Brazil By The Bay

Such a fun little place with yummy Brazilian food!! And we loved listening to the gentleman who was singing and playing the guitar👍 He provided a great ambiance. We also love shopping at the market and buying some of our favorite Brazilian foods and drinks! We told our server we were trying to hurry to make a concert and she got our food out to us really quick. Thank you!! 😍

This is a very authentic Brazilian regional restaurant. I am Brazilian and I have to say that I was impressed with the food quality and taste in this place. I literally felt I was back in Brazil. It is not a fancy restaurant at all but you can definitely have the real taste of Brazilian cuisine. Me and my boyfriend ordered a PF (Couve and Calabresa) and the famous Feijoada. Both plates are very authentic and flavorful like in Brazil. We also ordered Brigadeiro and Beijinho for desert, so so good! My friend ordered a vegetarian Strogonoff and she was really happy with her dish. You can also find a small brazilian market at the back of the restaurant and buy the products you liked. The place enviroment is quite happy and simple, you can hear the brazilians most famouns songs in the background and we all quite like the service too. - A lot of people speaking Portuguese! It felt like home! The only negative point is that the location is not very good. Anyways, we highly recommend this place!

Very impressed with the food. I got the feijoada, something I haven’t tried before but it was delicious. I shared a portion for two with my friend. I didn’t feel the prices were unfair, I was happy that I was paying for a quality meal! I feel like this place is a little hidden gem. I will definitely be back again.

This is a cool bar and grill located behind the sports arena. Was in the mood for a burger and with the cheeseburger and fries. It was really good and made fresh. Service was fast and friendly. As they were serving entrees to the other tables, the dishes looked really good. I was told later by a buddy that's goes there that the beef stroganoff is a must try. Will definitely be back to this little gem of a place.

What a seriously cool little place tucked away in San Diego! I have a friend online from Santa Catarina, a state in southern Brazil, that wanted me to try some Coxinhas. The more I get to know my friend the more fascinated I am by Brazilian culture. Southern California has a lot of Hispanic culture here but you don't see too much Brazilian culture here. But what do you know I stumbled across this place while looking for a place to try Coxinhas, a popular Brazilian street food, and I found this place and wanted to try it out! The people inside were super friendly and hospitable! The food I tried was very tasty, and it was cool seeing other Brazilians going in and getting food too. After eating I went to the import shop attached to the cafe and bought a few things from 'em to try out. The gentleman running the shop was very friendly and recommended me some very good things to try! The Pilao coffee is def worth a buy and I def notice the caffeine from it when I drink it, which I don't notice from typical prepackaged coffees you usually find at the grocery store. I hope I can visit Brazil one day, but at least we have a place like this here to get a little taste of Brazil here in Southern California! My Brazilian friend had a message to the people here at the shop, and it's in Portuguese so I will copy/paste it here! "Estou feliz em saber que meu amigo encontrou este local, eu fico falando para ele provar uma coxinha toda hora e finalmente ele encontrou um bom restaurante. Parabéns pelo sucesso e desejo a todos vocês um ótimo dia, obrigado por receber meu amigo e pela recepção que todo brasileiro se orgulha, um grande abraço e sucesso ah todos vocês."

Great find by the arena. We came on a day without anything going on at the arena and so the restaurant was fairly empty. Admittedly we also arrived 30 min before closing time and were still promptly seated. Good amount of outdoor patio seats. Ample parking in parking lot. Service was quick. Everything on menu was delicious. No words to describe other than go and enjoy.

Brazil by the Bay is a phenomenal restaurant! This place was recommended to me by the owner of Family Business Tattoo SD, another phenomenal establishment. The owner is from Brazil, I haven’t had the chance to visit Brazil yet. One of the first things I asked him was about the food and his eyes widened as he unfolded the cultural dishes and their history. That’s when he recommended Brazil by the Bay. The service was very accommodating and I did not wait long for my food. This food felt authentic, you know how some restaurants “Americanize” their entrees, compromising the cultural integrity and indigenous ingredients, Brazil by the Bay did the opposite and kept it 100% real. I encourage other restaurants to do this, you should want to bestow cultural food in its full genuine fashion, with that comes a piece of history and proper acknowledgement. I had a chance to speak to the Chef and I wanted to give him a hug. I couldn’t compliment him enough and his face became overwhelmed with pride and fulfillment. I enjoyed the food as much as he enjoyed cultivating it. If you’re reading this, thank you again for sharing a piece of Brazil!

Great food and even better atmosphere. If you're looking for authentic Brazilian food, look no further. While it's easy to find Charrascarias, it's not so easy to find any other Brazilian food. I was just in town on vacation but if I'm back in San Diego, I will absolutely come here again. Also great little store attached where you can find many Brazilian products.