“The little corner of Goias” is as casual as it gets. There’s football on TV, Brazilian country music on the radio and locals popping in for a snack or espresso. The owner is from the eponymous central Brazilian state, but the food is national. There’s a “Brazilian fry-up” to consider, but head here for lunch, where the jantinha — “little lunch” — is actually huge, a spread of picanha, malagueta-flecked rice, the crispest cassava fries and feijão tropeiro, a dry-ish blend of smoky bacon, farofa, collard greens, beans and a bucket-load of garlic, is among the best in the city.

O Feijão do Luis is the least likely restaurant on this list. Above a tourist shop opposite Primark on Oxford Street, a Brazilian flag hangs like a beacon. Head upstairs once inside the aforementioned shop and you’re greeted by a small dining room and very un-central London kitchen. A short menu is scribbled on A4 paper. There are snacks (killer coxinhas and kibes) and a few mains: stroganoff; steak with rice and beans; feijoada. The latter is perhaps not the city’s best, but silky and generously porky, served traditionally, and an £8 portion is enough for two.

In a nook of Stratford Shopping Centre that includes a couple of Brazilian delis, Mr Ribs is home to some of London’s best comida caseira (home-style cooking.) While the pork ribs are hit and miss, sometimes dry, sometimes crisp on the outside and juicy within, this is the place for hearty stews. Think oxtail, chicken, and a feijoada that, if a little thinner than normal, is more pork than bean. At Mr Ribs, have lunch for a tenner and be full until tomorrow.

This street food stall is improbably well stocked with Brazilian lunch staples. Owner Giovanio Ferreira’s offering ranges from vaca atolada, a rib and cassava stew, to stroganoff and the ubiquitous feijoada. The meal box of rice, beans, farofa, vegetables, fried plantain, an (optional) fried egg, succulent pork ribs or crispy grilled chicken and garlic sauce is what to get. All the big-hitting snacks are available alongside sweets like pudim and brigadeiros, should diners still have any space to fill.

Set in an old boozer and very much retaining a pub vibe — old wooden bar, beer on tap, live music — Tia Maria is where to go for drinking food, something Brazil does superbly. The extensive petisco menu features all the classics: salt cod fritters are crisp, with soft mash and discernible fish chunks inside; fried chicken hearts and onions arrive sizzling on cast iron and are irresistible; there are assorted pasteis, the ideal beer pairing. But don’t miss the sensational feijoada: dark as bourguignon, fattier than cassoulet and more complex than both.

Kaipiras is the closest thing in London to a proper boteco: wear a thong bikini and turn up the heating and diners might even think it’s Rio. The menu is extensive and basically covers all the classic dishes of Brazil’s southeast, plus six varieties of moqueca, which are stellar. A few appetisers — try the crispy fried fish or acarajé, which makes a rare London appearance — with a beer or caipirinha sometimes does the job here, but the mains, from parmigiana and a decadent feijoada to steak and onions, are pretty much all knockout too.

If Brazilian snacks are the goal then Mineiro Cafe is the best spot in town. It has everything, from grapefruit-sized pão de queijo and all sorts of pastries, to freshly prepared tapioca, Brazilian pancakes made with, unsurprisingly, tapioca starch. Skip the fry-ups and opt for a range of treats: crisp kibe, flaky empadas stuffed with chicken, olives and palm hearts, and the mad but delicious grilled mortadella in a pão de queijo sandwich. ‘Brazilians like to invent mad combinations’ says the waitress. She’s not wrong.

The sfiha, a Levantine flatbread commonly topped with minced lamb, is incredibly popular in Brazil, where it’s known as esfiha. There’s even a nationwide chain, Habib’s, specialising in them. While most Lebanese restaurants in London serve something similar, for the Brazilian version head to this wonderfully named restaurant, where myriad toppings exist, from classic minced beef or chicken with catupiry to “pizza” or chocolate and strawberry.

Espetos are small skewers often sold on the streets in Brazil. In this fast-food joint they are cooked on a griddle rather than hot coals, but they’re still delicious: tender and simply seasoned with garlic and salt. Chicken, steak and sausage are all good, but don’t miss the standout chicken hearts. Cassava fries, farofa for texture, chilli sauce and a brilliantly oniony vinaigrette make the perfect companions. A range of heartier meals are available, too.