Gastromar - Paraty - RJ

For sure the best restaurant in Paraty….it's a gastronomic experience!!!!

Whenever I go to Paraty I look for a new place to visit! This time I visited the Gastromar restaurant, located at Marina Porto Imperial (BR101 km 578). I was in love when I saw the photos of the dishes and drinks on the restaurant's social network. Chef Gisela Schmitt prioritizes local and organic ingredients. I booked the table through Whatsapp and was asked for an advance deposit in the amount of R $ 150, which was returned as a credit the moment we paid the bill. I don't know if the house usually practices this rule, but on 1/16/2021 they were doing it this way. I didn't find the price of the dishes and drinks in my search on the internet, but for the exclusivity of the place I believed it would be a restaurant with a higher price $$$, and it really is. I think it is important to have an idea of ​​the prices before going to any restaurant, I am an enthusiast and unfortunately my budget is well planned to know more expensive restaurants lol. Because of that I took pictures of the menu, so you can explore the prices before you go ?! We stayed at a table on the balcony enjoying the beautiful view of the sea and the boats in the marina! The service was polite and attentive. I ordered Crab Toast (R $ 62), a roasted toast with butter and crab from Saco do Mamanguá. The flavor of the bread and crab was very good, but I believe that they exaggerated a little in the butter, because it was a little greasy. The main dish was Yemanjá (R $ 208 or R $ 228) consisting of grilled fish of the day, shrimp, octopus, squid, seafood, grilled tomatoes, herb oil and mashed potatoes. There was no octopus on the day, so we suggest adding more prawns. When the dish arrived there was another small substitution, we noticed that in place of the squid came a crayfish. A good surprise, because I like the crayfish better! lol ?? The prawns were great, very fresh and well seasoned, but we think the fish lacked a little seasoning and the crayfish arrived very cold, different from the temperature of the other ingredients in the dish. ? To accompany our meal, we chose a wine with the house label, a Merlot Rose from the Pizzato winery (price in the range of R $ 100), a great choice for our dish. And finally, a very tasty dessert: the drowned (R $ 39)! Vanilla bean ice cream with shot of espresso and mix of nuts and spices! It was delicious! To harmonize with dessert, we accepted the house suggestion, a digestive wine: Henriques - Madeira (R $ 26). The harmonization was perfect! I must say that dessert was the highlight of the meal! ? I really liked the atmosphere, decoration and proposal of the restaurant! I went with the high expectation and I believe that the main course did not reach that expectation. But in general the meal was very good, I recommend! Attached to the restaurant is a small emporium with wines, snacks and souvenirs to serve the marina's audience. They also have a boat and do a lunch tour on board, it must be amazing! ? See more reviews on Instagram and Facebook: @comaeviajecomprizapella

Impeccable service. Everything perfect, amazing staff. Unmissable tour!!!

Excellent dining experience with live music (when we went). Very attentive staff and wonderful local atmosphere

The vibe, decor and food are wonderful! The service is very confusing, we had a huge problem with the table, and in the end the girl who served us came running after us saying that she had forgotten the cover art, I don't know what was more bizarre, the situation of someone running in the parking lot to charge that or a restaurant of that level charge artistic cover charge... Anyway... At least the meal and drinks were very good!