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City Guide: Moinhos e Auxiliadora

if you’re looking for sophistication, you’ve found it!

Visit the most sophisticated area of the city! This part of the city is surrounded by sophistication, a wooded environment and restaurants for all tastes. Moinhos and Auxiliadora are an invitation for you to live your days in Porto Alegre with elegance. The best known attraction in this region is Moinhos de Vento Park – also known as Parcão. A space to do physical activities or rest. In the surroundings, Padre Chagas Street, Felix da Cunha Street and Dinarte Ribeiro Street concentrate design and fashion stores that are great options for those looking for local brands. Here is a list of our favorite places and experiences in these neighborhoods.

Enjoy a cosmopolitan atmosphere at Capincho

Low lights, few tables and an intimate and cozy place. Capincho is recognized for its southern food style with regional ingredients. The cuisine is creative and the kitchen is divided by a glass wall, so you can see everything that happens inside. The space is great for a couple dinner, or to continue a business meeting accompanied by an excellent wine list.

Address: 61 Dr. Maurício Cardoso Square, Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre.

Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday, from 7 pm and Saturdays from 12:30 pm.

Instagram: @capinchorestaurante

Mesa Dinarte: Half a bar, half a restaurant

With tables on the street and a menu inspired by Italian cuisine, Mesa Dinarte is in the main and most charming location in the Moinhos de Vento neighborhood. The place is a blend of a bar and a restaurant, offering a pleasant atmosphere, an amazing drink menu, and super tasty snacks. Tip: try the Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce and Burrata, and the Catatau drink, made with Rum, brasilberg, Sicilian lemon, honey syrup, and bay leaf. The tip number 2 is: go early. It tends to get crowded.

Address: 36 Dinarte Ribeiro, Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre.

Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday, from 11:45 am. Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 pm

Instagram: @mesadinarte

To savor good meat: Fire!

A lit marble counter, meat, and fire. That’s what sums up the experience awaiting you at Fogo, a restaurant that has captured the hearts of meat enthusiasts in the city. It seems simplistic, the experience is minimalist, but what you experience there is much greater. The flavor of the meat is incredible, and the atmosphere is different, as you build a relationship of trust with the grillmasters, responsible for preparing the meat exactly the way you like it.

Address: 1.127 Marquês do Pombal Street, Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre.

Opening hours: Tuesday to Thursday, from12 am to 2:45 pm 23 pm. Friday and Saturday, from 11 am to 11:30 pm.

Instagram: @fogo.poa

A little bit of bossa, a lit bit of wine at Um Bar e Cozinha

A multifaceted space that blends bar, restaurant, grocery store, wines, live music nights, and top-notch gastronomy. The menu highlights Brazilian culture and small regional producers. It houses a grocery store with products that promote the appreciation of our biomes. The menu’s foundation and all grocery items have local origin designation. On Saturdays, the restaurant serves the famous feijoada. Um Bar also has live Brazilian music, usually playing bossa nova. Just check out the week’s schedule on the Instagram profile. Tip: try the Spaghetti Nero or the shrimp Lasagna. You’ll love it!

Address:1388 Mariland Avenue, Mont’Serrat, Porto Alegre.

Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, from 11 am

Instagram: @umbarecozinha

Looking for great drinks? You’ll love Dry Moments & Drinks

A sophisticated cocktail shop, with super instagrammable drinks and contemporary cuisine. Dry has different environments and is located on the bustling Nova York Street. The drinks are the main attractions of the house. We recommend you order the Passion To Share, made with 6 tequila-based drink shots, perfect for sharing with friends. Since February, the bar has the Dry Experience, a private room with a secret entrance for small groups. Perfect space for a business meeting and intimate gatherings. It has a personalized service and a special menu.

Address: 48 Nova York Street, Auxiliadora, Porto Alegre.

Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 5 pm

Instagram: @drypoa

Take a breath at Moinhos de Vento Park

Moinhos Park, also known as Parcão, is one of the most beautiful green areas in the city. Here, you can engage in physical activities around a lake and an extensive wooded area. Many people also come to the park for picnics and to enjoy the typical chimarrão in the late afternoon. If you feel like exercising outdoors, Moinhos de Vento Park will welcome you warmly.

Solos: A Journey through Latin Flavors

The restaurant reconnects people with the roots of Latin America through food and drinks. The result is a menu full of striking dishes, with intense flavors, perfect for discerning palates and those who enjoy something new. The drinks are another highlight of the establishment, all original and made with local ingredients. Tip: Order the Ostra Martini. Yes, a dry martini with oyster water.

Address: 81 Felipe Neri Street, Auxiliadora, Porto Alegre

Opening hours: Mondays to Saturdays, from 7 pm to midnight. Sundays, from 11:45 am to 3 pm.

Instagram: @solos.poa

Thinking about dessert and coffee? Go straight to Leiteria 639

Thinking about having lunch or enjoying a nice afternoon coffee? Leiteria 639 is a great choice, since it’s a coffee shop, pastry shop, restaurant, bakery, and grocery store, offering high-quality artisanal products. All in one place. The atmosphere is very cozy and family-friendly. If you’re looking for a quieter spot in the area, this is the place for you. Tip: if you’re thinking about having lunch, try the grilled pork ribeye with green pepper sauce and mandioquinha aligot. Now, if you’re in the mood for something sweet to accompany your coffee, try the Grand Gateau, made with chocolate brownie, two scoops of artisanal cream ice cream, topped with chocolate ganache, caramel sauce and chopped strawberries.

Address: 1539 24 de outubro Street, Auxiliadora, Porto Alegre.

Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 11:30 am.

Instagram: @leiteria639

300 Cosmos: a place that combine nightclub, restaurant and famous people

Sophistication reigns supreme here. 300 Cosmos is the hottest spot in town when it comes to celebrities and famous people. When the city hosts major national and international shows, it’s at 300 Cosmos that people go to enjoy great drinks and good music. It’s a mix between a nightclub and a restaurant, with excellent Asian dishes and sophisticated drinks. The house gets busier from Thursday onwards. Friday is the busiest day. If you wnat to know fancy people, it will be a great choice.

Address: 300 Marquês do Pombal Street, Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre.

Opening hours: Wednesday to Saturday, from 20 pm

Instagram: @300poa

A sophisticated Italian? Go to Osteria Benjamin

Benjamin is a sophisticated Italian restaurant in every detail. From appetizers to desserts. From the finishing touches to the fine and welcoming atmosphere. In the menu, typical Italian dishes with a touch of contemporaneity, rooted in local culture and based on fresh ingredients from local producers. Tip: Try the Rigatoni all’Amatriciana with tomato sauce, pecorino cheese, guanciale, and a touch of Calabrian pepper. And also the Gnocchi di Zucca e Gamberi. You won’t regret it.

Address: 400 Carlos Gomes Avenue, Auxiliadora Porto Alegre.

Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, from 11:30 am to 2:30 and from 7 pm to 11 pm.

Instagram: @benjamin.osteria

And last, but not least: have a great time and a great meal at Xavier

Xavier is a more romantic, peaceful, and quiet place. Great for chatting without loud music interrupting and also for enjoying a typical Spanish cuisine menu, focusing on seafood. Once there, try the scallop fideuá and the Marinated Tuna, a freshly-sealed tuna loin served with a sweet and sour sauce made of olive oil, apple cider vinegar, white wine, and spices. It’s also garnished with watercress leaves.

Address: 203 Auxiliadora Street, Auxiliadora, Porto Alegre.

Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 7:30 pm

Instagram: @xavier.restaurant

A trip around the world in glasses, Dionisia

In a sophisticated atmosphere and located on one of the city’s best-known streets is Dionisia Bar, for lovers of wine and good food. There are 64 wine taps curated by a sommelier and designed to give you the freedom to taste wine how and how much you want. Dionisia surprises with contemporary cuisine, bringing classic dishes and reinterpretations, perfect for an executive lunch or a business dinner.

Address: Padre Chagas Street, 314 – Moinhos de Vento

Opening hours: segunda a sábado das 11h45 – 23h30

Instagram: @dionisiavinhobar

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