Rio Guide

Category: Ipanema / Arpoador

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  • Bazzar: Taste contemporary food and be lazy on the terrace

    Bazzar: Taste contemporary food and be lazy on the terrace

    Contemporary cuisine, very pleasant veranda in the heart of Ipanema, design interiors: since 1998 Bazzar is a very popular restaurant among cariocas, especially on Sundays. The main courses are better than the appetizers and the tapas (try for example the delicious local lobster or the fish cevice). Desserts also are great (taste the cinnamon ice-cream with baked apples).

    Inside the library Travessa there is another branch of Bazzar.

    Opening Hours
    Everyday from 12.00 pm to 1.00 am
    Sunday: from 12.00 pm to 22.00 pm

    Bazzar Restaurant
    Rua Barão da Torre 538
    Ipanema – Rio de Janeiro
    Phone: +55 21 3202 2884
    Website: www.bazzar.com.br

  • Zaza Bistrot: The 1st contemporary restaurant in Rio

    Zaza Bistrot: The 1st contemporary restaurant in Rio

    A fancy terrace in the heart of Ipanema, super charming interiors and cheerful atmosphere: Zazá Bistô opened in 2001 as the first restaurant offering contemporary cuisine in Rio de Janeiro. Try the tuna and salmon tartar with ginger, the organic chicken curry, the sealed fish in a sauce of passion fruit or be seduced by the dark chocolate Devil’s Cake. Enjoy also the suggestive first floor, where you can have a drink at the Middle Estern-style lounge.

    The place is often packed with people, so you need a reservation. You can book only through Zazá website: www.zazabistro.com.br
    If you are more than 10 people, send an email to: contato@zazabistro.com.br

    Zazá Bistô
    Rua Joana Angélica 40
    Ipanema – Rio de Janeiro
    Phone 1: +55 21 2247 9101
    Phone 2: +55 21 2247 9102
    Email: contato@zazabistro.com.br

  • Baretto Londra: Visit the most exclusive nightclub of Rio

    Baretto Londra: Visit the most exclusive nightclub of Rio

    Radio Londra is the nightclub of the expensive Hotel Fasano, in Ipanema, designed by Philippe Starck. Leather sofas, brick walls, a big Union Jack and dim lighting create a rock atmosphere, exclusive but intimate. This is the place to dress up, taste one of the award-winning cocktails, as the Sour Apple Martini, and dance until 2.00 am. If you come in weekends, especially after midnight, be ready to wait in line.

    Fasano Rio de Janeiro
    Open every day from 5.00 pm to 2.00 am
    Avenida Vieira Souto 80, Ipanema
    Phone: +55 21 3202 4000
    www.fasano.com.br

  • Bar Astor: Breathe the trendy atmosphere of Rio nightlife

    Bar Astor: Breathe the trendy atmosphere of Rio nightlife

    Directly from São Paulo, bohemiam cuisine, vintage atmosphere, fashionable people: Astor Cafe, in front of Ipanema beach, is the perfect place for a beer after the beach, a dinner or a caipirinha. Well known for its chopp (draught beer) and nice food, Astor is first of all a meeting point for wealthy cariocas. The terrace is often crowded, as the tables and the counter inside, where the atmosphere is sophisticated. The first Astor ever opened São Paulo.

    Opens
    From Monday to Wednesday: 16.00 am to 1.00 am
    Thursday: 16.00 pm to 2.00 am
    Friday and Saturday: 12.00 pm to 3.00 am
    Sunday: from 12.00 pm to 10.00 pm

    Astor Rio de Janeiro
    Av. Vieira Souto, 110 – Ipanema
    Phone: +55 21 2523 0085
    www.barastor.com.br

  • Ipanema Beach: Enjoy the Sexiest Beach in the World

    Ipanema Beach: Enjoy the Sexiest Beach in the World

    Considered the sexiest beach in the world, Ipanema became popular thanks to the bossa nova song The Girl from Ipanema, by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes (1962). Delimited by the Dois Irmãos (Two Brothers Mountain) and Ponta Arpoador, the beach is divided into stretches of sand called Posto. Posto 9 (9th lifeguard tower) is the coolest and more attractive space, the one where you can admire the most beautiful bodies in Rio. People come here every day to hung out, play football, volleyball or footvolley (a freestyle mix of the two). Come here in day time, have a swim, rent a sun umbrella with deck chairs or drink a beer (you can buy one at one of the many kiosks along the beach). And don’t miss Ipanema during weekends, when the road along the beach (Avenida Vieira Souto) is closed to traffic: among skates, bikes and rollerblades, you will experience a primary side of Carioca lifestyle.

    Security tips: don’t leave your stuff unattended while you swim and don’t walk on the beach at night.

  • Arpoador at Sunset: Greet the sun setting over the marvelous city

    Arpoador at Sunset: Greet the sun setting over the marvelous city

    Ponta Arpoador is the cape dividing Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, a rocky headland where surfers play with big waves and people come to enjoy the view. From here the view on Ipanema beach and the Two Brothers Mountain is outstanding, especially at sunset, when the city colors in rose. Come here with a beer (Brahma is a typical one) and discover why Rio is called the marvelous city.

  • 00 Café Bistrô: Enjoy good food in the most beautiful square of Ipanema

    00 Café Bistrô: Enjoy good food in the most beautiful square of Ipanema

    Set in the heart of Ipanema, this is a very good restaurant in Rio. Cozy and sophisticated, 00 Bisto offers a delicious mix of traditional and contemporary cuisine, made with high quality ingredients. Taste a “Filet 00”, a carpaccio or a dish of ravioli and you will definitely fall in love with this cool and cultured bistro, where you can also enjoy good wines.

    00 Café Bistrô | Ipanema
    Rua Barão da Torre, 398-a
    +55 21 2523 2938
    contato.ipanema@cafebistro.com.br
    www.00site.com.br