Coffee: very good and honestly priced. Strawberry tart: wonderful, made by Atelier dos Sabores, one of the best suppliers, but the strawberries were frozen. Ambiance like a tiny town, but avoid Saturdays if you don't like fish smell and noise. Very nice service.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Other
Price per person
R$20–40
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
I've been here several times and I typically like Maya Café, but last time it was a bit disappointing. I had a Ceasars salad that was not very good. I tried the sandwich my dad ordered and it was good. I also tried their brigadeiro cake and it was delicious.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 3
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Lovely hidden gem in Laranjeiras with great food and sweets. The carrots and "brigadeiro" cake is a must try.
The coffee could be better cared for. The barista unfortunately seemed not to care for setting the grind right and so it tasted washed and packed body.
The Maya Café is a cute coffee shop, where the locals meet. Although close to Flamengo and Botafogo and the Christ statue of course, it’s located in Laranjeiras, a little off the beaten track, and so I guess very few tourists visit this place. And this is the very reason why I like it…therefor it’s authentic, cozy, and nice, also and in particular in times of Carnival, when the whole city fills up with people from around the world and gets super-crowded and “a little” crazy.
The main room of the Maya Café is actually quite small but decorated with all kind of interesting things ranging from art to pictures from the old days, while playing relaxing smooth jazz and subtile Brazilian music. I decided to visit the Maya Café for its vicinity to the Rua Stefan Zweig, a small street close by dedicated to Stefan Zweig, one of the major Austrian-Jewish writers of the 20th Century, who had to flee for obvious reasons from Europe at time via USA to finally Brasil, where he died some years later some 60 kilometers outside of Rio City.
The staff is very friendly though you better brush up your Portuguese language skills. The Wi-Fi is free and you just need to apply with your social media account and the like.
My meal was a Benedito, a delicious slice of crispy baguette with rolled slices of ham and a yummy herb sauce on top of it. The Benedito I had together with a delicious Cappuccino coming with a caramel cream topping.
For dessert I had a Damasco Tart, a refreshing fruit tart.
From Rio with Love!
Dr. Dr. Immanuel Fruhmann
Charming place buy the service is slow and clumsy. Slightly over priced. The croissant seemed from the previous day. Asked several times for the addition and had to go to the cashier myself to pay the bill. Nevertheless, one of the best places in the neighborhood.
