Rio Guide

Category: Restaurants

  • Felice Cafe: Try the best ice cream in town

    Felice Cafe: Try the best ice cream in town

    Known for having the best Italian-style ice creams of the city, Felice Cafe is also a perfect place to have a seat in Ipanema. Located in a lovely colored building, it serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. Try the Thai-style shrimps, the Brazilian hamburger or a Greek salad. Be lazy and breathe the atmosphere of Ipanema sipping a tropical juice. Food is delicious, prices are average and the service very kind. If you seat outside, don’t expect a quick lunch. Just relax and follow the wave.

    Felice Cafe
    Rua Gomes Carneiro 30
    Ipanema – Rio de Janeiro
    Phone: +55 21 2522 7749
    Email: felice@felice.com.br
    Website: www.felice.com.br

  • Bibi Sucos: Drink a fresh tropical fruit juice

    Bibi Sucos: Drink a fresh tropical fruit juice

    Here is the place to discover the Brazilian tropical fruit in the form of delicious smoothies. The gorgeous fruits with exotic names will possibly confuse you: don’t worry and pick up 1!

    Abacaxi > Ananas
    Abacate > Avocado
    Açaí > An energetic mousse coming from an Amazon fruit. Very trendy in Rio.
    Acerola > The worldwide champion of Vitamin C, directly from Amazon. Every tiny fruit has more Vitamim C than 40 lemons.
    Amora > A sort of raspberry effective against cholesterol.
    Mamão > Papaya
    Manga > Mango
    Maracujà > Passion fruit
    Morango > Strawberry
    Tangerina > Mandarine
    Laranja > Orange

    Bibi Sucos Leblon
    Rua Ataulfo de Paiva 591 A
    Phone: +51 21 2259 0000

    Bibi Sucos Copacabana
    Rua Miguel Lemos 31, Loja A
    Phone: +55 21 2513 6000

    Bibi Sucos Jardim Botânico
    Rua Jardim Botânico 632, Loja A
    Phone: +55 21 3874 0051

    Website: www.bibisucos.com.br

  • Capricciosa: Another option for Pizza lovers

    Capricciosa: Another option for Pizza lovers

    A popular (and quite expensive) place to eat D.O.C. Italian pizza in Rio. Ingredients are authentic (olive oil included) and pizza makers really expert. You can see them throwing up the dough in the air and catching it in midair, with a very Italian ability. Of course pizzas are cooked in wood stoves. Prices can be disappointing for a westerner (a pizza costs about 25 €): that’s because in Brazil pizza is considered a sophisticated meal, with a lot of imported ingredients – and also because Capricciosa is a very trendy restaurant.

    Capricciosa also does deliveries in Zona Sul and São Conrado (Monday to Saturday from 7.00 pm – Sunday from 6.00 pm).
    Deliveries Zona Sul: +55 21 2527 2656
    Deliveries São Conrado: +55 21 2494 2212

    Capricciosa Ipanema
    Rua Vinicius de Moraes 134, Rio de Janeiro
    Phone 1: +55 21 2523 3394
    Phone 2: +55 21 2523 1169

    Capricciosa Copacabana
    Rua Domingos Ferreira 187, Rio de Janeiro
    Phone 1: +55 21 2255 2598
    Phone 2: +55 21 2255 1626

    Capricciosa Jardim Botânico
    Rua Maria Angélica 37, Rio de Janeiro
    Phone 1: +55 21 2527 2656
    Phone 2: +55 21 2527 3283

    www.capricciosa.com.br

  • Boteco Belmonte: Experience the typical Rio-style pub

    Boteco Belmonte: Experience the typical Rio-style pub

    Just in front of the beach of Urca, this is the sixth branch of the chain Boteco Belmonte, a very typical pub in Rio (the first Boteco Belmonte opened in 1952 in Flamengo). Brazilian meat, cold draft beer (chopp) and seafood appetizers are the specialities of this easygoing restaurant, ideal for lunch or just for a drink. If you like futebol, come here in weekends, when cariocas gather around the TV of the pub to support their team.

    Boteco Belmonte Urca
    Avenida Portugal 986, Urca
    Phone: +55 21 2543-1268
    Website: www.botecobelmonte.com.br

  • 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

  • Fogo de Chão: Eat Brazilian meat at will

    Fogo de Chão: Eat Brazilian meat at will

    This is a restaurant for meat lovers with a great location (on Rio Bay) and some rules to follow. On your table you will sea a round card, one side green, the other red. Turn it green side up and the waiters will serve you cuts of roasted meats directly from the spit, according to Gaucho tradition. When you need a break (and you will need it, no doubt) turn your card red side up and try the big buffet offering salads, cheeses and Brazilian specialities. You can eat as much as you want, because the price is fixed (only drinks and desserts are extra). Don’t miss the unique panoramic terrace with a view of the Sugarloaf.

    Fogo de Chão
    Av. Repórter Nestor Moreira, s/n – Botafogo
    Phone: +21 55 21-2279 7117

  • Sushi Leblon: Have dinner at the trendiest Japanese restaurant in town

    Sushi Leblon: Have dinner at the trendiest Japanese restaurant in town

    Sophisticated and always packed with people, this hip Japanese restaurant in the heart of Leblon has won several awards for its innovative cuisine. Among the specialities, try the Spice Red Tuna, the Crab Cake or the delicious Tempura. If you are lucky (and if you arrive before 8.00 pm), you can have a seat at the Sushi Bar inside or at a table outside. But be aware: the line can be very long.

    Open

    Monday to Friday: 12.00 pm to 4.00 pm & 7.00 pm to 2.00 am
    Saturday: 12.00 pm to 2.00 am
    Sunday: 1.00 pm to 12.00 am

    Sushi Leblon
    Rua Dias Ferreira 256, Leblon
    Phone: +55 21 2512 7830
    www.leblon.com

  • Zuka: Discover the design food

    Zuka: Discover the design food

    Considered one of the best restaurants in Rio, Zuka is a trendy place offering design food: good ingredients and a meticulous attention to the presentation of the food (here a brochette can be a sculpture!). The chef, Ludmilla Soeiro, creates grilled specialities and fancy menus, divided in food from the sea, the heart and the sky. Sophisticated and contemporary, Zuka cuisine is perfect to go with a bottle of good wine. Prices are average to high (a good option is to have lunch in weekdays, taking advantage of the convenient office lunch).

    Open
    Monday: 7.00 pm to 1.00 am
    Tuesday to Friday: 12.00 pm to 4.00 pm & 7.00 pm to 1.00 am
    Saturday: 1.00 pm to 1.00 am
    Sunday: 1.00 pm to midnight

    Zuka
    Rua Dias Ferreira 233, Leblon
    Phone: +55 21 3205 7154
    www.zuka.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

  • Aprazível: Have a romantic dinner in the trees

    Aprazível: Have a romantic dinner in the trees

    Idyllic, sophisticated and unexpected, the romantic restaurant Aprazível, in Santa Teresa, sits on a hill overlooking Rio and is built among huge tropical trees, so you feel like eating in a treehouse. Ask a table on the panoramic terrace (you need to reserve) and try a rosted palm heart or a typical moqueca. Food is delicious and prices are moderate to high. But the atmosphere is priceless, with a French touch and an artistic feeling.

    Aprazível
    Reservation desk: +55 21 2508 9174
    Rua Aprazível 62, Santa Teresa
    Email: aprazivel@aprazivel.com.br
    Website: www.aprazivel.com.br