Zazá Bistro
Ipanema
Set on a busy corner in Ipanema, this once colonial home was been revamped by the owners into an eye-catching bright blue eatery, serving a creative menu and...
- Café or Bistro
- Brazilian
Aprazivel
Santa Teresa
Set in the hills in the Santa Teresa neighborhood above Rio, Aprazível - which means pleasant in Portuguese - serves up an inventive menu in a rustic and scenic,...
- Casual
- Brazilian
Café Secreto
Catete
A short stroll from the Largo do Machado station, Café Secreto is a sweet little café with counter service finely brewed coffee and sweets.
- Café or Bistro
- Sweets
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La Mole
Leblon
Opened by Italian Domenico Magliano as an ice cream and pizza shop in 1958, La Mole has since expanded to include various locations across Rio and Niteroi, as well
- Casual
- Italian
Bar das Quengas
Lapa
Popular with the LGBT crowd and on the site of a former brothel, Bar das Quengas (Bar of Whores) is a typical carioca spot in bohemian Lapa with cold beers and
- Casual
- Brazilian
Delirium Café
Ipanema
A franchise of a Belgian café-slash-bar, Delirium is a cute spot in the heart of Ipanema, decorated in images of little pink elephants and known for its large...
- Café or Bistro
- Other
Lapamaki Temakeria & Sushi Bar
Lapa
Lapamaki has three Rio locations, one in Copacabana, one in Ipanema and the original in Lapa, opened in 2009. These modern sushi bars serve a wide variety of fresh...
- Casual
- Japanese
Oui Oui
Humaitá
Expertly-prepared small plates - read small portions - are meant for sharing at Oui Oui, located in a restored colonial mansion on a tree-lined street, decorated in...
- Casual
- French
Santa Filomena
Tijuca
If the Zona Sul prices start to weigh you down, head over to Tijuca and try Santa Filomena for Italian, where a wood oven churns out homemade breads, pizzas and...
- Casual
- Italian
4 Estações
Barra da Tijuca
4 Estações is access by boat across a lagoon. Outside tables with views to the Pedra da Gavea lit by candles make for an ultra-romantic setting, accompanied by
- Fine Dining
- Local Cuisine
Adega do Pimenta
Santa Teresa
The unassuming Adega do Pimenta in Santa Teresa offers a staggering 150 different types of beers from Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Scotland, England, Holland, Austria,...
- Theme
- Other
Azteka
Ipanema
Azteka serves up casual, authentic Mexican cuisine with a mouth watering selection of burritos, tacos, quesadillas and tortas in Ipanema. Good Mexican places in Rio...
- Casual
- Mexican
Bar do Mineiro
Santa Teresa
Bar do Mineiro is an old-school boteco in the heart of Santa Teresa, serving up hearty Brazilian comfort food like a traditional Feijoada or a frango com quiabo...
- Casual
- Brazilian
Bibi Sucos
Leblon
If Rio was ever to create a typical fast food chain to take over the world, it would look like Bibi Sucos. The thousands of fruits hanging from the ceiling are...
- Fast Food
- Local Cuisine
Casa da Feijoada
Ipanema
For those of you who have never heard of it, Feijoada is the most traditional Brazilian dish, a stew with different cuts of pork and beef, sausages, black beans -...
- Family style
- Brazilian
Celeiro
Leblon
Celeiro started as a beach snack stall in the 1980s and now offers a typical Brazilian pay-per-kilo buffet with well-prepared, mostly organic options and popular...
- Family style
- Brazilian
Confeitaria Colombo
Centro
Old-world glamor meets fine pastries at Rio's finest tearoom. Dating from 1894, Confeitaria Colombo was inspired in the finest tearooms of Europe at the time, with...
- Fine Dining
- Sweets
CT Boucherie
Leblon
Tables are tightly packed at this bistro-styled eatery, where diners choose from 15 grilled meats and a selection of roasts accompanied by various sauces and...
- Café or Bistro
- International
Delírio Tropical
Ipanema
For a cheap, healthy and tasty lunch, look no further. The menu changes day to day and from shop to shop in the 10 locations and is based on sustainable ingredients...
- Casual
- Local Cuisine
Eclipse
Copacabana
Open 24 hours, which is rare in Rio, Eclipse is nearly always busy, serving a full menu of grilled meats, fish, salads, pastas, pizzas, seafood, soups, omelettes,...
- Casual
- Brazilian
Fasano al Mare
Ipanema
Part of the Fasano empire, Fasano al Mare is on the ground floor of the family's 5-star hotel with views over Ipanema beach and a Philippe Starck-designed interior....
- Fine Dining
- Italian
Galani
Ipanema
Galani's is the rooftop hotel restaurant at the Caesar's Park in Copacabana, with impressive views from the 23rd floor white-table clothe dining room to Ipanema...
- Fine Dining
- French
Galeto Sat's
Copacabana
Galeto Sat's keeps the barbecue going until 5 am in Copacabana. With reasonable prices, this no-frills spot is extremely popular with locals for...
- Casual
- Brazilian
Giuseppe Grill
Leblon
Located in Leblon, the Giuseppe Grill is a classic steakhouse, complete with wood panelling and exposed brick. On the menu: fine cuts of beef including the Bife...
- Steakhouse
- Barbeque
Giuseppe Grill Mar
Lagoa
Located in Lagoa, in the heart of Zona Azul, Giuseppe Grill Mar is a seafood spinoff of the namesake steakhouse. With a clean decor of exposed white brick, natural...
- Seafood
- Brazilian
Julius Brasserie
Urca
A little off the beaten track, hidden away in Urca, Julius Brasserie is a 15-minute walk from the Sugar Loaf cable station and right across from Urca beach. Although...
- Café or Bistro
- Mediterranean
Kotobuki Barra
Barra da Tijuca
Originally opened in the 1970s as a Japanese food store in the Sao Jose market, Kotobuki Barra has evolved into an all-you-can-eat rodizio-style Japanese sushi bar
- Fine Dining
- Japanese
La Carioca Cevicheria
Ipanema
La Carioca serves up a variety of inventive ceviches and Peruvian mains, along with jars of sparkling rosé sangria, mojitos, pisco cocktails and homemade beer - the...
- Seafood
- Peruvian
Le Pré Catelan
Copacabana
Located inside the Sofitel Hotel with views to Copacana beach, Le Pré Catelan tops the list of French fine dining in Rio, with a star on the local Michelin guide and...
- Fine Dining
- French
Mamma Jamma
Lagoa
The home made dough in this trendy pizza place rests for five days before being stretched to a fine base. All the ingredients here are carefully selected, with the...
- Casual
- Italian
