Berimbau Brazilian Table - 36th Street

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"The Brazilian food at this small West Village restaurant is amongst the best in the city, but come here on a warmer day for the full experience. Almost everything that makes this place a good time is outdoors. You’ll run into a curbside caipirinha bar at the entrance, where you can pick up a cachaça drink before heading to the “garden” out back to eat under a sunroof, surrounded by tropical plants. (If you prefer to hang by the bar and people-watch, there’s also a bunch of seating out front.) Start your meal with a basket of stress ball-sized pão de queijo and go from there. Attention to detail—like dendê oil in the moqueca and an extra smoky feijoada—sets the food here apart." - neha talreja, matt tervooren