Caxiri

Manaus, Brazil

After a career climbing the culinary ladder in her hometown of São Paulo, chef Débora Shornik’s move to Manaus was inspired by her love of the kaleidoscopic larder of Brazil’s Amazonian region. At Caxiri, a fish-packed menu filled with locally sourced ingredients changes with the seasons, but always brings the bounty of the forest to the fore. Respecting the Amazon’s cultural and environmental heritage, Shornik celebrates indigenous cooking methods, utilising traditional ingredients including pirarucu fish, urrini flour and tucupí, a fermented manioc-based sauce with a citrussy, bitter, spicy, sweet, umami flavour, in eye-catching dishes such as the restaurant’s signature fried river sardine and grilled freshwater fish. The restaurant’s name refers to a traditional fermented drink produced by Indigenous communities in the region. A contemporary, airy dining room offers a little forest delight, too, thanks to the numerous hanging plants above diners’ heads. Shornik also runs two other restaurants in Novo Airão, a settlement deep in the jungle.

Key Information

• Lunch: Tues – Sun Dinner: Tues – Sat
• 55 92 3304 8700
• Visit Caxiri's Website

Location

Rua 10 de Julho 495, Manaus, 69010-000