Your complete guide to Rio

*places are Madison and Arthur’s favorites

Restaurants

Split between must-go, high-end, and other great options

I) Must visit

*Aprazível 🇧🇷 - a must. local food with a modern twist and one-of-a-kind nature-focused ambience | santa teresa
*Viasete 😋 - Arthur and Madison’s favorite restaurant in Rio - a must visit | ipanema
Assador 🥩 - classic brazilian churrasco; best combination of steak and ambience/views | flamengo
Ocya 🐟 - cured fish barbecue. barra’s unit includes a short boat ride | barra, leblon

II) High-End | bookings only (Need to make a rez ahead!)

III) Great

Térèze 🇪🇺 - chic restaurant connected to a santa teresa hotel. worth strolling to the pool bar for drinks | santa teresa
Quinta da Henriqueta 🇵🇹 - elegant restaurant in traditional colonial house | jardim botanico
Zazá Bistrô 🇧🇷 - laid-back modern brazilian restaurant. sit on the 2nd floor | ipanema
Lilia 🇧🇷 - nice restaurant in the city’s historical downtown | centro
Grado 🇮🇹 - old house turned restaurant. hard to get a table but many alternatives around | jardim botânico
Pope 🇮🇹 - relaxed italian restaurant with cool white interiors. ask the truffle pizza | ipanema
Mitsubá 🇯🇵 - local gem. largest variety of fresh fish cuts from Brazil; beyond salmon and tuna | leblon
*San Izakaya 🇯🇵 - often referred to as local’s favourite japanese in town | leblon
*Giuseppe Grill 🥩 - voted best steak in town. it’s a grill; not a rodízio | leblon
*Mocellin 🥩 - best picanha in town. food is great; but ambience is just ok, no views, and a bit off-track | barra
Escama 🐟 - nice restaurant, good fish, cool interior | jardim botanico
Braseiro 🇧🇷 - very local. order a filé oswaldo aranha or picanha with broccoli rice and farofa de ovo | gavea
Anna 🇮🇹 - cash-only classic Italian. I’m sure the mafia runs this. Lisa’s favourite | ipanema