I'm so glad I found this place. One block from the ibis Botafogo. It's a high end restaurant…read moreserving everything from Brazil including only Brazilian wine. They have some staff that speak English well and the service was very attentive. The prices are reasonable for tourists and food high quality. I'll definitely be coming back and would recommend

Already a favorite and we just walked through the door. Great wines, ALL BRAZILIAN, fair prices to…read moretake home and GREAT prices for staying in and ordering some of the yummy bits to accompany the wine! More pics and impressions to come!

Good selection of wine by the bottle and by the glass. Mostly from South America and a couple from…read moreAustralia, France, Italy, and Portugual. A delicious but small food menu, offering small sharing and tapas style plates to try and sober up with after your third bottle of wine. The setting is ambient with a NYC small bar layout and decor. Great place to chill out and enjoy a rare glass of wine in Rio.

Great neighborhood in ipanema for bars and restaurants. Try this restaurant with Brazilian cuisine…read moreand pasta plates. Great prices and very authentic mix. Huge selection of wines mostly Argentinean/Chilean and European only two braiZilian wines on the. Lower price spectrum but good. We tried the picadilho de Rea. Minced sirloin and grains which was delicious. Also tried the ribs with a tangy BBQ sauce and guava dipping sauce. The petite gateau desert was the best molten chocolate ice cream we've had in a while. Great neighborhood to pre/post drink in area bars.

A friend enthusiastically told me about Cavist and I decided I must try it…read more FOOD- I tried the executive menu and was very impressed. Three courses for R$44. I ordered-- Entrée- green salad, which had tomato, carrot, hard bolded egg, corn and a tasty, light dressing. Main dish- grilled fish with herbs and butter with broccoli rice. Dessert- chocolate mousse with condensed milk on top. --everything was delicious and I was very satisfied. Here is the kicker, they have a wine cellar! In the back of the restaurant, there are over 2,000 labels with wines from every region. The wine advisor nudged us into ordering a half bottle of a French red wine. Usually fish doesn't go with red wine, but she was right, this paired just fine with my fish (I am not a fan of white wine). It was priced at R$36, but they gave it to us at a discounted rate of R$20. The patio upstairs was not open while I was there for lunch, but I have walked by in the evening and it always seems lively. The ambiance was great. Nice big windows and a good crowd. I definitely recommend this place.

A good restaurant in a great setting -- beautiful views of Leme Beach from this relaxing patio. We…read moreenjoyed our meal and the courteous service.

It was entirely by chance that I found Canastra, and I'm VERY glad I did! It turned out to be an…read moreentirely delightful venue :-) The wine list is compact, with some exceptionally priced, very nice bottles on it. They even have several good by-the-glass options. Their menu is tapas-style, with a number of small sharing plates; it contains dishes like goats cheese with onion marmalade, marinated octopus, paté de campagne, and burrata of buffalo mozzarella. All the dishes on the menu are accompanied by delicious warm baguette, and the prices are all extremely reasonable ((R$19 - R$25 each). Our server was very friendly and attentive; we left quite satisfied and very full :-) Tip: If you're a fan of oysters, then Tuesday is a great night to come to Canastra! On Tuesdays they have reasonable priced raw oysters that you can order by the half dozen :-)

This is one of my new favorite restaurants in Rio. It's located in one of the most beautiful…read moreneighborhoods in Ipanema, and has a very modern, open-air casual but sophisticated feel. The service is quiet and unobtrusive but absolutely spot on. They even were able to make an iced cappuccino which is no easy feat in Brazil where they few iced coffee as slightly blasphemous. I started with a wonderful salad of delicate baby greens with white beans and tomato tartare with a cashew fruit vinaigrette. Fantastic! Perfectly dressed. One of my many annoying pet peeves is heavy handed dressing but, never fear, this one is superb. For my main, I chose the braised lamb sandwich with spearman pesto, rustic mustard and pineapple chutney with french fries. The lamb is incredibly tender and perfectly seasoned. The play between the herby pesto, acid mustard and sweet pineapple (with subtle Indian flavors) was fantastic. Wonderful lunch from start to finish.

My group of 4 came for a nice dinner. Wine was great. Appetizers were okay. Entrees were very bad;…read moreour steaks were all overcooked and our risotto was undercooked. Two of the meals were sent back, and took about 30 minutes to be fixed, by which time, the others were almost finished with their meals. Also, during our meal, we also witnessed a patron at the table next to ours also send her steak back. Clearly, they do not know what they're doing. Then, we got the bill and saw that they charged us R$35.80 for the few pieces of bread we had before the meal. Mind you, we had racked up a R$550 bill for wine and dinner, so to be charged for few pieces of bread is bull. I was so angry when I left. If you like paying a lot and getting little of anything good in return, go to Bazzar. Otherwise, spend your money elsewhere.

Cute and cozy coffee spot within walking distance from our hotel. Our first attempt to eat here…read morefailed due to the wait time. However, the second time we came , we were in luck because a table was leaving when we arrived. Anyway, we put in our orders and still ended up waiting for 25-30 minutes. So be prepared to wait. The food was decent. I had the 1/2 LF salad and veggie omelette. We both had their Irish cream coffee and they did not skimp on the alcohol.

This little bistro is just off the main street. It has a nice little outdoor patio, and a cozy…read morelittle indoors. They have a surprisingly good collection of craft beers. And a small but decent wine list. The staff is a bit under, so my tip would be if you sit outside, order at the counter. It'll move things along.

The atmosphere was very relaxing and reminiscent of an Italian restaurant. The decor was also nice…read more Our waiter was friendly and responsive. He gave excellent recommendations, which we took. My husband had the steak and I had the chicken with angel hair with mushrooms and artichoke hearts. All was cooked perfectly. We very much enjoyed our meal.

Really nice authentic italian, big portions but quite over priced (as many other places in Rio)…read more Service was a bit chaotic as the restaurant was completely full, there was live music and air conditioner was not working in a very hot day. I wish they had more vegetarian options and lighter dishes too, italian food is not all about pasta only. It's a safe place for generous and good italian dishes though.