A curated set of standout tables and local favorites.
Local favorites & classics
Carioca da Gema. Lapa · Samba club with Brazilian bar food — One of Rio's most celebrated live samba venues, with passionate nightly performances in an intimate room beneath the Lapa arches. The house specializes in…
Marius Degustare. Av. Atlântica · 4.8★ (18,275 reviews)
Terra Brasilis. Praça Gen. Tibúrcio · 4.6★ (15,151 reviews)
Tempo Bistrô. R. Mena Barreto · 4.9★ (4,291 reviews)
Joaquina. Av. Atlântica · 4.7★ (5,476 reviews)
San Omakase. Rua Conde de Bernadotte · 5.0★ (2,704 reviews)
Sobrado da Cidade. R. do Rosário · 4.8★ (3,702 reviews)
Xian Rio. Av. Alm. Silvio de Noronha · 4.6★ (4,583 reviews)
Cafés, bakeries & casual
Confeitaria Colombo. Centro · Brazilian café and patisserie — Founded in 1894 and listed as a historic Rio landmark, this belle époque tearoom with soaring stained-glass ceilings and beveled mirrors serves traditional…
The Bakers. R. Santa Clara · 4.5★ (7,482 reviews)
Florir - Café Bistrô Copacabana - Matriz. R. Paula Freitas · 4.7★ (4,590 reviews)
Pão & Companhia. R. Rodolfo Dantas · 4.6★ (3,776 reviews)
Talho Capixaba. Av. Ataulfo de Paiva · 4.6★ (3,768 reviews)
Duckbill - Cookies & Coffee. Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana · 4.8★ (1,730 reviews)
Casa Cavé. R. Sete de Setembro · 4.4★ (3,277 reviews)
Fine dining & Michelin
Lasai. Humaitá / Botafogo · Contemporary Brazilian tasting menu — Ranked #28 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 and holder of two Michelin stars, chef Rafael Costa e Silva's intimate chef's counter…
Oteque. Botafogo · Contemporary Brazilian seafood — Two Michelin stars and a regular on the World's 50 Best extended list, chef Alberto Landgraf's elegant open-kitchen restaurant channels…
Oro. Leblon · Contemporary Brazilian with fire-cooking — Celebrity chef Felipe Bronze earned two Michelin stars for his avant-garde reinventions of Rio street food using live fire. Two tasting menus —…
Aprazível. Santa Teresa · Regional Brazilian — A Michelin Guide-listed terrace restaurant perched in a jungle garden with city-view gazebos visited by toucans and marmosets. Chef Ana Castilho's 'roots cuisine'…
Brota. Botafogo · Creative vegetarian/vegan — 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand winner in a restored mansion with a leafy garden, chef Roberta Ciasca's all-vegetarian menu offers sharing plates like tomato-pesto…
Sult. Leblon · Contemporary Brazilian bistro — A 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient and a Latin America's 50 Best Discovery, Sult serves refined but approachable seasonal Brazilian cooking in a relaxed…
Fogo de Chão. Av. Reporter Nestor Moreira · 4.8★ (37,596 reviews)
Rubaiyat. R. Jardim Botânico · 4.5★ (3,703 reviews)