Brazilian Products in Samba's Restaurant, Hopkins, MN.

Shortly before Christmas, my friend Melanie and I took my new second-hand Honda CRV to Hopkins, Minnesota to search for a kitchen table. I had forgotten how many wonderful antique shops Hopkins was host to. We waded through collectibles and identified several possible choices, then we asked one of the proprietors where a good spot would be to eat lunch.

Samba's Colorful Interior

“Samba's,” she recommended, insisting it was just the place we were looking for. Samba's is a Brazilian restaurant located at 922 Main Street with a marvelous red and black interior and a menu that was foreign to Melanie and me.

Chicken Stroganoff Brazilian Style.

We ordered a helping of their chicken stroganoff to share and a fruity, cheesey dessert. We visited with the owner's son who answered questions for us about Brazil. It is easy for someone as simple as I am to imagine any food south of the border would be hot and spicy, but we found Brazilian food much more understated and comforting.

Fruit and Cheese Dessert.

The restaurant has a small grocery area where people serious about food can take home with them a taste of Brazil. I'd like to go back to Samba's and try more of their unfamiliar menu.  The coffee was divine.