Vegan
International
Organic
Beer/Wine
Gluten-free
Latin
Brazilian

Modern and upscale plant-based restaurant and bar est. 2016. Uses seasonal ingredients and offers dishes like bolinho, burger served with potato wedges, mushroom steaks, spiced tofu entree, day's soups. Dessert may include options like toffee pudding, toffee cake or chocolate brownie topped with coconut ice cream. Open Mon-Sat 12:00pm-12:00am, Sun 12:00pm-10:00pm.


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Featured Review

Tina88

Points +126

Vegan
12 Feb 2022

The best

A great little place for our date night, and we loved the whole concept. Great food, amazing cocktails, lovely service. The music was also really great, and we were so happy to find a link to their playlist. Really hope to come back for another visit before leaving Rio, because I want to try more of the menu.

Pros: Lovely atmosphere , Amazing cocktails, and so many to choose from, The banoffee dessert! Omg.

ChefTeva

17 Aug 2022

Hi Tina, how are you?

Thank you so much for reviewing us and detailing your visit. We appreciate it. We are so glad you enjoyed Teva and noticed our best intentions of offering the best overall experience to our clients.

Regards and hope to see you again soon,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef


182 Reviews

First Review by GustavoPereiradaSilv

giuliamartins

Points +96

Vegan
28 Oct 2024

Porções generosas e saborosas

Provei o acarajé, o bao de jaca e o raviolone. Tudo bem servido e estava bem saboroso. Voltarei com certeza na próxima passagem pelo Rio.

yasminazevedo

Points +167

Vegan
10 Oct 2024

Best restaurant in Rio by far

I absolutely looooove Teva! Worth every penny. The food is amazing, the desserts are just mindblowing.

dudac_

Points +43

Vegetarian
19 Aug 2024

Excelente

Comida saborosa que até meu namorado que come carne amou. Pedi o menu executivo e valeu super a pena, as opções são diferentes das tradicionais e drinks maravilhosos

Updated from previous review on 2024-08-19

ChefTeva

04 Sep 2024

Olá ducac_, tudo bem?

Muito obrigado pela visita e por compartilhar a sua avaliação aqui no Happycow. Ficamos muito felizes que curtiu o Teva.

Até breve,
Daniel Biron
Chef Executivo

VeganCaron

Points +77

Vegan
16 Aug 2024

Comida Maravilhosa! Best Tofu I've ever had!

Since there were five of us, we got to sample many dishes. What I love the most is having a place with extensive variety that is 100% vegan and 100% organic. Each tofu and Tempe dish was flavored and cooked differently. My friends and I are SOS free for the most part, and they were able to accommodate that using less soil and salt, without compromising any flavor. The tofu that they had to accompany the Burmese dish was the best spice tofu I've ever had.

Pros: Great service, Beautiful juice, Amazing food

ChefTeva

04 Sep 2024

Dear VeganCaron, how are you?

Thank you so much for detailing your visit and sharing your experience with the Happycow community. We appreciate it.

We are so glad you enjoyed our food and noticed our best intentions to offer the best organic and plant ingredients to our clients.

Regards and hope to see you again soon,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef

MaruFerrara

Points +1032

Vegan
15 Aug 2024

Excellent!!

It was absolutely delicious, flavorful and big portions. Price was also good. Loved it and would 100% go back!

ChefTeva

21 Aug 2024

Dear MaruFerrara, how are you?

Thank you so much for reviewing us and detailing your visit. We appreciate it.

Regards and hope to see you again soon,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef

Elex.verdulera

Points +2920

Vegan
10 Aug 2024

Excellent service

I liked the great service and the environment, most dishes are great , I went there more that 3 times

ChefTeva

10 Aug 2024

Hi Elex, how are you?

Thank you so much for reviewing us and sharing your impressions with the community. We really appreciate it.

Furthermore, thanks for noticing our effort to offer the best service with a varied and tasteful vegan and organic menu over your 3 visits.

Unfortunately some people like the previous reviewer judge us by one dish and one experience only, not really trying to improve his/her own experience by giving feedback onsite nor wanting to be happy. But only criticizing, with no appreciation nor empathy for all it's involved to keep a vast plant forward menu in Rio, with a staff that gets constant feedback for improvement and growth.

Regards and hope to see you again soon,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef

Tofulicious

Points +1337

Vegan
07 Jul 2024

Disappointing

Not sure where all these reviews about great service came from, but the service was somewhere between lacklustre and poor on my visit. For a supposedly ‘upscale’ restaurant, I had to ask for water - and after finishing the sole dish I ordered, despite there being around 8 waiters standing around looking bored, had to go inside to request the bill (no one came to ask if I wanted anything else, or the bill - but they did remove the plate the moment I placed my fork down).

In terms of the food - for the price (over A$20) I expected something better - Caesar Salad is all about the dressing, and this dressing tasted of nothing but salt and oil. The shiitake bacon was good, as was the perfectly seared tofu (for an extra R$14). And the tomatoes tasted distinctly off.

The staff were all standing around looking bored - the only time a waiter approached me was not to enquire whether I needed anything, or to make my dining experience more comfortable, but to try to sell me something from his side hustle. Incredible. I’ve had infinitely better service at the less expensive places I’ve dined. Never again.

Pros: Shitake bacon and tofu in Caesar Salad, Open late

Cons: Very poor lacklustre service, Average food, not tasty, some ingredients off, Very overpriced for what it is

ChefTeva

08 Jul 2024

Dear Tofulicious, how are you?

Thank you so much for taking the time to review us at HappyCow and for sharing your experience with the community.

I apologize on behalf of my team for the poor and inattentive service. Service is definetely one of our main points of attention and I will make sure to verify what could have happened. Our staff is always instructed to monitor our clients satisfaction and never upsell any items. We are sorry we failed you.

This is after all one of our main missions, to satisfy our clients and make them happy. I have let the manager and the Chef aware of your complaints.

Should you be willing to give us another chance, please let me know your availability by DM (here or on Instagram) or by email on biron@tevavegetal.com.br so that I can make the proper arrangements.

Regards,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef

ClaraGarcíaParra

Points +140

Vegan
20 Jun 2024

Delicious food

We had delicious food at a lovely spot

Pros: Food, Service, Atmosphere

ChefTeva

22 Jun 2024

Hi ClaraGarcíaParra, how are you?

Thank you so much for reviewing us and detailing your visit. We appreciate it.

Regards and hope to see you again soon,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef

DaveBeks

Points +49

Vegetarian
19 Jun 2024

2nd time here

The food and staff are amazing. Love this place, so close to the beach. Perfect for lunch, I was here on a Wednesday and I didn’t have a reservation but that was no problem.
Staff is friendly and the food arrived pretty fast after ordering.

The gingerbeer is fresh and spicy.

ChefTeva

22 Jun 2024

Dear Dave, how are you?

Thank you so much for reviewing us and detailing your visit. We appreciate it. We are so glad you enjoyed Teva and noticed our best intentions of offering the best overall experience to our clients. So glad you came back.

Regards and hope to see you again soon,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef

carolcabral

Points +163

Vegan
15 Jun 2024

Melhor comida veg do rio

Melhor comida vegana ever. Menu saboroso e super criativo. Unico porém é o preco salgado que nao te permite voltar ao rest com tanta frequencia.

Pros: Menu 100% veg

Cons: Caro

ChefTeva

16 Jun 2024

Olá Carol, tudo bem?

Muito obrigado pela visita e por compartilhar a sua avaliação aqui no Happycow. Ficamos muito felizes que curte o Teva.

Não hesitamos em oferecer os melhores ingredientes orgânicos para os nossos clientes, com serviço profissional em um ambiente agradável.

Até breve,
Daniel Biron
Chef Executivo

SJ738

Points +222

Vegan
12 Jun 2024

Best Vegan Restaurant in Rio!

On my short-list for one of the best vegan restaurants in the world! Everything we tried was amazing, unique flavors with many fusion dishes, and beautiful presentation. Don’t miss the acaraje and Korean spiced seitan, and ask for the spicy sauce!

Updated from previous review on 2024-06-12

Pros: Unique flavors , Friendly staff, Amazing presentation

ChefTeva

14 Jun 2024

Hi SJ738, how are you?

Thank you so much for reviewing us and detailing your visit. We appreciate it. We are so thrilled to read your review as you considered us amongst the tops in the world.

Regards and hope to see you again soon,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef

Leucothea

Points +1225

Vegan
05 Jun 2024

Gostoso ! 😋

👨🏽‍🍳 Servicio 10/10
Nice staff

🧆 Comida 10/10
It is tasty and you have various options, and they offer protein (seitan, tofu...) which is often lacking in VG menu, so I was very pleased !

💒 Ambiente 10/10
There is a nice little terrace

💡Originalidad 10/10
I was happy to try typical Brazilian food

💵 Precio : slightly expensive for the portions

Pros: Various options , Typical food, Terrace

ChefTeva

10 Jun 2024

Hi Leucothea, how are you?

Thank you so much for reviewing us and detailing your visit. We appreciate it. We are so glad you enjoyed Teva and noticed our best intentions of offering the best overall experience to our clients. So glad to read your review.

Regards and hope to see you again soon,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef

schmumu

Points +22

Vegan
24 May 2024

Best vegan food ever

The food was amazingly delicious! If I had to choose a last meal before I die, I would choose their enchiladas for sure! Thank you for this culinary experience

Pros: Taste, Ambience, Variety

ChefTeva

27 May 2024

Hi Schmumu, how are you?

Thank you so much for reviewing us and detailing your visit. We appreciate it. We are so glad you enjoyed Teva and noticed our best intentions of offering the best overall experience to our clients. So glad you liked our Enchiladas.

Regards and hope to see you again soon,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef

Prajna

Points +5850

Vegan
22 May 2024

Higher end food

Teva has great burgers, risoto, and a couple of very tasty fried appetizers.
They change their menu maybe seasonally. Three years later and now they have delicious nachos, acarajé, seitan strips, and a delicious tofu main dish. Their fried potatoes with cheese sauce continue to be one of my favorites.
If you like mushrooms you’ll be in luck, as there are mushrooms in many dishes.
Also if you like food with a spicy kick, you’ll really like it. (This seems to have changed, and things feel less spicy now)
They now have a dessert that is gluten free and sugar free. It’s the second that they offer. This panna cotta is especially tasty!
The staff is very kind and attentive and the main chef, Biron, really wants to make sure every customer leaves happy with their experience.

Updated from previous review on 2024-05-22

ChefTeva

21 Jan 2022

Hi Prajna, how are you? Thanks for taking the time to share your experience with the community.

I'm sorry you didn’t have the best experience and feels this way about Teva, even lowering your evaluation from a previous visit.

In case the food is spicy to your taste or not to your liking, you can request to change it. A few items are spicy, and those are clearly marked on the menu when so on the subtitles. And because Brazilians don’t like spicy food in general, we keep spice levels low, and only the burger and hearts of palm are on the spicy side. We have a full a la carte menu 100% organic and made from scratch with over 25 options that changes constantly and not even 30% of the menu contains mushrooms.

We strive to offer the best to our clients. We are serious and cautious with what we deliver in terms of quality of the food, ambiance, service and customer care.

We apologize and hope you can give us another chance to change your perspective.

Thanks,
Daniel Biron
Executive Chef

Danielle42

Points +254

Vegan
06 May 2024

Tasty food, excellent attentive service

First visit of Teva and thoroughly enjoyed it. The summer rolls were great. Followed by the tasty Thai pineapple salad. Excellent and attentive service. Everyone I interacted with spoke good English. I will definitely be back.

Pros: English menu with clearly labelled allergens, Staff speaks good English, Food tasted great

ChefTeva

07 May 2024

Dear Angelica, how are you?

Thank you so much for taking the time to review us at HappyCow and for sharing your experience with the community.

I am so glad you enjoyed your visit at Teva and our staff served you well. I appreciate your remarks on our food and service.

Looking forward to hosting you again.

Best regards,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef

FERNANDAAZNAR

Points +35

Vegan
19 Apr 2024

Meu favorito

Comida perfeita, drinks bons, preço salgado.

Pros: Comida, Ambiente

Cons: Preço , Poucas mesas

ChefTeva

07 May 2024

Olá Fernanda, tudo bem?

Muito obrigado pela visita e por compartilhar a sua avaliação aqui no Happycow. Ficamos muito felizes que curte o Teva.

Não hesitamos em oferecer os melhores ingredientes orgânicos para os nossos clientes, com serviço profissional em um ambiente agradável.

Até breve,
Daniel Biron
Chef Executivo

larischr

Points +78

Vegetarian
15 Apr 2024

Muito bom carai

Sobremesa ótima, um pouco doce demais? sim, mas é o que temos

ChefTeva

07 May 2024

Olá Larischr, tudo bem?

Muito obrigado pela visita e por compartilhar a sua avaliação aqui no Happycow. Ficamos muito felizes que curtiu o Teva.

Até breve,
Daniel Biron
Chef Executivo

vegetrendian

Points +146

Vegan
04 Apr 2024

Can't go wrong

You can't go wrong here, all the food is vegan, and everything we had at least was top-notch. Absolutely delicious, in a great location, friendly service, reasonable prices, cool atmosphere. Definitely a must-do in Rio.

ChefTeva

07 May 2024

Dear Vegetrendian, how are you?

Thank you so much for taking the time to review us at HappyCow and for sharing your experience with the community.

I am so glad you enjoyed your visit at Teva. I appreciate your remarks on our ambiance, food and service. We don't hesitate to offer the best we can to our guests.

Looking forward to hosting you again.

Kind regards,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef

mchaccur

Points +148

Vegan
15 Mar 2024

Cozy, tasty and beautiful

Every dish I saw going around looked beautiful and appetizing. Also heard compliments to the chef from nearby tables.
The place is small and cozy, well decorated. The service is fast and people are attentive.
My burger was very tasty and bonus points for the gluten free bun.

ChefTeva

16 Mar 2024

Dear Mchaccur, how are you?

Thank you so much for taking the time to review us at HappyCow and for sharing your experience with the community.

I am so glad you enjoyed your visit at Teva and our staff served you well. I appreciate your remarks on our decor, service and food.

We do our best to use the best organic and seasonal ingredients and to offer our clients the most innovative and varied menu that always includes several Gluten free options.

Looking forward to hosting you again.

Best regards,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef

mchaccur

16 Mar 2024

Oi Daniel, obrigada pela mensagem. Adorei mesmo e agora no Teva Deli, que também é ótimo! Deixo review daqui a pouco. Vim encontrar o Saiani. Parabéns também pelo projeto de design e uso dos tipos 😉.

ChefTeva

07 May 2024

Olá mchaccur, obrigado pelo retorno! Feliz que curtiu os detalhes do branding😄O trabalho do Saiani é demais. Obrigado pelos reviews e até breve

Albertginia

Points +588

Vegan
10 Mar 2024

Really tasty

The food was really good and the staff helpful. It's quite expensive but it's worth it to go there at least once.

ChefTeva

16 Mar 2024

Dear Albertginia, how are you?

Thank you so much for taking the time to review us at HappyCow and for sharing your experience with the community.

I am so glad you had a good time at Teva and our staff served you well. We don't hesitate to use the best possible organic and seasonal ingredients to offer to our clients in the most innovative and varied menu.

Looking forward to hosting you again.

Regards,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef

Zezuno

Points +134

Vegan
03 Mar 2024

High end vegan experience

The menu is super sophisticated, the location is amazing and all the dishes taste great. It's a bit pricey but it is definitely worth it.

ChefTeva

07 Mar 2024

Dear Zezuno, how are you?

Thank you so much for taking the time to review us at HappyCow and for sharing your experience with the community.

I am so glad you had a good time at Teva. We don't hesitate to use the best possible organic and seasonal ingredients to offer to our clients in the most innovative and varied menu.

Looking forward to hosting you again.

Regards,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef

MinnaNadiaShukri

Points +120

Vegan
10 Feb 2024

The service is great, but the food is very average

We got the mushroom carpaccio and their truffle fries as a starter. The carpaccio was a bit of a disappointment since the taste was very basic and simple. The truffle fries was amazing!
For mains we got the ravioli and their seitan on risotto. The ravioli was way too salty and was definitely missing some green herbs on top and the seitan dish was just all very mushy and not really any different textures in the dish. Both dishes missed some play with colors (it all looked very brown/beige), some balance in flavour and textures.

Our startes came before our drinks - this always makes me a bit annoyed. And actually our mains came before we were done with the started and we still haven’t gotten the drinks yet at this point. A bit too speedy and not a lot of time to enjoy the food nor the drinks.

As a dessert we ordered the lava cake. I am not really sure it was a real lava cake? I feel like the melted chocolate was just added on top of the cake? 😅 but there was again something off with the taste and textures of the cake. The icecream was okay.

All in all, it was waaaay too pricey for what you get and the dishes are very basic (my peak of the evening was the truffle fries 😅), but I enjoyed to be at a full vegan place for once in Brazil 🌱

Pros: Truffle fries , The staff

Cons: Very cold inside the restaurant., Too salty , No flow in the dishes and drinks

ChefTeva

07 Mar 2024

Dear MinnaNadiaShukri, how are you?

Thank you so much for taking the time to review us at HappyCow and for sharing your experience with the community.

We don't hesitate to use the best possible organic and seasonal ingredients to offer to our clients in the most innovative menu. We are sorry we did not live up to your expectations and failed to offer you alternatives within our varied menu to please your taste buds. This is after all one of our main missions, to satisfy our clients and make them happy.

I have let the service know about the flow, but unfortunately as our bar makes everything fresh, sometimes drinks may take a bit longer.

Regards,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef

p_ppyk

Points +425

Vegan
29 Jan 2024

All rounder.

Gorgeous interior.
Friendly staff.
Fantastic food.
Even better cocktails.
Amazing atmosphere.

Just wish we had more time in Rio to go back again. We held back on starters as we wanted to try puddings and we were not disappointed. Okay so it may be ‘more expensive’ than other restaurants in Rio or Brazil for that matter, but who cares when it tastes that good. Definitely a lot cheaper than the U.K too.

Pros: Atmosphere , Variety on menu , Cocktails

ChefTeva

30 Jan 2024

Dear p_ppyk, how are you?

Thank you so much for taking the time to review us at HappyCow and for sharing your experience with the community.

I am so glad you had a good time at Teva and Teva Deli. We don't hesitate to use the best possible organic ingredients to offer to our clients.

Looking forward to hosting you again.

Regards,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef

vegan.baddie

Points +853

Vegan
14 Jan 2024

Amazing upscale spot in Rio

We loved Teva, we ate here for dinner twice. The menu is fantastic, so many options to choose from. I included pictures from both nights :). I definitely recommend getting a bunch of things to try and share. The drinks are great too, and the caipirinha was the best I had in Rio. It’s a really cute spot too. One of our favorite places while in Rio and in Brazil, and easily a spot we will always remember! Still dreaming about the truffle fries ☺️ the prices are a little bit more expensive than everywhere else we ate in Rio, but even at the higher price point, we found the prices to be very reasonable and very worth it, and still a lot lower than what we are used to back where we live. Definitely make it a point to visit Teva when you are in Rio!! It is a must. It’s amazing!!!

Updated from previous review on 2024-01-14

ChefTeva

30 Jan 2024

Dear vegan.baddie, how are you?

Thank you so much for taking the time to review us at HappyCow and for sharing your experience with the community.

I am so glad you enjoyed our food, drinks and ambiance. Thanks for detailing your visits and sharing photos as well.

It was great meeting and chatting with you at Teva Deli. Looking forward to hosting you again.

Regards,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef

HiramMiranda

Points +154

Vegan
05 Jan 2024

Best restaurant we've ever been to

Everything was perfect! The idea is to have multiple dishes and to share them. Not the cheapest restaurant but totally worth it!

Pros: Organic, Very tasty, Original dishes

ChefTeva

08 Jan 2024

Hi Hiram, how are you?

Thank you so much for reviewing us and detailing your visit. We appreciate it. We are so glad you enjoyed Teva and noticed our best intentions of offering the best quality and overall experience to our clients.

Regards and hope to see you again soon,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef

katerinadim

Points +70

Vegan
29 Dec 2023

Amazing vegan food in a delicatessen level

Really nice experience, various options for all (vegan) tasted

ChefTeva

08 Jan 2024

Hi Katerina, how are you?

Thank you so much for reviewing us and detailing your visit. We appreciate it. We are so glad you enjoyed Teva.

Regards and hope to see you again soon,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef

Aussietraveller

Points +571

Vegan
17 Dec 2023

AMAZING!!

The food here is amazing!! We had the tofu pumpkin dish, the truffle mushroom pasta and the Korean seitan starter which were all so flavourful and big portions. Would highly highly recommend!!

ChefTeva

18 Dec 2023

Dear Aussietraveller, how are you?

Thank you so much for taking the time to review us at HappyCow and for sharing your experience with the community.

We are so glad you had such a good time with us. Thanks for recommending us!

Looking forward to hosting you again.

Regards,
Daniel Biron
Executive chef




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