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Price Categories
For a three-course
meal for one with half
a bottle of wine (or
equivalent meal), taxes,
and extra charges.
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under US$15
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US$15-US$25
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US$25-US$35
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US$35-US$50
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over US$50
Braseiro da Gávea
Restaurants
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Guimas
&
Bistrô Itália
Carioca celebrities lunch at
this intimate, rustic restaurant,
which serves hearty portions of
traditional Portuguese cuisine.
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Map K4 • Rua Jose Roberto Macedo
Soares 5 • (021) 2259 7996 • $$
This upmarket bistro serves
exotic dishes, such as
bacalhau
(salted cod) with capers and truffle
risotto, to a well-heeled crowd.
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Map N2 • Rua Frei Leandro 20, Jardim
Botânico • (021) 2226 1038 • $$$$
@
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Bacalhau do Rei
Opened by Olympe's
(see
p44)
chef Claude Troisgros, this
French bistro has an affordable
lunch buffet and classic French
dishes.
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Map N2 • Av Alexandre
Ferreira 66 • (021) 2266 0838 • $$$
This family restaurant is
frequented by Rio's Portuguese
community and gets particularly
busy on Sundays.
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Map K4 • Rua
Marquês de São Vicente 11A • (021) 2239
8945 • $$$
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Yasuto Tanaka
(
Braseiro da Gávea
This stunningly lit Japanese
restaurant features some of the
best traditional sushi in the city.
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Map M5 • Av Epitácio Pessoa 1210
• (021) 2522 9006 • $$$
Serving variations on the
standard Brazilian meal of meat,
fish, or poultry with beans, rice,
or French fries, this restaurant
is a popular meeting point for
locals, especially on weekends.
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Map K4 • Praça Santos Dumont 116 •
(021) 2239 7494 • $$
$
Arabe da Gávea
One of Rio's best Arabic
restaurants bustles in the
evenings.
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Map K4 • Rua Marquês
de São Vicente 52 • (021) 2294 2439 • $$
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Mr Lam
With a partial view of
Corcovado
(see pp8-9)
, this vast,
glass-walled Chinese restaurant
is a stomping ground for affluent
Cariocas.
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Map N2 • Rua Maria
Angélica 21 • (021) 2286 6661 • $$$$
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Les Artistes
This restaurant-bar is popular
with young Cariocas and
becomes a club on Friday nights
and weekends after 10pm.
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Map
K4 • Rua Marquês de São Vicente 75
• (021) 2294 8985 • $$$
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This chic Italian eatery is
divided into a series of dining
rooms, each with its own unique
atmosphere.
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Map M3 • Rua JJ
Seabra 19 • (021) 2294 1433 • $$
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