Copacabana Palace: Pérgula Restaurant, Rio’s flavours by the pool

Q: How much is the feijoada?

R$395 plus 10% a person, every Saturday from 1pm to 4pm.2

Pérgula Restaurant is Copacabana Palace’s poolside restaurant. It serves Brazilian classics, at tables set among flowers and colourful artwork.

Updated 24 October 20264 min readHow we write the guide

Pérgula’s terrace under its white canopy, with the green-tiled bar and tables among the plants.

The choice, in short

Why choose Copacabana Palace

On Saturdays and Sundays you eat by the pool to live music.

Cipriani

When to look elsewhere

The pool beside the tables is for hotel guests only, so lunch here does not come with a swim.

Pizzas

Lunch and dinner

The bread for 2 opens the meal at R$72: pink pepper and Emmental bread, polvilho, carrot and rosemary brioche, homemade cream cheese and lemon pepper butter. Among the starters, the fish crudo with ponzu, hazelnut and wasabi is R$115, the burrata with spinach, pomegranate and onion compote R$138.³

The charcoal grill does ribeye, picanha, flank steak, prawns, octopus and the catch of the day, each with 2 sauces chosen from chimichurri, mustard and honey, lemon mayonnaise, barbecue and sriracha mayonnaise.³

A table of 4 can share the “Mar & Montanha” rice at R$750. Among the desserts, the milk pudding with a salted caramel tuile is R$50 and the Romeu e Julieta cheesecake R$60.³

Before you order

Allergies
The kitchen has no separate area for allergen-free dishes, so dishes can carry traces: tell the staff about any restriction before you order.³
Mocktails
The mocktails are R$36: Pink Sour with citrus, cranberry and hibiscus, Ginger Teddy with ginger and cinnamon, and Rio Iced Tea, mate with passion fruit.⁵

Copacabana Palace

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Cipriani’s Memories

The Italian dishes on the menu

Vitello tonnato.
Tagliolini gratin.
Ossobuco with polenta, at R$175.
Tiramisù, at R$65.

The cocktail list

Brazil and America	The list draws on tropical mixology, with spirits and ingredients from Brazil’s biodiversity: Belo Mundo brings together YVY gin, lime, pineapple, mint and green apple, at R$68.⁵
Classics	The caipirinha, with Cachaça do Copa Prata, lime and sugar, is R$48.⁵
To share	By the 1.2-litre jug, sangria is R$225 and the Champagne Spritz with Veuve Clicquot R$1,450.⁵

Rooms at the Palace

A Deluxe Ocean View Room at Copacabana Palace.

Rooms and staying here

The Neapolitan pizzas

The pizzas keep to the Neapolitan tradition, so ingredients cannot be swapped or changed.⁴

Pizza	What is on it	Price
Margherita	Fresh mozzarella, Italian peeled tomatoes, basil, Grana Padano and olive oil.	R$120
Capricciosa	The Margherita plus ham, black olives, salami and artichokes.	R$130
Norcina	Mozzarella, truffle paste, sautéed mushrooms, sausage and black pepper.	R$150
Figatta	Mozzarella, prosciutto, Parmigiano Reggiano, fig, mint and balsamic caramel.	R$150
Salmão defumado	Mozzarella, smoked salmon, ricotta, rocket pesto and lemon.	R$150

Before you book

How much is brunch at Pérgula?

R$525 plus 10% a person: brunch runs every Sunday from 1pm to 4pm and needs booking in advance.²

How much is the feijoada?

R$395 plus 10% a person, every Saturday from 1pm to 4pm.²

Is breakfast open to people not staying at the hotel?

Yes, at R$250 plus 10% a person; children aged 7 to 12 pay half and those up to 6 eat free. It is served 6.30am to 10.30am on weekdays and 7am to 11am at weekends, and a reservation is requested by email.²

Where is it?

At Avenida Atlântica 1702, Rio de Janeiro: Copacabana Beach is right in front, across the road and the mosaic promenade.²

Where can I park?

The hotel has no garage: valet parking on Avenida Atlântica is R$60 a day plus tax, private parking R$120 a day plus tax.²

The restaurant’s page

Pérgula

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