The food is fine, the beer is cold, and the location magic -- on a pier on the edge of the Amazon, overlooking the riverboats of the new Hidroviaria do Amazonas. Cuisine is standard Brazilian churrasco fare -- picanha and other beef cuts, plus chicken and, thanks to the location, local fish including tambaqui and piraruçu. The restaurant is on the patio at the end of the concrete pedestrian overpass.

 After days of eating fish, pasta may come as a welcome change. Manaus's best (and only) Italian spot offers pizzas, lasagnas, and stuffed pastas such as ravioli. On Sundays there's a huge buffet.

 A lunch place downtown. The selection is quite varied; international dishes include pasta, Stroganoff, and great salads. The buffet also gives you the opportunity to try various local fish dishes, stews (caldeirada), and beans. Codfish lovers (I know you're out there) will love the Friday lunch menu.