Tabelog ratingBrazil Restaurant Jiogo (ブラジルレストラン ジオゴ) serves Brazilian home cooking, not all-you-can-eat churrasco. A Japanese-Brazilian owner runs it with his mother. The signature is gluten-free cheese bread, pão de queijo, in two styles: No. 1 is cassava-based and chewy, and No. 2 is corn-based and crisp. Every table gets free refills of vinagrete, a sharp chopped-vegetable vinegar sauce that diners put on everything. The restaurant was selected for Tabelog's Asian/Ethnic EAST "Tabelog 100" in 2026.
Almost every review praises the cheese breads and the picanha, a rump-cap steak served tender and rosy inside. Reviewers also single out the feijoada, a black-bean and pork stew, and the pastel, a crisp fried pastry filled with cheese or minced beef. The caipirinhas and an unusually good draught beer selection get regular mentions. Staff are warm and explain each dish, and Portuguese speakers report being served in Portuguese.
Criticism centres on quantity and pace. Several diners found course portions small, and groups with big appetites will want to add dishes. One reported a whole course arriving within 30 minutes, which crowded the table. A few felt à la carte ordering gets expensive, and one found the steak ordinary. The street is quiet and dim at night.
There is no lunch service, and dinner typically runs ¥5,000–6,000 per person. Reviewers in 2025–2026 paid around:
- ¥1,599–1,954 for picanha
- ¥1,450–1,772 for feijoada
- ¥220–403 per cheese bread
- ¥1,089–1,426 for pastel
- ¥3,024 for a 29cm sausage pizza
- ¥6,500–6,600 for courses with all-you-can-drink
- ¥15,000–20,000 for wine pairings
Reviewers call the drinks-inclusive courses good value. Heavy à la carte ordering adds up, and big eaters on a course should budget for extras.
- Getting there: 4 minutes' walk from Takaoka Station, Exit 2 (Sakura-dori Line); 6 minutes from Shin-Sakae Station, Exit 1 (Higashiyama Line).
- Hours: dinner only. The kitchen may sell out, so call ahead if arriving after 21:00.
- Booking: book a few days ahead. The restaurant fills even on weekdays, so walking in is a gamble. Reservations are taken by phone (080-6908-7175) or through Tabelog.
- Payment: cards (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, AMEX, Diners, UnionPay), electronic money (Suica and other transport IC cards, Rakuten Edy, nanaco, WAON, iD, QUICPay) and QR payments (PayPay, d Barai, Rakuten Pay, au PAY, Alipay) are all accepted.
- Seat charge: the listing states ¥600 per person. Reviewers recorded ¥550, covering the vinagrete.
- Seating: 42 seats, including counter and sofa seating. Semi-private rooms take 2 to 30+ people, and the whole venue can be hired from about ¥200,000.
- Smoking: non-smoking, with a smoking area outside. Only e-cigarettes are allowed after 21:00.
- Dress code: none.
- Parking: none; coin parking nearby.
- Language: staff speak Japanese and Portuguese. The listing mentions an English menu with photos.
- Good to know: gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options are listed. Earlier reviews mention removing shoes at the entrance. Takeaway bread takes about 30 minutes.
