8 editor picks in Rio de Janeiro.
8 italian places in Rio de Janeiro we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Rio de Janeiro | Italian across every city.
Sult in Botafogo cooks Italian dishes with Brazilian ingredients from an open kitchen, and it is a Michelin Bib Gourmand pick in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe meat lasagne with Grana Padano fondue and breadcrumbs, the chef's signature dish
TipThe pirarucu fillet with tucupi and jambu risotto is the Amazonian counterpart; the wine list leans to small, low-intervention producers.
Artigiano near Jardim de Alah makes more than 30 fresh pastas by hand in the Emilia-Romagna tradition, a Michelin Bib Gourmand pick in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderGarganelli with lamb ragù, or the zucchini flowers stuffed with mozzarella and anchovy
TipPastas, breads and desserts are made by hand daily and finished to order, and pizzas come from a wood oven, so ask what is fresh that day.
Gero Rio is the Fasano hotel's Italian restaurant facing Ipanema beach, where chef Luigi Moressa cooks pasta, risotto and meats, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderGnocchi di patate dorati with squid and scallops, or the spaghetti alla carbonara
TipSunday service runs straight through from 12:00 to 22:00, and Riotur lists the traditional bollito on the Sunday lunch menu.
Casa do Sardo in São Cristóvão serves Sardinian cooking from chef-owner Silvio Podda, who opened the house in 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, away from the beach.
OrderAgnello alla Vernaccia, lamb cooked in wine, with mushroom or red onion risotto
TipThe house is in São Cristóvão, well away from the beach districts; it closes on Mondays and at 16:00 on Sundays.
Babbo Osteria is chef Elia Schramm's tribute to his father, serving handmade pasta and Italian-carioca dishes in a two-storey Ipanema house in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderUova Pepenara, tagliolini with bacon and a soft egg, the chef's take on carbonara
TipOne dining room is decorated like a traditional osteria; Michelin points to the filetto with pepper sauce and the pistachio and lime dessert.
Grado cooks Ligurian-inspired Italian food from chef Nello Garaventa in a 1940s Jardim Botânico house with a wood oven and open kitchen, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe fixed three-course menu, with the spaghetti with clams or the breaded pork rib
TipThe sourdough bread basket opens the meal; a lobster linguine is offered as an extra on top of the fixed menu.
Casa do Sardo serves Sardinian cooking in São Cristóvão, away from the beach, from chef-owner Silvio Podda, who opened it in 2012, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderAgnello alla Vernaccia, lamb cooked in wine, with mushroom or red onion risotto.
TipThe house is in São Cristóvão, well away from the beach districts; it closes on Mondays and at 16:00 on Sundays.
Gero Rio, in the Fasano hotel on Avenida Vieira Souto, serves classic Italian pasta and meats from chef Luigi Moressa, with a beach veranda in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe spaghetti alla carbonara, or ravioli di vitello ai funghi, veal ravioli in mushroom sauce
TipAsk for a veranda table over Ipanema beach; Friday and Saturday service runs to 01:00, and Sunday is continuous from 12:00 to 22:00.
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