What to order at Amélia

Must order
The four-course menu, with a choice of starters, mains and desserts after the amuse-bouche
Editor tip
Dinner only, as a fixed-price menu at R$380 per person; the glass-walled room on the second floor looks over the sea at Leblon.
CuisineInternational
Price$$$
NeighborhoodLeblon
HoursTue-Sun 19:00-23:00.
ChefÁlvaro Cantinho
Book aheadBook ahead; reservations by email or phone
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Address: Avenida Delfim Moreira 696, Leblon, Rio de Janeiro - RJ

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Chez Claude ★ 4.2

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Chez Claude is Claude Troisgros's French restaurant in Leblon, with an open kitchen mid-room and dishes in sharing bowls, in Rio de Janeiro.

OrderThe stuffed quail with herb farofa, then the melted chocolate gâteau with crème fraîche

TipClassic dishes arrive in bowls for sharing, so order across the table; the room sits beside Madame Olympe in the same shopping complex.

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Chez Claude ★ 4.2

$$$ Modern FrenchLeblonChef Claude Troisgros

Chez Claude is Claude Troisgros's French restaurant in Leblon, with an open kitchen mid-room and dishes in sharing bowls, in Rio de Janeiro.

OrderThe stuffed quail with herb farofa, then the melted chocolate gâteau with crème fraîche

TipClassic dishes arrive in bowls for sharing, so order across the table; the room sits beside Madame Olympe in the same shopping complex.

Gero Rio ★ 4.4

$$$ ItalianIpanemaChef Luigi Moressa

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.

Sud, O Pássaro Verde ★ 4.4

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Sud is chef Roberta Sudbrack's home-like Jardim Botânico dining room, cooking from a wood-fired oven with a menu that changes daily, in Rio de Janeiro.

OrderWhatever the daily menu offers from the wood-fired oven, then the chocolate cake, always on the card

TipThe door is kept closed, so knock or announce yourself to be let in; the menu follows what small local producers deliver each day.

Aprazível ★ 4.3

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Aprazível cooks Brazilian dishes from organic and biodynamic ingredients on Santa Teresa terraces, with natural wines on the list, in Rio de Janeiro.

OrderThe ceviche in tucupi sauce with plantain chips, then the free-range galinhada caipira

TipOnline bookings are taken up to 22:00 from Tuesday to Saturday and up to 17:00 on Sunday; the house seats about 250 guests.

Mr. Lam ★ 4.6

$$$ ChineseLagoa

Mr. Lam serves Peking duck, prawns in nine-spice sweet and sour sauce and other Beijing dishes on three floors by Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio de Janeiro.

OrderSenhor Batista prawns in the nine-spice sweet and sour sauce, or the Peking duck

TipVeja Rio named Mr. Lam best Asian restaurant in 2026; Saturday and Sunday service starts at 13:00 for a long lunch.

Rubaiyat Rio ★ 4.0

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Rubaiyat Rio is a steakhouse inside the Jockey Club Brasileiro, with its own meat production and a terrace over the racetrack in Rio de Janeiro.

OrderA premium cut from the churrasco grill; on Saturdays, the feijoada with the dessert buffet

TipMichelin notes the terrace views of the racetrack and Christ the Redeemer; the glass window beside the kitchen shows the churrasco grill working.

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