Boutique hotels
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Casa 32
- Style
- Neoclassical art house
- Setting
- Lazy, leafy colonial quarter
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Fasano Rio
- Style
- Club tropicana
- Setting
- Sultry Station 8
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La Maison
- Style
- Boutique bed and breakfast
- Setting
- Upmarket Gavea
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La Suite
- Style
- Modernism outside, maximalism inside
- Setting
- Brazilian Beverly Hills
Rio De Janeiro Eating, drinking and dancing
Restaurants
(+55 (0)21 2539 4542)
Restaurante Olympe
It may be a little off the beaten path, but the quirky, art deco Restaurante Olympe in Jardim Botânico is where French superchef Claude Troisgros conjures up Gallic cuisine using fresh Brazilian ingredients.
(+55 (0)21 2512 7830)
Sushi Leblon
The Japanese diaspora is big in Brazil, so competition for the finest sushi restaurant is stiff. This hugely popular restaurant on Rua Dias Ferreira attracts a stellar clientele, and queues can be long, but it is worth the wait to sample its famous shrimp and foie gras.
(+55 (0)21 2247 9101)
Zazá Bistro
Ipanema's charming pink and green Zazá Bistro serves up excellent Brazilian dishes with oriental influences. It has a lovely outside terrace, which is quite rare in Rio.
40 Rua Joana Angélica, Rio De Janeiro
(+55 (0)21 3205 7154)
Zuka
Highly recommended, this restaurant on Rua Dias Ferreira has marbled walls and a sunken kitchen area where food is grilled in front of your eyes, then doused in mouthwatering sauces. It also produces best tortellini in the country, and a huge range of cocktails.
233 Rua Dias Ferreira, Rio De Janeiro
Bars
(+55 (0)21 2529 2680)
Academia da Cachaça
This Leblon bar sells more than 500 examples of the national tipple, and make the best caipirinha in Rio.
26 Rua Conde de Bernadotte, Rio De Janeiro
Devassa
This company created the first microbrewery beer in Rio in 2002. With five bars in Rio, including on Farme de Amoedo, Ipamema, this a hot spot for the young and beautiful of Rio.
