Every pasta dish is amazing! They make everything fresh and cook it to perfection. Fresh…read moreingredients and not overly seasoned. It's simply great! The salmon carpaccio is also recommended and at some point I will update this review to include the meat dishes and pizzas which look great but I never got to them since the pastas are all so good. One thing to note is this is a cash only restaurant and the tip is not included (but please take care of our waiter!)

Got to this Italian restaurant for dinner, we have got a great service and the food was amazing!…read moreHighly recommended

Met the owner in a beach hut at Ipanema beach. He told us we should come to his restaurant and try…read morehis Stroganov. It was absolutely amazing. The restaurant is very cute and the service is top notch.

In a tiny corner near by cinema leblon, that's the ideal place for a calm encounter with good…read morepizza. You eat outdoors in plastic tables and you can choose the size of your slice in this place. A quiet fast food restaurant.

If you're thinking pizza isn't a thing in Brazil, think again. Brazilian pizza is so good and…read moreCapricciosa is always my go to pizza place. With elevated toppings and wood fire oven, all the pizzas here are incredible, just be sure to eat with a fork and knife like a real Brazilian!

I came here back in 2020 right before the pandemic hit, so this is a bit overdue…read more Very tasteful looking place, staff was very kind, especially with our group of Americans who majority don't speak Portuguese (including myself). We ordered a lot of different pizzas for our group of 16. They were all yummy. The one that especially stood out was the meat one. I'm not sure of the name since I couldn't read the menu, but in my photo attached it's the left half of the pizza!

Brazilians can't make pizzza like Italians???...slapme into reality cause this has to be the best…read morepizza I've ever had in my life. No it is. New York be damned! Italy also doesn't come close *Looks over bay*. Even Jesus approves cause the statue is overlooking me eat this deliciousness. I feel like I'm sinning. Sorry JC. I don't even care! If they make pizza like this in hell I'm setting my navigation to that destination.

Best pizza ever! Everybody should try the dulce de leche with white chocolate and almonds. Perfect!read more

This place is now called Pope Ipanema. It appears to be the same which was good but not great…read more Dishes are all cooked well and have some interesting spices and flavors but nothing stood out as amazing. Prices seem high but not obscene for the area. Dining on the beautiful terrace was a great.

A small corner bar with an upscale personality. The drinks are reasonable, but are made very well…read moreand presented beautifully. They speak English too! We stopped for just drinks but the food looked very yummy! We are hoping to come back before we leave Rio!

Great open kitchen. The filet mignon and stuffed potatoes were enjoyable. The shrimp with corn…read morerisotto was also tasty. The seating arrangement is less than ideal as I was elbowed a few times during dinner. I have never had calamari with pesto, but it too was delicious. The textures were interesting. We did not enjoy the spicy ceviche. There was something off about the dish. Don't miss out on their Brigadeiro.

Never really considered going here until we were partying at the arena bloco and needed a place to…read moreeat. We decided to beat the crowds and eat a little earlier (noon). They had strict control over the gate and only allowed people who were ordering food to come in. They were also really restrictive of the bathroom (one must have a table), which for ladies was through the kitchen into the inside fancier air conditioned dining area. We easily got a table for four and ordered two pizzas: Córdoba in medium (6 slices) and pepperoni in small (4 fat slices). The first one was actually pretty decent with onion, ham and tons of mozzarella but I did find a hair in it, which was a little gross. The pepperoni was great but edible. This place is good for drinking; so like a night out or a carnaval bloco is perfect. The greasy food eases the processing of the alcohol. Alcohol was chopp of Stella and very limited other beverages (refridgerantes). They had some hard alcohol but wasn't listed on the menu, so you'll just have to ask. The set up for the blocos was perfect. They had gates to keep all the drunk mess out and the tables were perfect people watching and admiring all the terrific costumes for carnaval.

Italian owned at the heart of Ipanema, Vero Gelato Italiano utilizes only natural Ingredients to…read moreproduce a vast array of Ice Creams and Sorbets with three flavors in a sizable cup costing less than $3USD. Known as Brazil's only Gelateria accredited by the Accademia della Gelateria Italiana, and also popular for Pizza and Coffee, it is immediately upon entry to Rua Visc. de Pirajá thay guests are greeted warmly, a variety of flavors spread across two cases from which sampling is encouraged. Varying flavors daily, classics such as Pistachio and Coffee showing off smooth textures and a relatively small amount of Sugar, it was after tasting both Caju and Avocado that an over-filled cup was chosen, Dulce de Leche predictably a lot like Caramel while Rum-Pineapple-Amaretto improved upon America's "Rum Raisin" with Almond Liqueur and went well bite-for-bite against Romeu e Julieta comprising Cream Cheese plus Guava.

For tastebud adventure seekers, they have dijon mustard gelato (I was not a fan)…read more They didn't have yogurt gelato (my favorite) on the occasion I visited. I couldn't help wishing Vero were Bacio di latte (it wasn't). In sum, a fine gelato choice just blocks from the beach in Ipanema but nothing I could get too excited about!

I can't quite figure this place out. When I go there and order a slice, it's always good. When I…read morecarry-out a pizza, it's always good. But when I order one for delivery from iFood, it was not so good. Not bad, but not as good as eating at the restaurant. So let's focus on that. They have a small seating area and a wide selection of pizzas. My go-to pizza is (and always has been) pepperoni. Vezpa has one of the better pepperoni pizzas in the area, but you can also get just about any type, including dessert. The prices are a little high, but if you're just looking for a quick slice you can't go wrong.