17 editor picks in Rio de Janeiro.
17 restaurants in Rio de Janeiro, editor-picked for restaurants open monday. Open on monday, the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Rio de Janeiro.
Mr. Lam serves Peking-style Chinese dishes in a three-floor house by Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, with duck lacquered in a special oven, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderPeking duck, the whole lacquered bird served with pancakes, cucumber and spring onion
TipThe top-floor dining room and bar have picture windows and a glass roof; Time Out noted in 2024 that the menu had stayed the same for about 20 years.
Satyricon has served Mediterranean seafood in Ipanema since 1982, with line-caught fish and oysters shown on a counter by the door, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderTalharim ao vôngole, tagliolini with clams, or a plateau of oysters, king crab and prawns
TipThe house says line-caught fish keeps the flesh intact; the wine list passes 300 labels, and Friday and Saturday service runs to 01:00.
Rudä in Ipanema serves chef Danilo Parah's colourful Brazilian cooking in a bistro-style house, and won Veja Rio's Brazilian award in 2026 in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe octopus with jambu, served with pasta cooked in a moqueca sauce
TipA private room on the first floor suits groups; the à la carte menu is joined by an executive menu, and the cheesecake has guava syrup and an almond tuile.
Ferro e Farinha bakes naturally leavened pizza in a wood oven at its Botafogo branch, and Veja Rio named it best pizzeria in 2026, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderA wood-fired pizza made with the house's naturally fermented dough
TipReserve by phone or through the house's Instagram account; the bar makes its own cocktails and this is one of four Rio branches.
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.
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.
Rancho Português in Ipanema serves traditional Portuguese cooking, from suckling pig to salt cod, and won Veja Rio's 2025 Portuguese award in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderLeitão à Bairrada, the suckling pig, or the bacalhau da terra
TipThe menu also lists a Trás-os-Montes feijoada and tomato rice; the group's wine list passes 700 labels.
Mäska in Ipanema is chef Danilo Parah's bistro-style restaurant with an open kitchen and Mediterranean touches, in the Michelin Guide, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe creamy rice with octopus, or the steak with truffled aligot mash
TipThe kitchen opens onto the dining room and the cocktail list is part of the draw; the room is open until midnight from Wednesday to Saturday.
Yayá in Leme serves chef Andressa Cabral's Afro-Brazilian cooking a few metres from the beach, with dishes rooted in the acarajé stalls, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderPeixe à Inajá, fish in moqueca sauce with sautéed prawns and Inajá rice
TipFeijoada is served on Fridays, and the house hosts samba rounds on saints' days such as São Jorge and Cosme e Damião.
Amir is a classic Arab restaurant in Copacabana, still run by the founding Baouchi family, with sidewalk tables by Praça do Lido, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderHummus, coalhada seca and babaganoush to share, then arroz com cordeiro, lamb with rice
TipPortions are large and made for sharing; the weekday executive menu runs from 12:00 to 16:00 and the tables face Praça do Lido.
Chez Claude is Claude Troisgros's Leblon restaurant with an open kitchen in the middle of the room and dishes served in sharing bowls, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe stuffed quail with herb farofa, then the melted chocolate gâteau with crème fraîche
TipThe classic menu comes in sharing bowls and the à la carte changes with the seasons; the room neighbours Madame Olympe in the same complex.
Spicy Fish fuses Japanese and Korean cooking from chef Emerson Kim in a four-storey Ipanema house, listed in the Michelin Guide, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe bibimbap finished at the table, or the Kagoshima wagyu on a hot stone
TipIf you cannot choose from the long menu, the chef's selection brings two portions of nigiri, sashimi and the house special.
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.
Casa do Saulo at the Museu do Amanhã brings chef Saulo Jennings's Tapajós cooking from Pará to Rio de Janeiro, with pirarucu, tambaqui ribs and tacacá.
OrderThe smoked pirarucu carpaccio, tambaqui ribs and the feijoqueca with pirarucu and shrimp
TipThe Rio house sits inside the Museu do Amanhã on Praça Mauá, so it closes at 18:00 and shuts on Wednesdays, when the museum is closed.
Rubaiyat Rio grills more than ten cuts of beef inside the Jockey Club Brasileiro by the botanical garden, with a terrace over the track, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderA premium cut from the churrasco grill; on Saturdays the traditional feijoada with a dessert buffet
TipAsk for a terrace table to look over the racetrack towards Christ the Redeemer; the glass window shows the churrasco grill at work.
Nôa Ipanema serves Brazilian-rooted international cooking with French touches, from fish of the day to fresh pasta, in a 1930s house in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderArroz de moqueca with grilled prawns, finished with the Basque cheesecake and goiabada syrup
TipMichelin singles out the veranda and the cocktail list; the kitchen opens at 12:00 every day and closes at 01:00 on Friday and Saturday.
Churrascaria Palace has served rodízio in Copacabana since 1951, with around 40 cuts, a cold buffet and the picanha borboleta it created, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe rodízio, which includes the picanha borboleta and the costelão served in six cuts
TipDrinks and desserts are charged separately from the rodízio; the room has a bossa nova mural, the Santa Ceia da Bossa Nova.
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