Esch Café

Probably the best place in leblon (or maybe the whole of Rio) to sit outside with friends, drink a cocktail chat all evening, look at people coming by.
Do enjoy the occasional snack, the salmon tartare is wonderful.
The place is relaxed, the waiters are nice and the whole ambiance is stylish but not uptight.

This is a very popular café.
Here you can buy cigars and smoke them here.
They have coffee, food, drinks, and a humidor full of mostly cuban cigars like Cohiba and Monte Cristo. I picked up a few including a Monte-​cristo #2.
I recommend visiting this café — but it will be smokey inside.

Bar para apreciadores de charutos. Fui para comer o prato da Boa Lembrança e ganhar mais um para coleção. Ambiente descontraído, porém para quem não gosta do cheiro dos charutos fica complicado.

Always excellent. Food and service impeccable. Great wine selection and cigars are fantastic too. Have been many times and it does not dissapoint. Fun neighborhood too. Highly recommended.

This place was great. The food was tasty, and so were the drinks. Mind you, I was treated to food by a friend, so I don’t know the pricing. Great atmosphere, as long as you don’t mind the cigar smoking, which I think is great. The staff was also very helpful, and dressed in Cuban attire.

Reaberto na ultima sexta (¹⁴⁄₀₂). Está super charmoso, e com sistemas de exaustão e filtragem de ar novos. Mesmo os não fumantes poderão aproveitar.

I call this place ‘my office’ whenever I visit Rio. A must visit for great food, authentic Cuban Cigars, cocktails, and great people.
Conveniently located in chic Leblon, right in the heart of Restaurant Row near Carlota and Sushi Leblon. Very good selection of predominantly Cuban Cigars, though they also sell Brazilian cigars as well.
To my initial surprise – but not anymore – the food here is outstanding. They serve up an excellent penne pasta dish to outstanding seafood (try the mixed salmon and white fish plate, usually served with a fantastic spinach purée). Waiters and bartenders dressed in guayaberas (Cuban shirts), and they make the best cocktails. Great for sporting events and watching ‘old, MTV-​style’ music videos. They used to have live entertainment, but had discontinued it on my last visit.
Great place and a must visit at least 1 or more nights whenever I am in town !!