We have listed the most well known places.
For explanation of our classification, see the bottom of this page.In short:
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 = Airco |
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Adelaide Bistrô
Lunch and dinner restaurant à la carte. On the menu we find some classic European dishes. Good wines, homemade desserts, and cigars.
It is located in a bungalow, just outside the commercial center, and might be difficult to find.
The clientele are upperclass people and politicians who want privacy, and maybe want to hear the latest political gossips from Valdemir, the owner.
Our vote: The pleasant location with swimming pool goes very well with the home-style food and the informal attendance. You would expect a moderate price, but unfortunatedly the price is insultingly high.
Quadra 110 Sul | Alameda 19 Lotes 75/78, Palmas, 063 84381800. Click here for details and comments.
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Brasileirinha
Lunch restaurant with buffet and grill. Small Brazilian buffet, no wines, no desserts.
This small restaurant is in the center of Palmas and has a fine decor and is perfectly clean.
People working in Palmas center come here for a quick lunch.
Our vote: The buffet is small but varied, the ambiance is pleasant and the service is fast. Recommended for a fast lunch.
Quadra 104 Sul
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Don Vergílio
Large buffet & grill restaurant for lunch and turning into a pizza restaurant for dinner. No wines, pudding buffet at lunch.
The canteen styled and airconditioned restaurant is in the center of Palmas. No terrace.
People working in Palmas center come here for a lunch, and families come here at night for a pizza.
Our vote: This is a professionally run restaurant with lots of choice at the buffet. Good service. We think the canteen style is not suitable for a pleasant dinner and we would like to have our pizza in a cosier ambiance. Recommended for lunch.
Avenida JK (west side), Lunch Mon-Sat 11:00-14:30, Dinner Tue-Sun 18:00-24:00 Phone 32121400
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Cabana do Lago
Lunch and dinner restaurant specialised in grilled meat. No wines, no desserts.
A semi-open building with a rustic architecture.
Mixed clientele, mainly business and office people.
Our vote: This place is so popular that we have tried it very often. Apparently the clientele is here for the Carne Seca, a local beef. The carne seca here is very soft and tasteful. Unfortunately all side dishes are very poor. Ambiance and service are okay.
Quadra 103 sul Phone 3215-4989.
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Fogão a Lenha
Large buffet & grill restaurant for lunch and pizza restaurant for dinner. The lunch is a classic grill with buffet. No wines. At night the restaurant is turned into a pizzeria.
The canteen styled and airconditioned restaurant is at the Avenida Teotonio. No terrace.
People working in Palmas center come here for a lunch, and families come here at night for a pizza.
Our vote: Pleasant ambiance for a lunch canteen, but we think it is not suitable for a pleasant dinner and we would like to have our pizza in a cosier ambiance. Buffet is not fine and the pizza’s didn’t impress either.
Opened on working days.
Avenida Teutônio Segurado
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Gabriela
Lunch restaurant with buffet and grill. Medium sized Brazilian buffet, no wines, no desserts. Feijoada on wednesdays and saturdays. Standard wine assortment, large salad bar, no desserts.
Cosy and well decorated ambiance with various corners under a veranda or inside with airconditioning.
Mixed clientele, mainly business and office people.
Our vote: Very comfortable place, good and varied but not impressive food, great salad bar. Highly recommended for lunch.
Quadra 103 Norte, LO 4 nº 108 (near Hotel Castelo), Lunch Tue-Sun 11:30-14:30, Phone 32121255
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Muralha Chinesa
Lunch restaurant with buffet. The dishes are Brazilian with a chinese twist.
Avenida Teotônio Segurado. Phone 3215 2552.
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Nelson Churrascaria
Lunch restaurant with rodizio option. Buffet is large. No wines, no desserts.
Canteen-like ambiance with airconditioning. No terrace.
Avenida Teutônio Segurado
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Palazzo / Hotel Pousada dos Girassois
Lunch and dinner restaurant with open kitchen. Buffet with apetizers, salads and desserts.
A la carte. The cook will stir fry the ingredients of your choice.
Small wine assortment.
Airconditioned. No terrace.
Our vote: The athmosphere may be a bit sterile, as the restaurant is part of a good hotel. No haute cuisine, but the food is allright, and we love the salad and desserts buffet! Recommended.
Avenida NS 01, Sun-Sat 11:00-24:00, Phone 3216 1670
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Portal do Sul
Lunch restaurant with rodizio. Buffet is large with 30 salads and 14 hot dishes.
Specialties are Javali (small pig), Carneiro (sheep), Carne do Sol from the grill and Arroz com peque. No à la carte menu. No wines, no desserts.
Canteen-like ambiance with airconditioning. No terrace.
Our vote: Another lunch canteen. Overpriced.
Avenida Teutônio Segurado (north side), Every day 11:30-15:00, Phone 3225 8744
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Victória Hotel
Varied buffet with grill and fish for lunch and a la carte for dinner.
JK west side (exit to Paraíso)
Opened all days.
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Classification
Quality
We rank the restaurants based on various qualities of their dishes: creativity, taste, presentation, freshness, quality of ingredients and preparation.
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Excellent |
Price
The price is the average price for a main course per person. Often the menu shows dishes that will do for two or three people. If so, we take half of the price.
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Up to 10 reais |
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10-20 reais |
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20-30 reais |
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30-40 reais |
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more than 40 reais |
Ambiance
Here we look at the presentation of the food, the wine list, the completeness of the menu, the décor, the ambiance and the service.
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Standard |
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High class |
=Terrace
Palmas has a perfect climate during the evening and night. Temperatures rarely go under 25°C. And it is likely that you will see a beautiful starry sky.
=Airco
Some restaurants offer an airconditioned area or are completely aircondioned. No smoking.
=Dinner
We specify this as most restaurants offer lunch only.
