other types of dishes such as ensopados, moquecas and escabeche, use a base of coconut milk with a variety of seafood all incredibly tasty - apart from the main dishes, and normally accompanying cold draft beer and conversation, the cod-balls are the favorites of many cariocas.

the bar's owner, Francisco, is very much a patriot of traditional brazilian cooking and takes great pride in upholding these customs - guests are welcome to sit within the cozy interior of adega da velha, which is both simple and comfortable.

it is also possible to sit outside on the street front or at the bar while sampling one of the many snacks - behind the steel counter thirsty revelers will find a wide range of spirits stacked beneath bulbs of hanging garlic and slithers of drying meat, giving a rustic, homely feel to the joint.