Travel Reference
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The long, open grill at Zuka
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Espírito Santa
Restaurants
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Zuka
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Olympe
This dining room, decked out
in dark wood and fronted by an
open grill, was set up by a for-
mer chef of New York's acclaim-
ed restaurant Nobu. It is now run
by one of Rio's most celebrated
chefs, Ludmilla Soeiro. Zuka's
fusion menu comprises grills,
seafood, and excellent
salads.
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Map K5 • Rua
Dias Ferreira 233, Leblon
• (021) 3205 7154 • www.
zuka.com.br • $$$
Claude Troisgros - one of the
inventors of
nouvelle cuisine
in
France - founded this intimate
dining room on a quiet street
near Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas.
The classic French fare makes
use of tropical ingredients.
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Map N2 • Rua Custódio Serrão
62, Lagoa • (021) 2539 4542
• www.claudetroisgros.com.
br • $$$
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Carlota
Adding
innovation and
style to what
used to be a
laissez-faire Rio
dining scene, Carlota combines
European techniques with
Brazilian ingredients. The
souflé
de goiabada com calda de
catupiry
(guava soufflé with
cream-cheese sauce) is said to
be Rio's finest dessert.
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Map K5
• Rua Dias Ferreira 64, Leblon • (021)
2540 6821 • www.carlota.com.br • $$$
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Satyricon
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Roberta
Sudbrack
Opened in 2005,
this eponymous
restaurant established Roberta
Sudbrack as arguably the best
chef in South America. The menu
features startlingly original
dishes that blend
haute cuisine
and molecular gastronomy.
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Map M2 • Rua Lineu Paulo Machado
916, Jardim Botânico • (021) 3874 0139
• www.robertasudbrack.com.br • $$$
A dish at Manekineko
Satyricon's smart
dining room is
dominated by a vast
counter covered with
myriad varieties of
tropical fish,
crustaceans, and
shellfish on ice. The
seafood here is said
to be the best in the
city
and the celebrity
clientele includes
Ronaldo
(see p99)
.
Tables laid out at Fasano
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For more restaurants
See pp63, 71, 77, 85, 91, and 99
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