# Where to eat during your Sugarloaf visit

> Choose where to eat during your Sugarloaf visit: breakfast or lunch on Urca Hill. Explore the Embaixada Carioca menu, reservations and park access.

Source: https://www.embaixadacarioca.com/en/where-to-eat-near-sugarloaf.html · Updated 2026-10-21
Guide · eating during your visit


For a meal during your Sugarloaf visit, Embaixada Carioca is on Urca Hill at the first cable-car stop. Choose breakfast until 11:30 AM or Brazilian lunch from 11:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

**Where**: Urca Hill, the first cable-car stop

**Breakfast**: Until 11:30 AM

**Lunch**: 11:30 AM to 5:00 PM

**Drinks**: Until 9:00 PM

Quick answer

## Where to eat at Sugarloaf Mountain?

**On Urca Hill, the first cable-car stop, at Embaixada Carioca.** It is the only restaurant in Bondinho Park with a direct view of Sugarloaf Mountain, open every day from 8:30 AM to 9:00 PM and operating since 2010.

Pick your moment: breakfast until 11:30 AM, Brazilian lunch from 11:30 AM to 5:00 PM, or drinks and snacks in the late afternoon. A table reservation does not include the park ticket.

Moments

## What to eat at each time of day

8:30–11:30 AM

### Breakfast

À la carte, with the Embaixada breakfast for 2, omelets, tapiocas, açaí and specialty coffee.

[Breakfast →](https://www.embaixadacarioca.com/en/cafe-da-manha.html)

11:30 AM–5:00 PM

### Brazilian lunch

Brazilian-style picanha, the Academia da Cachaça feijoada (served through a formal partnership), shrimp bobó and salmon.

[Lunch →](https://www.embaixadacarioca.com/en/almoco.html)

Until 9:00 PM

### Drinks and snacks

Caipirinhas, Heineken draft beer, pastéis and codfish fritters, with the sunset over Guanabara Bay.

[Sunset →](https://www.embaixadacarioca.com/en/sunset.html)

In the area

## Inside the park or in Urca?

Embaixada Carioca is inside Bondinho Park, on Urca Hill. It is the option for eating during your visit without going back down.

At Embaixada Carioca, your table faces Sugarloaf Mountain. Outside the park, the Urca neighborhood has street-level restaurants for before or after your visit.

Highlights

## The most ordered dishes

### Brazilian-style picanha

The most ordered dish, for one or for two.

### Feijoada

From Academia da Cachaça, awarded by Veja Rio Comer & Beber 2025/2026.

### Heineken draft beer

2nd place in [Heineken Masters 2025](https://www.heinekenbrasil.com.br/noticias/grupo-heineken-anuncia-o-heineken-masters-2025), in a tulip glass or a mug.

### House caipirinha

Aged cachaça, ginger, herbal bitters and limes.

[See the menu with prices](https://www.embaixadacarioca.com/en/cardapio.html) [How to get there](https://www.embaixadacarioca.com/en/how-to-get-there.html)

FAQ

## Questions about where to eat

### Is Embaixada Carioca inside Bondinho Park?

Yes. It is on Urca Hill, at the first cable-car stop, not at street level.

### Do I need a cable-car ticket to eat there?

By cable car, yes: the park ticket is bought separately. By the Urca Hill trail, when open, you can get there without a cable-car ticket.

### Is it better to eat on Urca Hill or at the top of Sugarloaf Mountain?

For a full meal with a view of Sugarloaf Mountain, Urca Hill is the place: Embaixada Carioca serves breakfast, lunch and drinks there. Many visitors go up to the top and come back to Urca Hill to eat.

### Can I eat on Urca Hill without a reservation?

Yes, depending on table availability. For weekends, holidays, special dates and groups, book through Tagme or WhatsApp.

Updated on October 21, 2026 · Embaixada Carioca

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Embaixada Carioca · Morro da Urca, Parque Bondinho Pão de Açúcar · Av. Pasteur, 520, Urca, Rio de Janeiro · +55 21 96683-7556