The food, service, ambiance, and view 10/10!!! What an…read moreexperience. Everything was absolutely delicious -- codfish fritters, moqueca, and grilled prawn dish! I would highly recommend for a dinner with friends or date night. I can't wait to come back and come during golden hour for breathtaking views.

Visited for dinner and the views of the city was amazing. The server was very kind with a positive…read moreattitude. It was more expensive than most of the meals we had in Rio but it was worth it, as it was one of my favorite meals during my trip. I ordered the Arroz Carioca which was soooo good. The rice was so flavorful with plenty of shrimp throughout the dish. The restaurant was also beautiful, like an open air tree house. Would recommend making a reservation!

The experience begins on the way to the bar during the journey of Santa Tereza, which is super…read morecinematic. The bar is classic both in the snacks, in the drinks and in the environment. The service is excellent, very fast and super friendly.

The place oozes the personality of Santa Teresa. Open since 1919 it was a quintessential old school…read morefeel with lots of character. Fried snacks are their specialty and the feijoada empanada was not to be missed.

i'm from America and I looked up online and this place was very tourist friendly. The staff could…read moretell that my friend and I were foreigners and spoke to us in English very well and offered us recommendation space on our taste buds. They also gave us these peanuts that were soaked in the salty liquid on the house. The restaurant itself looked very lively. It was very crowded when we went, but the wait wasn't long.

My friend picked this spot in Santa Theresa for us to have lunch since it was close to Parque das…read moreRuinas, where we were planning to go next. The interior is lovely with colorful decor and a comfortable ambiance, along with a chill, casual atmosphere. We were served complimentary boiled peanuts in the shell, and these were simply addicting! I thought it was a bit strange that there was no steak on the menu, given that we are in Brazil, but I learned this place specializes in Northeastern Brazilian cuisine, so perhaps steak is not so common in that particular region. Since I know I wanted to try authentic coconut shrimp soup, I decided to order that. This dish came with coconut rice and farro (a yellow, fine grainy substance, which was pretty tasty when mixed with the rice and soup.) In the soup, there were a ton of shrimp, which were delightfully tender, and succulent. The soup was full of flavor with plenty of yummy seasoning. The rice was nice and fluffy, but didn't have much coconut taste. I was able to try a bit of one of the nutty tapioca desserts. It was really unique with a chewy consistency, sweet, as well as light. There was a mouthwatering caramely sauce accompanying it. Service was wonderful throughout. We were well taken care of during our meal.

Amazing açaí and pan de queijo. The pan de queijo here is some of the best I've had in rio. Menu is…read moresmall, service is quick, quality is great.

The apartment I rented in Santa Teresa was only a few blocks away so this place became my go to for…read morebreakfast. An açaí bowl and 2 cheese bread roughly converted to $2.30 USD. This is the best and cheapest place to get your fixed. On a few occasions, I decided to try other açaí/ cheese bread place and immediately regretted it - far more expensive and mediocre cheese bread. Side note: apparently this place is the best kept secret, but not so secret, to get cheese bread.

It is a great place to have exócrinas food. The Pirarucu with guava sauce is fantastic. Service is…read morefriendly. The pianist playlist is elegant and makes this an extraordinary restaurant

Before starting this review, here's a disclaimer: Living in the neighborhood, I've been a customer…read moreof Otto for several years. During that time I've had the opportunity to experience some of its best and worst qualities. As you can see from my rating, my overall experience has been fairly positive, but I'll try to be neutral and objectively outline the pros and contras. If you live in Tijuca, you've probably heard of Otto. Having won 'Best Local Restaurant' awards a few times, the restaurant is every once in a while the subject of a piece in the local newspapers. Be it for its famous food festivals, its German cuisine or its imported beer selection, Otto is a consolidated name in one of Rio's most traditional neighborhoods. Arriving at the restaurant, you will be greeted by an courteous hostess. If the restaurant isn't too crowded, you will be almost immediately walked to a table of your choosing. During peak hours, you may have to wait a little but not too much. Here lies one of the flaws I see in this restaurant: if you want a table indoors but there's no room, you can wait at one of the several tables in their front porch, while enjoying a cold beer or ordering one of their various appetizers. However, if the front porch is also full, you'll have to just stand there. Now, there's just not enough room to stand without getting too close to other people's tables, which could feel intrusive, or standing in the way of the waiters, having to constantly get out of their way. The sidewalk is considerably broad, which is a valid option for waiting, but in days of intense sunlight or rain, it's just not very pleasant. The inside of the restaurant is fairly dark. In a good way. It serves as a way of making you focus solely on your table and the ones with you. It has a kind of European atmosphere allowing for both formal and casual attires alike. Every day of the week there's live music in the inside during certain hours. There's an additional fee on account of the live music. If you don't want to pay for it, you can request a table in the front porch. Bottles of their wide selection of beers, wines and other beverages are exposed everywhere from the walls to the bar at the center. The tables used to have a full size tablecloth which I liked better but (I imagine) because of the amount of water and work used to constantly wash them, they were replaced by slim cloths that basically cover the space under your plate all the way to the plate of who's sitting in front of you. Most of the waiters have worked there for a really long time and are well trained and polite. It won't take long until you are served. The restaurant maîtres are always circulating and often stop by your table to check if everything is going the way it's supposed to. When it's too crowded or in the event someone in the staff couldn't work that day, waiters can get a little overwhelmed by the demand, but it's not very likely to happen. The food selection is very broad. A big part of the menu consists of German cuisine. Various appetizers like pork ribs (Schweinerrippchen), several kinds of sausage(wurst) or fried Kroketten can make your wait for the main dish more pleasant. If German is not your thing, there are other kinds of appetizers. For the main course, the restaurant offers a variety of German and steak dishes. One dish you can't miss is the Palmito (Heart of Palm) which comes to your table as a big bark and then is opened by the waiter revealing an extremely tender and tasty interior. For desert, I'd recommend their Apfel(apple)strudel, which comes with whipped cream and vanilla ice cream. Most dishes can serve a very hungry person. Some can be split between two people not that hungry. 2-people dishes can often be split between 3. The prices have risen with the time. I consider Otto to be expensive, when compared to other restaurants in the neighborhood. Is it worth it? Well, you'll have to be the judge to that. Otto is also famous for its festivals, periods of time in which they have a separate special menu with different food. The palmito festival offers the tradicional heart of palm dish in many different styles. The fondue festival offers a sequence of traditional fondues (steak fondue, cheese fondue and chocolate fondue for desert) as well as exotic fondues like the Ostrich fondue. I would NOT recommend the chocolate fondue, as it's not nearly as good as it once was. My favorite festival is the hunt festival, which showcases a series of exotic meats like wild boar, paca and garganey. Overall, it's a great place to bring your date, your friends or your family to enjoy tate of the German cuisine with a warm Brazilian touch.

I've been a fan of Outback for a long time, so I found tha Vikings, a place very similar and it…read moremakes me an automatic fan. Vikings is a food haven, there are plenty of options for carnivores and vegetarians too with a menu focused on to satisfy all audiences, so this is one of the few places that can please most palates. The food resembles American cuisine with many other cultural spices and flavors. I, my groom and a group of friends came for an early Saturday 5:30 pm to a happy hour and were seated immediately. The place was actually about half full already and completely full when we left around 8:30 pm, with a small wait out the door. The indoor of restaurant is covered, there are two bathrooms and a space one especially large for biggest celebrations. The service is excelent, with helpful and fast waitstaff that know the menu and are pretty friendly. In addition, the kitchen is great, but I remember getting our main dishes very late. However, the food is the best! I love their plates and I think that many options are cheap, for example, my favorite dish is the hamburguer from soy with rice and salad for R$25. The vegetables and meat are super varied and change seasonally, so it will always mix up if you come frequently. I think Vikings is nice enough for a casual date or to bring your friends and parents. It's charming, slightly dark and very much famous in Rio de Janeiro. I indicate for tourists and residents of city.

It has a really nice atmosphere. It makes you feel like a real Viking, but fancy, since you can use…read moreforks. The food and service are fantastic! The staff members are into the Viking history so they can tell you a lot of stories, the theme is not only about decoration. The prices are high but considering that everything is manufactured, I think is worth it.

Excelente comida típica portuguesa: carne na brasa , batatas fritas e melhor arroz de brócolis que…read moreeu conheço. O cozido aos domingos também é muito apreciado ! O sabor da comida e o preço honesto fazem da casa uma opção frequente.

3.5 rounded up to 4…read more Went here for a birthday dinner with friends. Nice slightly upscale restaurant with decent menu and wine list. Service was adequate, nothing extraordinary but as expected. I ordered an antipasti (Carpaccio classico di Manzo), paste (Lasagne Verdi al forno), and attempted to also order a carne (Polpettone alla Napoletana) and the waiter seemed shocked I was ordering a 3rd course. He said I already ordered the paste, which one did I want the paste or the carne? He works at an Italian restaurant but doesn't know the culture? He was almost insistent I should only have 2 courses and my Portuguese not being up to a conversational level I decided to let it go. The fact of the matter is we were a party of 15 people and most of them were young people so I planned on sharing it with those near me so they could have a better experience at a nice restaurant they normally would not get to go to. The Carpaccio and Lasagne were good but the experience was also tempered by the fact that they only accept cash and no credit or debit cards. This is 2025 and for an upscale restaurant not to accept cards is ???