Brazilian Market

Reviewed by Cynthia Hacinli

A cafe/grocery with delicious South American nibbles.

Brazilian Market

11425 Grandview Ave.
Wheaton, MD
Phone: 301.942.8412

Cuisines:
South American

Opening Hours:

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
Wheaton

Price Range:
Inexpensive

Dress:
Informal

Noise Level:
Chatty

Reservations:
Not needed

Best Dishes
Yucca fritters with ground beef; carimanolas; chicken and green olive tartlets; Brazilian cheese buns; empanadas; banana-passionfruit frappe; cafe con leche.

Price Details:
Snacks for two, about $10.


From "Eating Wheaton," November 2005

These cigar-shaped yucca fritters filled with spicy ground beef are a specialty at the Brazilian Market, a cafe/grocery/hangout with a handful of tables and orderly shelves of South American goods, from yerba maté, the "cure-all" herbal elixir, to bicolor hair dye. Carimanolas are the nibble everyone will want at least two of, but I also can't resist the tartlets of chicken and green olives or the classic Brazilian cheese buns. The house banana- passionfruit frappé or cafe con leche, espresso-strength coffee with steamed hot milk, are the drinks of choice. And if you show up in the late afternoon or early evening, flaky empanadas will be your reward.