39 editor picks in Rio de Janeiro.
39 upscale places in Rio de Janeiro, editor-picked. occasion restaurants in Rio de Janeiro: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Rio de Janeiro food.
Liz Cocktail & Wine on Rua Dias Ferreira in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, won best drinks list at Veja Rio Comer & Beber 2026 and also pours a short wine list.
TipThe room seats 72 and takes reservations through the bar's online booking link or WhatsApp; it opens Tuesday to Sunday.
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.
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.
Satyricon has served Mediterranean fish and shellfish in Ipanema since 1982, with a counter of the day's catch and over 300 wine labels, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderAn oyster, king crab and prawn plateau, or the clam tagliolini, which Time Out calls the chefs' favourite
TipVeja Rio named it best fish and seafood restaurant in 2026; on Friday and Saturday the kitchen runs until 01:00.
111 Music Bar is a listening bar on the third floor of a Copacabana building in Rio de Janeiro, with Genelec speakers, vinyl and a Japanese-led bar menu.
TipA R$30 artistic cover is charged for the music, and only half the tables can be booked; the rest go to walk-ins.
Libô is a wine bar in a Botafogo townhouse on Rua Conde de Irajá, Rio de Janeiro, pouring organic, natural and biodynamic wines chosen by Maíra Freire.
TipThe house seats 40 inside, 14 outside and 24 in the cave; the five-glass circuit changes with the sommelier's picks.
Satyricon serves Mediterranean fish and shellfish in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, and stays open until midnight, or until 01:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
OrderTalharim ao vôngole, tagliolini with clams, or a plateau of oysters, king crab and prawns
TipA counter by the entrance shows the day's fish and oysters; the room serves until 01:00 on Friday and Saturday and until midnight on the other days.
Mr. Lam serves Peking duck and other Beijing dishes on three floors beside Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio de Janeiro, open to 01:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
OrderPeking duck, the whole lacquered bird served with pancakes, cucumber and spring onion
TipTime Out priced the lacquered duck at R$334 in February 2024; Saturday and Sunday open at 13:00, so a long lunch works as well as a late dinner.
Nosso is a three-floor bar and restaurant on Rua Maria Quitéria in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, with a bar on the first floor and a terrace at the top.
TipDinner only, Tuesday to Sunday from 18:30; the operator's site links to online booking.
Liz Cocktail & Wine added a wine cave to its Leblon bar in Rio de Janeiro in late 2025, with organic, natural and Brazilian labels beside the cocktails.
TipThe wine list was added when the bar took its new name at the end of 2025; cocktails remain the main draw.
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.
Sud, O Pássaro Verde is a home-style Jardim Botânico house where chef Roberta Sudbrack cooks a daily-changing menu from small producers in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe dish of the day from the wood oven, then the bolo de chocolate molhadinho
TipYou knock to be let in; the open kitchen and wood-fired oven are visible from the main room, and the cake never leaves the menu.
Amélia is the second-floor dining room of the Janeiro Hotel, facing Leblon beach, serving a four-course fixed-price tasting menu in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe four-course menu, with a choice of starters, mains and desserts after the amuse-bouche
TipDinner 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.
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 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.
Lilia is chef Yan Ramos's two-storey brick dining room on Rua do Senado in Rio de Janeiro, with a three-course lunch and an eleven-step dinner tasting menu.
OrderRoasted beetroot on curd with tahini and herbs, then the crispy pork belly with smoked mash
TipDinner is the tasting menu at R$410, with a natural-wine pairing at R$257, per Agenda Carioca in June 2026.
Emile is the Hotel Emiliano restaurant in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, where chef Bernabé Simón Padrós cooks ingredient-led dishes with Latin American cues.
OrderThe fish of the day with yuzu kosho and coriander oil, then the squid with nduja and white beans
TipPadrós arrived from Peru at the end of 2025 and rewrote the menu around product names, such as tartar, yolk and brioche.
Talho Capixaba runs a deli and bakery on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, with natural-fermentation breads, pastries and sandwiches.
Balcão 201 is chef João Paulo Frankenfeld's 22-place bistro-bar on Rua Dias Ferreira in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, with French-leaning plates and cocktails.
TipThe room holds only 22 places and queues form at the door, so arrive early; it opens at noon every day except Monday.
Virtuoso Vinho is a small natural-wine bar on Rua Gomes Carneiro, between Copacabana and Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro, with a rotating glass list.
TipThe owners, a couple from Salvador, are on hand to suggest a label; CNN reported glasses from R$32 in early 2025.
Belisco Bar de Vinhos seats 52 on Rua Arnaldo Quintela in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, pouring natural wines by the 150 ml glass and a monthly tasting flight.
TipManagement passed to sommelier Gabriela Teixeira in September 2026, when the hours given were Tuesday to Saturday, 18:00 to midnight.
Aprazível is a family-run Brazilian restaurant in the Santa Teresa hills with terraces and a gazebo, listed in the Michelin Guide, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe ceviche in tucupi sauce with plantain chips, or the free-range galinhada caipira
TipThe house seats about 250 across terraces and gardens and says the Michelin Guide has listed it three years running; booking is online.
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.
Vila Santa Teresa serves a Sunday brunch in its Beatriz restaurant in Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro, from 12:00 to 16:00, with live music and a welcome mimosa.
OrderGougères and artisan breads, then the goat-cheese ravioli in sage butter or homemade gnocchi with mushrooms
TipDiário do Turismo (August 2025) names chef David Mansaud and a kitchen garden supplying the dishes; confirm the Sunday sitting when booking.
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.
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.
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.
Cedilha is the ground-floor bar and bistro of the Janeiro Hotel in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, with a wine list of small producers chosen by Diego Cartier.
TipReservations go through [email protected] and the hotel's Book Now button; the bar was relaunched with a new look in August 2025.
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.
Corrientes 348 Marina da Glória is an Argentine steakhouse in Rio de Janeiro with a terrace over the marina, grilled cuts and a glass-fronted wine cellar.
OrderGrilled ribeye or filet mignon with garlic, then the dulce de leche pancake with sorbet
TipMichelin lists it as good for outdoor dining and groups; the terrace tables face the Marina da Glória.
Áriz is a listening bar on Rua Dias Ferreira in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, specialising in sparkling wine, with more than 20 labels, a DJ booth and a lounge.
TipCocktails sit beside the sparkling list; the room holds about 60 people and the bar opens on Sundays from 18:30 to midnight.
Casa Camolese is billed as Rio de Janeiro's first brewpub, inside the Jockey Club by the Jardim Botânico, with its own beers tasted from the tanks.
TipThe kitchen is Mediterranean and the venue seats 300; Diário do Rio called a shrimp dish its most-ordered plate in August 2026.
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.
Marine Restô is the Fairmont's sixth-floor brasserie in Copacabana, cooking seafood and Brazilian dishes on a Josper grill, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe heart of palm moqueca with manioc and coconut farofa, or the Angus skirt steak with guaraná demi-glace
TipThe room is on the sixth floor of the Fairmont Rio de Janeiro Copacabana, with a panoramic terrace and pool and views of Copacabana beach.
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.
Majórica grills cuts to order on Rua Senador Vergueiro in Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, pairing Brazilian churrasco with Mediterranean dishes since 1961.
OrderTriângulo de ponta de picanha from the grill, with batata soufflé on the side.
TipThe operator's menu prices some cuts for two, such as the coração de alcatra at R$193.50, and sides including batata soufflé are ordered separately.
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.
Bar Lagoa has served German-leaning dishes and moqueca on Avenida Epitácio Pessoa since 1934, a Lagoa restaurant in Rio de Janeiro with bow-tied waiters.
OrderTornedor à Lagoa with bacon, peas and palm hearts, or the joelho de porco.
TipWaiters work the white-tablecloth room in bow ties, so treat it as a sit-down lunch rather than a quick chope.
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