Rio's priciest dining blocks: starred counters on Rua Conde de Bernadotte, chope bars on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva and juice counters near the beach.
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.
Oro in Leblon cooks over live fire for chef Felipe Bronze, with two Michelin stars and tasting menus that draw on Brazil's regions in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe Criatividade menu, the longer of the two fire-cooked tasting menus
BookBook ahead; reserve through the restaurant ahead
TipAfetividade is the shorter menu, built around two main dishes; the kitchen counter seats only four guests, so ask for it when booking.
At Madame Olympe in Leblon, Claude Troisgros and Jéssica Trindade serve a French tasting menu with Asian touches, with one Michelin star, in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe eight-course tasting menu; a shorter four-course version is also offered
BookBook ahead; reservations by WhatsApp or online ahead
TipThe tasting menu is renewed three times a year, so dishes change by season; the room is inside a shopping complex on Rua Conde de Bernadotte, shop 101.
San Omakase is a Leblon sushi counter led by chef André Kawai, serving a nine-course omakase and holding one Michelin star in Rio de Janeiro.
OrderThe nine-course omakase at the counter, finished with a dessert by pastry chef César Yukio
BookBook ahead through Tock ahead
TipThe counter is on the first floor of a shopping centre on Rua Conde de Bernadotte, shop 103; reserve online through Tock.
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
BookBook ahead; reservations by email or phone ahead
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.
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.
Academia da Cachaça pours cachaça and serves feijoada on Rua Conde de Bernadotte in Leblon, a Rio de Janeiro bar-restaurant open since 1985.
OrderThe house feijoada, served with rice, collards, bacon, farofa and orange.
TipLive chorinho plays every Thursday from 19:00 to 22:00, and the Leblon house takes reservations through its website.
Bracarense pours chope and serves shrimp bolinhos and empadas on a Leblon corner in Rio de Janeiro, a botequim registered since 1961 with a weekday set lunch.
OrderThe shrimp and Catupiry bolinho from the warming cabinet, with a draught chope.
TipWeekday set lunch (almoço executivo) runs 11:00 to 15:00, Monday to Friday, when the corner is quieter than at night.
Confeitaria Kurt has sold Austrian-style tortes and biscuits on Rua General Urquiza, Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, since a German immigrant founded it in the 1940s.
Worth the queueTorta de Damasco, the apricot torte created by Kurt Deichmann in 1945
Talho Capixaba runs a deli and bakery on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, with natural-fermentation breads, pastries and sandwiches.
Worth the queuePão levain
A Colher de Pau, a sweets house founded in 1974, reopened on Rua Rita Ludolf in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, as a sweets bar led by pastry chef Carol Troisgros.
Worth the queueBolo negro
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.
PourEspumante from the list of more than 20 labels
WineSparkling wines, with more than 20 labels on the list
FoodCraft charcuterie board, white-fish ceviche and a Parma sandwich
TipCocktails sit beside the sparkling list; the room holds about 60 people and the bar opens on Sundays from 18:30 to midnight.
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.
PourBrazilian small-producer wines matched to oysters and boards
WineOrganic, natural and South American wines, with a Georgian Saperavi on the list
FoodOysters, boards and small plates
TipThe wine list was added when the bar took its new name at the end of 2025; cocktails remain the main draw.
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.
PourA short list of small-producer wines beside clarified-whisky cocktails
WineSmall producers from Brazil and abroad, chosen by Diego Cartier of Vivente
FoodBistro and tavern classics reinterpreted by the kitchen, such as spaghetti alle vongole
TipReservations go through [email protected] and the hotel's Book Now button; the bar was relaunched with a new look in August 2025.
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.
DrinkClassic and signature cocktails with house infusions, clarifications and bitters
FoodOysters, boards and small plates to match the cocktails and wines
TipThe room seats 72 and takes reservations through the bar's online booking link or WhatsApp; it opens Tuesday to Sunday.
Jobi is a Leblon bar in Rio de Janeiro open since 1956, serving chope, caipirinhas and bolinho de bacalhau every day from 11:00 until 03:00.
DrinkChope Brahma in 200 ml glasses, called a Robertinho
FoodBolinho de bacalhau, pork ribs and filet mignon sandwiches
TipThe 200 ml chope known as a Robertinho is the best-seller, at R$8.50 in Time Out's listing.
Academia da Cachaça lists caipirinhas such as the Acadêmica and fruit batidas at its Leblon bar in Rio de Janeiro, open since 1985 and known for its feijoada.
DrinkAcadêmica: lime, honey and Salinas cachaça
FoodFeijoada, bobó de camarão and baião de dois
TipThe Leblon house stays open to 01:00 on Friday and Saturday; the Barra branch keeps shorter hours, so check which one you book.
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.
DrinkClassic cocktails such as the bloody mary and dirty martini
FoodPastrami croquettes, liver mousse and schiacciata sandwiches
TipThe room holds only 22 places and queues form at the door, so arrive early; it opens at noon every day except Monday.
Bracarense pours chope and sells shrimp bolinhos and empadas from a Leblon corner in Rio de Janeiro, a botequim with a Junta Comercial record from 1961.
DrinkDraught chope, pulled on pressure by the counter team
FoodBolinhos and empadas from the counter
TipRiotur lists the corner open daily, until 23:55 from Thursday to Saturday; the weekday set lunch runs from 11:00 to 15:00.
Casa Clipper has poured chope and sold pernil sandwiches on Rua Carlos Góis in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, since 1945; Patrimônio Cultural Carioca in 2025.
TrySanduíche de pernil, with a draught chope
Geneal Leblon sells the carioca hot dog of toasted bread, sausage and house sauce on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva, Rio de Janeiro, faithful to its 1963 recipe.
TryCachorro-quente: toasted bread, sausage and the house sauce
Tapí Leblon fills tapioca crêpes with carne seca, brie or smoked salmon on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, from morning to 22:00.
TryTapí Baião: tapioca with carne seca, creamy requeijão and biquinho pepper
Bibi Sucos is the first and most classic of its juice houses, on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, open daily from 08:30 to 23:30.
TryFresh juices, including the house cocoa and strawberry blend, and açaí
Feira Orgânica do Leblon sets up on Praça Antero de Quental every Thursday morning in Rio de Janeiro, one of the ABIO growers' fairs in the organic circuit.
Casa Clipper sells pernil sandwiches and chope from 08:00 to 23:30 on Rua Carlos Góis in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, a heritage bar open since 1945.
TrySanduíche de pernil, with a draught chope
Geneal Leblon sells hot dogs of toasted bread, sausage and house sauce on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva, Rio de Janeiro, from a chain that began with street carts.
TryCachorro-quente: toasted bread, sausage and the house sauce
Tapí Leblon fills tapioca crêpes with carne seca, brie or smoked salmon on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, from 08:00 to 22:00.
TryTapí Baião: tapioca with carne seca, creamy requeijão and biquinho pepper
Bibi Sucos Leblon serves fresh juices, açaí and sandwiches on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Rio de Janeiro, daily from 08:30 to 23:30, at the first Bibi.
TryFresh juices, including the house cocoa and strawberry blend, and açaí
SO_Lo serves organic brunch all day on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, with eggs benedict, shakshuka, croque madame and bagels.
OrderOvos beneditinos, shakshuka or croque madame from the all-day brunch menu
Baduk, a Middle Eastern restaurant on Rua Rainha Guilhermina in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, serves a weekend brunch buffet of pita, muhammara and hommus tahini.
OrderAll-you-can-eat buffet (R$68 a head) of pita, zaatar toasts, muhammara and hommus tahini
TipBrunch runs on Saturdays and Sundays only, 10:30 to 15:30; the buffet was R$68 per person when it launched in March 2026.
Jobi has served chope and bolinho de bacalhau on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, since 1956, and stays open until 03:00 every day.
OrderBolinho de bacalhau, pork ribs or a filet mignon sandwich with a 200 ml chope.
TipThe 200 ml chope known as a Robertinho is the best-seller, at R$8.50 in Time Out's listing; the bar opens at 11:00 and closes at 03:00 every day.
Jobi has run its chope-and-bolinho counter on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, since 1956 and pours until 03:00 every day.
TipThe 200 ml chope known as a Robertinho is the best-seller, at R$8.50 in Time Out's listing; the bar stays open until 03:00 daily.
Bracarense pours draught chope and sells shrimp bolinhos from a Leblon corner in Rio de Janeiro, a botequim open until 23:55 from Thursday to Saturday.
TipRiotur lists the corner open daily, until 23:55 from Thursday to Saturday; the weekday set lunch runs from 11:00 to 15:00.
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