tap
feijoada... a stew of pork offcuts, chorizo, black beans, herbs and spices that gets cooked for hours until the fatty pork breaks down and the pot turns a kind of deep purpley black colour. It's almost like cassoulet, but somehow packed with more flavour.
After 2+ years far from home it was absolutely awesome having come here. Food is authentic, delicious and well priced. If you wanna try real Brazilian food go there and get yourself a Feijoada or Picanha.
Yum Yum Picanha!. I am still dreaming of the Picanha (steak) I ate here, but haven't been able to get back here as they only open for lunch. I had he Prato feito: Picanha with rice, black beans, rice, fried egg and fries, amazing. Having returned from Brasil a couple of weeks prior I was craving Picanha, this did not dissapoint. They also sell brazilian groceries.
Walked past and decided to try it for breakfast. Simple Poached eggs on toast and black coffee. Good service and the breakfast was good. The coffee was great - at last a coffee that was not bitter. I will visit Cafecito again.
Great place. Staff are friendly and very helpful. Food is always fresh and nice, with new things on the menu each week (Brazilian foods as well). Coffee is great.
The number of Brazilian students coming here made me think that this place is authentic. Most food here are salty, maybe that's because how the Brazilians like it. Prato Feito was on today's menu and that what I ordered, and Guarana Antarctica for the drink. It's grilled fish with rice, black beans, and fries. Our orders came 10 minutes later, but some of us got the wrong orders unfortunately, maybe because it was too busy.
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