Zee champanheria is a great place in Leblon to drink a good champagne or a good cocktail. Zee has a…read morewide variety of champagnes from different origins of a wide price range. You will absolutely enjoy going there with a group of friends to enjoy fruity bubbles made of the Brazilian Miolo, which has an accessible yet classy taste. Also, at Zee you are at the right place to celebrate a special, or even romantic, occasion and treat yourselves with, for example, exclusive French or Italian champagnes. It looks like the wine list is compiled with great care so you can easily find a wine or champagne of your liking. Zee offers tasty and exclusive appetizers to accompany your drinks. I can definitely recommend the italian bruschetta, the crusted cheese with pepper jelly or the mini hamburgers. If you have any trouble choosing the right champagne or appetizers, just ask one of the waiters for professional advise on their products!

We have been there with few friends on a Friday night and we love it. Food and drinks are delicious…read morefor sure we will go there again!

Commenting only on the entertainment, not food…read more Casual yet classy establishment that has live jazz on Wednesday evenings and Bossa Nova on Sundays. Small, intimate French restaurant in the hip Restaurant Row section of Leblon. Nice mature crowd. Located directly next door to Esch Cafe...muito bom!

I have been meaning to check out this place for a while and finally got a chance to stop in for an…read moreearly evening supper. The cocktail menu was intriguing. We tried the "yellow submarine" which was a barrel-aged cachaça drink with lime, vanilla and maracujá (passion fruit) which was very good but it was piled high with ice and got very watery quick. The "Carla" was a strawberry lime spritzer which was also tasty with freshly muddled strawberries. I tried the Brie gratin with a generous helping of focaccia slices. The bread was excellent, spongy and topped with large sea salt crystals. The melted Brie came presented on an oblong plate surrounded in a sea of black mushroom sauce. It was a great combination full of flavor and quite filling. The hamburger was quite disappointing. It was very undercooked and chewy. The goat cheese was a unique flavor added with red bell pepper and had the potential for being good if it had been cooked right. It came with a delicious au jous sauce perfect for dipping the side of potato wedges in. For a burger, I would much prefer OMG or TT, which are both just around the corner. I would expect better quality for a R$49 burger! Maybe the seafood dishes are better but I wasn't that impressed with the chattery boy's club waiter, bartender and chef staff inside who didn't seem to act very professional even when customers were within hearing distance. With so many restaurants in this area, Oscar has a lot of stiff competition.

Delirium Café is the beer bar the Río really needs. There are plenty of cocktail bars but this is a…read morefantastic option for wonderful beer. You'll find many imports from Belgium, Germany, and the US along with some Brazilian brews. Don't get too excited before ordering. You'll find they don't have many beers on the menu for whatever reason. It's pretty disappointing but a replacement beer will still be good. The burgers are their main entrée. They're actually very good, and the vegetarian one would be a good choice for anyone! Indoor and outdoor seating is available. Staff doesn't speak much English but does accept credit cards.

This place is lined with various bottles of beer and have a wicked menu but make sure you have a…read morefew beers in mind because they don't always have everything. Delirium Tremens is on tap, which is good because it's the name sake. I like dark stouts and though they have a few on the menu they don't always stock them. Food is decent and I tried the bacon burger which was filling. It comes with a side of fries. It gets crowded but they've expanded the seating outside which spills out onto the road which is nice for the smokers. The inside is narrow and has only one bathroom for each (male and female). Service was friendly and it's a fun place to hangout at.

I am LONG overdue for a review on this place. I have been going here for over a year now and it is…read morejust wonderful. Since Brazil doesn't really have the same 'coffee shop' culture as the US, I had trouble working from home the first year that I lived here. FINALLY, I found Grão & Cia where they have free wifi, great coffee, nice people and a quiet upstairs to work where you are undistracted. Sometimes I literally work here for 6-8 hours so luckily they have snacks like nuts, cheeses and gluten free breads and granola bars. It is full of artisan snacks and craft beers and great wines. I bought this farofa that is so good! It comes in a fancy glass jar and has rosemary, Brazil nuts, basil and some other spices. I coated a piece of dourado (I think that is Mahi Mahi) with it and baked it and it turned out so yummy! The manager is really helpful. He is always getting new snacks in and has picked up on the types of things I like so every time I go in, he suggests new products. He also speaks English. Though, now I am fluent enough and we speak in Portuguese. The ONLY downfall of this place is that they literally play the same CD of 12 tracks over and over and over and over. In the year that I have gone there, it has NEVER changed. Thus, I bring headphones and play my own music.

It is very "Ipanema". A fusion of high quality gourmet products, a great selection of wines and…read morebeers and an addition of a very special food truck every Saturday, offering a mouthwatering pork sandwich. That is the time that I like most. The ambience is great with few outside tables and people gathering to talk, eat, drink and have fun. A very positive atmosphere. The sandwich itself costs 20 reais and it is delicious (ask for the "special" sauce). You can buy special beers or wine by the glass from the store. But it is not cheap after all: one imported beer and one sandwich (or a glass of wine) will end up around $50.

I was on the hunt for a quick lunch between meetings and popped into this neighborhood gastropub…read morehoping for a decent experience. It wasn't packed like the rest of the lunch hotspots in the hood, so I was fully expecting something basic and nothing that would impress. The grilled chicken breast was a total surprise. While other popular botecos offer up a relatively dried, unflavorsome version, the platter here came with rice and freshly stewed beans, a tasty salad and the chicken itself was moist and artfully topped with a sweet and herbacious pesto glaze. Certainly nothing like the common chicken platter at nearly every other casual spot. The price was well within reason (something under R$30 for everything) and the chopps were perfectly crisp and cold for the hot afternoon. I'd come here again for sure.

Noticed the quality had been steeply declining last year, so this year decided to give it another…read moreshot, unfortunately we couldn't find out: We got there early with plenty of time before closing, ready to taste test the entire menu and drinks but the waiter in the front refused to give us service or even get in line, and straight up walked away. It's a shame cause last year at least the service used to still be good, now not only the food has declined in quality but also their customer service. So we spent our money elsewhere.

Super friendly staff. Excellent food. The gazpacho was soooo good. The jamón ibérico was very…read moregood quality. The calamari was perfect. The tortilla was ok. A good gin & tonic too. The crema Catalana topped off the meal.

Good place for lunch. The grilled meat along with rice and beans is really good. Also got the…read morepaella which was good, bit dry. Ceviche was also quite good. Drinks were very good, got a passion fruit caipirinha and another watermelon ginger basil drink which was refreshing. Overall good experience, would recommend coming here. Also good spot to watch local sports.

One of the stops in Ipanema for the young and trendy. The service was pretty quick, fresh fruit…read moredrinks are flowing, and food is always delicious! This area has a few bars and clubs so it's a great spot to stop at during your night crawl.

This was the best sashimi i I'd had in a long time. Melt in your mouth tuna and salmon. And the…read moresalmon roll was amazing too. I'd almost forgotten what good stuff tasted like till here. Even though I spoke no Portuguese, they were very accommodating in trying to speak in English.

Casual place but expensive sushi. Definitely more fancy than lapamaki in front of it but I'm not…read moresure if it's worth it. There are special offers for lunch during the week. I like the gorran there.