In Canada, we’re quick to give the honour of “world’s best BBQ” to our friends to the south, or take it for our own. But the simple fact is that no one knows how to BBQ like the Brazilians and the Argentinians. Seriously. If you’ve ever seen a back yard get together in either of those countries, the amount and variety of meats on the grill is enough to make Ron Swanson show is O face.
If you need more meat in your life, here are 3 places to try Brazilian and Argentinian BBQ restaurants in Toronto.
Now with 4 locations (230 Adelaide W, 150 Eglinton E, Vaughan and Niagara Falls), Copacabana takes its churrasco-style cooking very seriously. It’s a classic preço fixo menu with a big open salad bar. It’s expensive, but they bring a ton of different cuts of beef, chicken, lamb and sausage to the table and you won’t leave hungry.
A mighty, beautiful, dazzling sight.
Meats seared on a woodfired grill? Yes please. With a mean skirt steak and the obligatory mollejas (sweetbreads), this place on Dundas near Parkdale does authentic Argentinian fare well. Beware the prices, though.
Mouth watering.
Rodeo Brazilian Steakhouse Rodizio
Less swanky than Copacabana, Rodeo on the Danforth is one of Toronto’s best known Brazilian BBQ restaurants, though it gets mixed reviews. Their grill isn’t woodfired, but the place does give that Brazilian BBQ experience.
Brb moving to Brazil.
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