Sofá Café

I love Sofa Café! This is a popular spot among the tourists of Copacabana, as it provides food and service that you can’t usually find at cafes in Brazil. Lots of fancy coffee options, cappuccinos closer to what one might be used to in the U.S., and a quiet and nice place to do some work. Their wifi usually works, and the service is superb.

[NOT LGBT FRIENDLY] [BAD SERVICE]
The place is adorable. Really cute and comfortable. The service is very much below expectations. I sat on the table and the waitress immediately brought the menu. About half a minute later she asked if I wanted to order, to which I politely replied I wasn’t ready yet. However, she continued being insistent and I felt under a lot of pressure. I told her I was waiting for someone and she quit my table and passed it to somebody else. My girlfriend arrived and we were ready to order. The new waitress was rude, sarcastic, and our food was burned and cold. My milk was cold. This is one of the worst experiences I’ve had. When we asked for the check it took over fifteen minutes of her pretending not to see us while serving the table literally next to us. I reached for the first waitress and asked for the check again. When it arrived, she abruptly took my card from my hand!!! I took it back and told her to wait a minute because I haven’t had time to take a look at the check. I regret paying for the service. My girlfriend and I decided from now on we only pay for service if we are treated like human beings.

Nice place for hanging out and drinking lattes. We had two types of soups and they were really good.

Muy buen lugar! Las ensaladas que probamos riquísimas al igual que la atención! Todo muy tentador y además muy linda la decoración y cercanía de la playa

Eu não sou bairrista mas devo começar essa avaliação dizendo que: o Sofá Café é paulistano meo, então fiquei bem feliz de encontrar um lugarzinho gostoso e aconchegante como esse em plena Copa.
Assim como as unidades de São Paulo o clima é relax, descolado e tem uma ótima trilha sonora. O cardápio enxuto com opções de comidinhas, bolos e pães acompanha vários métodos de preparo de café, sucos e um serviço super simpático.
Vim com uma amiga para tomar um cafézinho rápido na manhã de uma terça-​feira. Provei o suco detox (melancia, gengibre e outras coisinhas que não me lembro) com uma porção de mini pães de queijo. Para finalizar, um espresso com o blend da casa, muito bem tirado.
O serviço é bem bacana e eles tem WiFi grátis — um lugar legal para trabalhar os fazer reuniões.

Excellent coffee shop. The house blend pour over was superb and the waitress was super nice and very helpful. My first cup of coffee in Rio and I am more than surprise.

Found this place by walking around. A gem. Coffee and recovery drinks were excellent. We had the waffles with honey and butter, they were small, might have double that order next time.

I like it here as they take care with the presentation of your food, which is very tasty. The service isn’t bad either and the waiter was all smiles. Overall I spent a rather nice breakfast here with my friends and wouldn’t hesitate to return.

I’m updating my review because they seem to have fixed their wifi! In my original review, I commented that the wifi really didn’t work, but now it seems to be functioning perfectly.
This is a nice café in Copacabana. It definitely has the most styles of coffee brews I’ve ever seen in Brazil. You can choose between French Press, Aeropress, Chemex (pour over), filter (via Hario V60), and all of the standard espresso varieties.
The wait staff is super helpful and patient, and they are more than happy to explain to you their different roasts available as well as the differences in brewing methods. The only downside to their coffee is that even the French press and the pour over result in exactly a 8-​oz serving, so you don’t get a whole full French press or Chemex like you get at many cafes in the U.S.
I haven’t tried everything on their menu, but I personally love the waffles, they’re crispy and delicious, and you can choose between a variety of toppings (my favorite is honey & butter). It’s a perfect midday snack!
With a whimsical colorful atmosphere, the décor is so well thought out that this café really almost seems out of place here in Rio. Where many cafes here seem to think of their interior design as an afterthought, here they have made it a priority. With plenty of table space and comfortable chairs, this is an excellent place to come and spend the afternoon working on a project.
They also have some great desserts available and the rest of the menu, which includes soups and omelettes a and other light foods, looks amazing
If you’re used to the comfy cozy cafes of the U.S. and want a place to get some work done, this is definitely your spot (as long as you don’t need wifi). It’s also a great place to come with a friend to have a relaxed conversation.

Beautiful café, with a number of popular slow brew methods (chemex, v60, Aeropress, French press) as well as espresso drinks, for us coffee nerds. I had a single serve Chemex (brewed at table but unfortunately not poured the typical way with a goose neck) and though a bit sour, still got a lot of great notes. Trying their espresso next!

Vamos falar a verdade: esse negócio de Unilocal é bom demais da conta (e não, não estou falando isso só porque sou CM hehe). Conheci esse café, que fica do lado da minha casa, só depois de ler uma avaliação do Elite Lee M. por aqui! Antes disso, nunca tinha reparado na fachada, mesmo tendo passado em frente inúmeras vezes. Como pode?
Só sei que depois que encontrei o local aqui, fiquei louca para conhecer. A oportunidade apareceu hoje, quando precisei marcar uma reunião de trabalho em Copa. O lugar é uma graça, super bem decorado, e tem atendimento primoroso para os padrões cariocas. O cardápio tem várias opções típicas de café (quiche, pão na chapa, tapiocas, doces, etc.), e eu pedi uma salada de salmão defumado com cream cheese, que saiu por R$ 26,90.
Pelo preço confesso que esperava um prato maior. Também não gostei tanto assim do sabor (achei que o salmão poderia estar mais geladinho e que os pedações de cream cheese estavam muito exagerados no prato). De todo modo, comi tudo, e minhas amigas, que pediram o mesmo prato, gostaram muito (só se queixaram mesmo do tamanho).
Também pedi um suco de laranja e uma água, e, no total, gastei cerca de R$ 40, o que me pareceu bem razoável. Sem dúvida voltarei ao local — obrigada Unilocal e Lee M. por me mostrarem mais essa possibilidade, que por tanto tempo passou despercebida em minhas andanças pelo bairro! Ah, sim eles contam com WiFi, então é uma ótima para quem trabalha em casa como eu e às vezes quer dar uma saidinha. O único porém é que fecha às 20h.