Café Brazil Attracts a Melting Pot of People

Brazilians know Café Brazil well and now folks from everywhere are finding their way to the Sandy Springs restaurant.

Manager Caio Lima said patrons range from residents in the nearby Huntcliff neighborhood to construction site workers.

“We came here because the neighborhood has a lot of Brazilians in the area,” said manager Caio Lima, a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil. His father, Alvaro Lima owns the restaurant. 

The busy eatery at 8610 Roswell Road, in the old Loehmann’s shopping center, opens most days at 6:30 a.m., when folks come in for the popular pastries. “A lot of people sometimes take a big pastry; it’s breaded, deep-fried and inside is beef, chicken, or ham and cheese, depending and what they want,” Caio said.

Café Brazil also has a bustling lunch crowd. Along with an all you can eat buffet of traditional Brazilian delicacies, there's a market and raw meat counter.

The restaurant was originally located further down Roswell Road, near Dalrymple and moved to its current home in May 2011. Hours are 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Sunday.