most locations have wi-fi - frontera hosts rodizios of pizzas during the nighttime, typically from 6pm - the chain has various locations including but not limited to ipanema copacabana, barra, leblon, and jardim botânico.

very popular among cariocas, aipo & aipim offers a wide variety of typical brazilian gastronomy - it is very accessibly priced, and offers locations throughout copacabana and one in ipanema at posto 8 right across from frontera - business hours vary and some locations close on weekends.

among the locals and rio connoisseurs, another very popular kilo restaurant with a fantastic price/value ratio is gourmet 686 - located on avenida nossa senhora de copacabana 686 at copacabana posto 4, this restaurant offers a very basic decor but a great selection of food, including a nice variety of cut-to-order meats, sushi, and sashimi.