Lonely Planet

"Start off with the excellent bolinhos de bacalhau (codfish balls)."

Tom Le Mesurier

"The beautifully crunchy shell cracks delicately to reveal a light, fluffy mix of creamy mash and delicious cod. Apply a few drops of fiery malagueta chilli oil and pretty soon you’ll be ready for your next ice-cold beer."

Denise Tonin

"You need to try the delicious bolinhos de bacalhau, another house specialty!"

Babi Libânio

"Hey, that was THE bolinho de bacalhau. One of the best I've had so far in Rio. You get hungry just from thinking about it."

Cityseeker

"The 100-year-old bar serves wonderful bar snacks such as crispy bolinhos do bacalhau (codfish balls)."

Time Out Rio de Janeiro

"The bolinho de bacalhau is very above average."

Bruno Agostini

"The bolinho has a crispy crust and a delicious soft center, very well seasoned. Finally, I consider Nova Capela's bolinho de bacalhau to be very good."

André Comber

"Capela's Bolinho is big, round, extremely crispy and with good balance between cod and potatoes."

Thelma Alves

"Once again, bolinho de bacalhau attracted people coming from far away, and it's logical we couldn't look the other way."

Ipanema Inn

"Make sure to taste the unforgettable codfish balls (bolinho de bacalhau)."