AROUND TOWN - Top 10 Rio de Janeiro - page 59

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Exterior of Albamar

Restaurants

! Albamar & Mosteiro Once part of a large market

that was demolished in 1933,
this tower restaurant, which
serves delicious seafood, was so
popular with Rio's high society
that it survived. d Map X2 • Praça
Marechal Âncora • [phone] • $$$

Named in honor of the nearby
Mosteiro de São Bento (see
pp14-15) , this traditional res-
taurant is famous for its bacalhau
(salted cod). d Map W1 • Rua São
Bento 13/15 • [phone] • $$$

* Margutta Citta

@ Café do Teatro

Opened in 2005, this
great restaurant offers Italian
fish dishes, pasta, and risottos.
These are served in a bright, airy
dining room and service is crisp.
d Map X4 • Av Graça Aranha 1 • (021)
2563 4091 • $$

This popular lunchtime spot
offers excellent coffee, cakes,
and light snacks. d Map X3 • Teatro
Municipal, Av Rio Branco • (021) 2262
3935 • Closed for dinner • $

£ Brasserie Europa

( Al-Kuwait

Executives come here to
lunch in air-conditioned comfort
on weekdays over ice-cold beers.
d Map W4 • Rua Senador Dantas 117
• [phone] • $$

The menu at this immensely
popular and good-value Arabic
and North African restaurant also
includes some Brazilian fare.
d Map X4 • Av Treze de Maio 23 • (021)
2240 1114 • $$

$ Bistro do Paço Located in the central atrium

of the Paço Imperial (see p22),
this café-restaurant has a menu
of light lunches. d Map X2 • Paço
Imperial, Praça XV • [phone] • $$

) Le Champs Elysees This French restaurant has a

business lunch menu of classic
dishes adapted for the Brazilian
palate. d Map Y4 • Maison de France,
Av Antônio Carlos 58 • [phone]
• Closed weekends • $$

% Cais do Oriente The Cais, one of Centro's

most lavish restaurants, serves
Brazilian versions of Asian and
Mediterranean dishes. d Map X2
• Rua Visconde de Itaboraí 8 • (021)
2233 2531 • $$

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The French-inspired menu
here has a fusion-cuisine twist.
d Map U2 • Praça da República 63 •
[phone] • Closed Sun, Mon • $$

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