Combo meals under R$40 make Giraffas one of POA’s safer bets
Giraffas sits airside in Terminal 1 at Porto Alegre (POA), so you’re fine to walk here after security instead of eating landside. It’s a fast-food counter with burgers, grilled meats and Brazilian plates, useful if your LATAM or Gol flight leaves from the main domestic gates. Expect plastic trays, quick turnover and food in your hands in about 10–15 minutes outside heavy rushes.
Menu highlights stick to basics: the picanha plate with rice, beans and fries, and standard cheeseburgers with 100–150g patties. Combos hover around R$30–R$40, including soda, which comes cheaper than many airport sit-down spots in Terminal 1. Portions run on the larger side for fast food, so one combo usually feeds a hungry adult without add-ons.
Opening hours at Brazilian airports shift, but Giraffas typically tracks the early departure wave, starting service around the first 06:00 flights and often staying open until roughly the last bank around 22:00–23:00. If you land very late into Terminal 1, check for lights on at the counter before you pass the last open option near the gates. Card payment is standard; cash in reais still works, but staff lean on contactless.
Quality is inline with the chain outside the airport: industrial buns, pre-cut fries, and patties cooked through rather than pink. It’s not a long-lunch spot, more a “20 minutes between boarding calls” fix. Vegetarian choices are thin beyond a basic salad or sides, so plan ahead if you don’t eat meat. Soft drinks and bottled water run at typical airport markups, usually a few reais above street pricing.
Tip: if your flight leaves from a remote gate in Terminal 1, eat at Giraffas before walking down the pier; there’s less food choice once you’re closer to boarding doors.