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Café Brazil       Denver  
Café Brazil

4408 Lowell Boulevard
Denver, CO 80211

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Café Brazil, Northwest Denver's little jewel—and a well-guarded secret of those who love good food, wine, and drink—celebrates the opening of its new storefront on Lowell Boulevard. Tony, Marla, and Mauricio have transformed the old Parisi marketplace into a vibrant and colorful setting that complements their equally vibrant and colorful fare. Great wines from Spain, Chile, Argentina, and Portugal, a fantastic selection of rums from around the world, and exotic tropical juices add to the enjoyment of consistently outstanding food. Highlighting dishes from Bahia in Northern Brazil, as well as many specialties from the coast of Colombia, Café Brazil offers you the best of both land and sea, creating a marriage of freshness and flavor which can only be described as mouthwatering. Café Brazil brings South America to your plate and palate. Come check out new The Rum Room where you can joins us for a flight of rums from around the world.

Best Place to Take a Date -Savoring the City
Zagat Rated since 1999 -
Top of the Town -5280
Best of Westword -

appetizers::
Lula Frita  12.95
Ringlets of calamari lightly dusted with flour and fried until golden brown; dressed with lemon and lime juice and served with warm herbed tomato sauce
Grilled Manchego  11.95
Imported Spanish manchego, lightly browned on the griddle and served with a fresh salsa verde
Camarao Brazil  11.95
Large, succulent prawns sautéed with garlic and white wine and served in a spicy black bean sauce

entrées::
Moqueca de Peixe  21.95
An irresistible dish of shrimp, bacalhau, and sea scallops with Brazilian dende oil, garlic, shallots, ginger, tomato, and coconut milk; served stew-style over rice
Frango de Tiago  17.95
Double chicken breasts served in a savory sauce of curry and coconut milk with dende oil, garlic, shallots, and chile pequin; finished with fresh coconut meat in a ring of herbed rice and vegetables
Cazuela Colombiana  19.95
A rich marriage of jumbo prawns and chicken breast simmered in a spicy herbed tomato broth with hints of coconut milk, cayenne pepper, grilled onion, and Gorgonzola; garnished with green onion, cucumber, and cilantro and served Colombian stew-style over rice
Xim Xim  18.95
A well seasoned dish of chicken breast and jumbo prawns prepared with a sauce of fresh ginger, malaqueta pepper, lemon and lime juice, cashews, and dende oil; served with a garnish of toasted coconut, rice, and vegetables
Pernambuco  18.95
A delicate dish of sea scallops prepared in a sauce of garlic, shallots, and coconut milk with hints of orange and exquisite kafir lime leaf; served stew-style over rice
La Calena  18.95
Large prawns and sea scallops simmered in a sweet, hot sauce of fresh diced tomato, mango, passionfruit, green onion, and cilantro; finished with Brazilian chilies and served with herbed rice and vegetables
Camaråo con Cachaça  18.95
Large prawns sautéed with garlic, shallots, and a concassé of sweet bell peppers in a coconut milk sauce with Cachaca (a dry sugarcane liquor); served with a ring of herbed rice and vegetables
Peixe de Angola  18.95
An exotic Afro-Brazilian dish of shrimp and bacalhau combining the subtle, sweet, and hot flavors of malaqueta pepper, garlic, tomato, fresh herbs, and shallots in a coconut cream sauce laced with toasted coconut; served with rice and vegetables
Seafood Copacabana  19.95
A delicious combination of shrimp and scallops sautéed with garlic, shallots, coconut milk, and the juice of lime; finished with Italian parsley, Parmesan cheese, white wine, and cream; served in a ring of rice and vegetables

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fresh fish flown in daily; dry-aged, certified Angus beef; and generous, marinated 8-bone racks of lamb are all par for the course