Local flavors
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3 places picked to eat in Bento Gonçalves.
A restaurant opened in 2008 in a wooden house with a stone basement built in 1935 by Pietro Strapazzon and restored in 1996 by the Caminhos de Pedra project. Chef Jerusa Vanni runs a kitchen with Italian roots, and there's a glass table over a well.
A restaurant in the Vale dos Vinhedos devoted to the cooking of the gaúcho, Uruguayan and Argentine pampas, prepared over fire. It revives country recipes, ingredients and techniques and appeared on 2023 lists by Exame and Prazeres da Mesa magazines.
A bean-to-bar chocolate maker on the VRS-855 road, on the Caminhos de Pedra, that makes chocolate from bean to bar. The building uses reclaimed bricks and works as a shop and café with savory dishes, a stop for those touring the route.
