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The home of gaúcho churrasco, with churrascarias and açougues. 13 steakhouses and 3 butchers and suppliers listed, updated 2026-10-04.
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Eat out
Steakhouse
Porto Alegre location of the NB Steak rodízio chain, founded in 1990, serving cuts such as the house Steak NB, Black Beef, vazio and smoked brisket in a tasting-menu…
Steakhouse
Second Porto Alegre branch of the NB Steak rodízio, with the same tasting-menu format of house cuts, vazio, costela and smoked brisket served continuously at the table.
Steakhouse
Founded in 1935 and billed as Brazil's first churrascaria, this Moinhos de Vento classic serves à la carte churrasco and its well-known filés, including a board of…
Steakhouse
Large Uruguayan-style parrilla in Petrópolis serving cuts such as entrecot and assado de tira cooked close to the embers, with Uruguayan desserts.
Steakhouse
Retro-styled Uruguayan parrilla opened in 2017 that quickly became a local favourite.
Steakhouse
Branch of a ten-year-old Porto Alegre parrilla group known for a modern, creative take on churrasco, including a 12-hour beef rib for up to five and its own Lote9 cuts.
Steakhouse
Uruguayan parrilla in Moinhos de Vento with premium lines of bife de chorizo, bife ancho, entraña and assado de tira, plus special cuts such as prime rib and lamb…
Steakhouse
One of Porto Alegre's most traditional churrascarias, open since 1969, with tables outdoors under the trees and cuts ordered à la carte.
Steakhouse
À la carte churrascaria and galeteria in the same Quarto Distrito building since 1967, known for its xixo skewer, chicken hearts, house mayonnaise salad and polenta.
Steakhouse
Classic, quick-service espeto corrido churrascaria in Cidade Baixa, an offshoot of the Princesa Isabel lineage, serving picanha, costela, maminha and vazio with polenta…
Steakhouse
Rodízio churrascaria with a wide salad and seafood buffet alongside its meat service.
Steakhouse
Bom Fim parrilla with a Río de la Plata feel, serving premium Uruguayan and Argentine-style cuts; entrecot and assado de tira are the most ordered.
Steakhouse
Lunch-only spot specialising in Gaúcho beef ribs roasted for many hours on a rotating grill, evoking traditional fogo de chão, with all-you-can-eat ribs and sides.
Cook at home
Butcher & supplier
Meat boutique billed as the first in the Porto Alegre area to sell dry-aged cuts, aged 30 and 60 days, along with Frigorífico Silva's Black Label Angus and Hereford…
Butcher & supplier
Neighbourhood butcher with a contemporary feel, known for churrasco cuts and less common meats such as wild boar and alligator; since September 2025 it also stocks…
Butcher & supplier
Meat boutique inside Shopping Iguatemi run by the Novo Hamburgo company A Carne do Rei, selling special cuts from its own inspected plant alongside wines, olive oils…
Local tips
At a rodízio, servers carve skewered cuts at the table until you turn your card to stop.
Picanha (rump cap) is the signature cut, grilled with its fat cap on.
Ask for "mal passado" for rare, "ao ponto" for medium and "bem passado" for well done.