Casa Camolese turns an 18th-century building on the grounds of the Jockey Club into one of Jardim Botanico's most layered places to drink. Inside one address sit a cocktail bar, an on-site microbrewery, a deli and a restaurant, with the Manouche jazz club tucked into the basement. Visit Rio describes it as a bar, brewpub and jazz club mixed together.
The address is 983 Rua Jardim Botanico, on the edge of the racetrack in one of the city's calmer, greener neighborhoods. The garden tables look out over the Jockey grounds, and the building's old bones give the rooms a weight that newer bars cannot copy.
The drinks span the whole operation. The bar pours high-end cocktails, the microbrewery supplies house beer on tap, and the cellar runs to wine for the dinner crowd. That range is the reason to come: one visit can move from a brewery pint to a proper cocktail without leaving the building.
The kitchen, led by chef Jesse Valentim, leans Italian with contemporary turns, and the deli stocks salumi, cheeses and bread from the well-regarded Slow Bakery. Pair a cocktail with a board from the deli for the low-key version of the room.
Downstairs is the other draw. The Manouche Club programs live music and cultural nights in the basement, which turns a dinner into a longer evening without a second venue.
Best time to go depends on the plan. Early evening suits the garden and the brewery list; later, the basement music sets the pace. Yelp listings updated through April 2026 confirm the venue is operating, and a reservation helps on weekend nights.
The setting does a lot of the work. Jardim Botanico is quieter than Lapa or Copacabana, so Casa Camolese reads as a destination in itself rather than one stop on a crawl, best paired with a walk through the namesake botanical gardens nearby.
The Jockey Club setting is rare. Few bars in Rio sit inside a working racetrack complex, and the 18th-century house gives Casa Camolese a sense of occasion that a storefront cannot match. The garden faces the track, with the hills of the city beyond.
The microbrewery is the anchor that ties the rooms together. House beer on tap runs alongside the cocktail list, so a group can split between a brewery flight and a stirred drink without compromise. That breadth is unusual for a single Rio address.
The Manouche Club gives the place a second life after dark. The basement programs gypsy-jazz and live sets, turning an early dinner into a late night within the same walls. Checking the music calendar before a visit is worth the minute.
It rewards a slower visit. Jardim Botanico draws a local, residential crowd rather than the tourist flow of the beaches, so the pace is calmer and the conversation easier. Pair it with the botanical gardens across the street for a full afternoon.
What regulars say points to the range. Visitors praise the setting, the house beer and the live music downstairs, with the common note that it works best as a full evening rather than a quick drink. The advice that repeats is to book ahead on weekends, start in the garden, and stay for a set in the Manouche Club rather than treating it as a single stop. Arriving with a plan for both the bar and the basement turns one address into a full night out in a quiet corner of the city.
For more of the city, see our best cocktail bars in Rio de Janeiro ranking, browse the Rio de Janeiro bar guide, and for another ambitious room compare Canastra. The cocktail bars pillar tracks the category worldwide.
