# The best Brazilian salgados (savoury snacks)

The bakery and party snacks Brazilians buy and love most, according to iFood, TudoGostoso and best-selling snack rankings.

- 70 votes · 19 items
- Mar 16, 2026 · cozinheira_floripa
- https://even.best/en/l/192/the-best-brazilian-salgados-savoury-snacks

## Top 10

1. **Coxinha** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — Brazil's most famous snack, chicken with catupiry cheese, on TasteAtlas' list of the world's best fried foods.
2. **Pastel** (6 · ▲8 ▼2) — Thin fried pastry filled with meat, cheese or palm heart, king of street markets.
3. **Pão de queijo** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Cheese bread of tapioca starch and Minas cheese, from breakfast to afternoon snack.
4. **Joelho (italiano)** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Bread dough filled with ham and cheese, baked, from Rio de Janeiro.
5. **Kibe (quibe)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Fried bulgur and meat croquette, another Syrian-Lebanese legacy.
6. **Esfiha** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Arab heritage, open or closed, with beef, chicken, sausage or cheese; popularised by the Habib's chain.
7. **Risole** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Breaded half-moon filled with shrimp or ham and cheese.
8. **Bolinha de queijo** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Potato or flour dough ball with a cube of melted cheese inside.
9. **Enroladinho de salsicha** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Sausage wrapped in dough, fried or baked, a children's party hit.
10. **Croquete de carne** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Seasoned breaded minced beef, a snack bar classic.
11. **Cassava cupcake** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Fried cassava dough dumpling stuffed with dried meat or cheese.
12. **Rice dumpling** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Fried dumplings made with cooked rice from the day before, egg, cheese and parsley.
13. **Empada** (1 · ▲4 ▼3) — Crumbly shortcrust with a creamy chicken or palm heart filling.
14. **Bolinho de bacalhau** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Portuguese heritage: salt cod and potato fritters.
15. **Chicken puff pastry** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Baked puff pastry stuffed with shredded chicken and cream cheese.
16. **Oven pastry** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Baked version of the pastry, with buttery dough and meat or chicken filling.
17. **Cigarette** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Fried savory rolled with ham and cheese, a birthday party classic.
18. **Potato bread** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Soft potato dough bread, stuffed with catupiry, chicken or pepperoni.
19. **Mini pizza** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Small, soft-crust pizzas with tomato sauce, cheese and oregano, a guaranteed presence on party menus.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.