3 editor picks in Centro, Rio de Janeiro.
3 brazilian spots in Centro, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Centro's food · All brazilian in Rio de Janeiro.
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.
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.
Ladeira 7 Bar is a Morro da Conceição boteco on Ladeira João Homem in Rio de Janeiro; its Comida di Buteco 2026 entry was ora-pro-nóbis and beef rib fritters.
OrderFour rustic fritters of ora-pro-nóbis, shredded beef rib and coalho cheese, with guava-and-mustard sauce.
TipOpen every day but Monday until 20:00; the R$40 fritters were the contest entry, so ask whether the bar still serves them.
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