Guidebook for Rio

Leandra
Guidebook for Rio

Food Scene

One block from the apartment: good food, pizzas, snacks, drinks, beer, desserts... with delivery! 7h to 3am, $ to $$.
145 locals recommend
Eclipse Bar Restaurante Pizzaria 24 Horas
1309 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
145 locals recommend
One block from the apartment: good food, pizzas, snacks, drinks, beer, desserts... with delivery! 7h to 3am, $ to $$.
Traditional japanese restaurant. $$
New Tokio Sushi Bar
14-A Rua Joaquim Nabuco
Traditional japanese restaurant. $$
Good Brazilian food, more specifically "baiana", from Bahia: sea food with African influences, spicy. $$ to $$$
22 locals recommend
Siri Mole & Cia
50 R. Francisco
22 locals recommend
Good Brazilian food, more specifically "baiana", from Bahia: sea food with African influences, spicy. $$ to $$$
Good restaurant. Usually, the hotel food in Avenida Atlântica is good. This is one of the closest hotels. $$ to $$$
Miramar Hotel by Windsor
3668 Av. Atlântica
Good restaurant. Usually, the hotel food in Avenida Atlântica is good. This is one of the closest hotels. $$ to $$$
Good contemporary cuisine, famous and very expensive. $$$$
301 locals recommend
Zazá Bistrô Tropical
40 R. Joana Angélica
301 locals recommend
Good contemporary cuisine, famous and very expensive. $$$$
Good restaurant and bar in front of Arpoador beach. $$$.
20 locals recommend
Azul Marinho
s/nº Avenida Francisco Bhering
20 locals recommend
Good restaurant and bar in front of Arpoador beach. $$$.
Antique and traditional hotel, fancy, glamourous, rich, expensive place. To look at. Everything there is $$$$ and over...
204 locals recommend
Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel, Rio de Janeiro
1702 Av. Atlântica
204 locals recommend
Antique and traditional hotel, fancy, glamourous, rich, expensive place. To look at. Everything there is $$$$ and over...
Arab food. $$$.
220 locals recommend
Amir
55 R. Ronald de Carvalho
220 locals recommend
Arab food. $$$.
Typical Brazilian "boteco" (very popular and cheap bars). This one is famous for good "salgadinhos" (Brazilian fried snacks that can be made with shrimps/codfish/ chicken etc). Really $.
367 locals recommend
Pavão Azul Bar
71 Rua Hilário de Gouvêia
367 locals recommend
Typical Brazilian "boteco" (very popular and cheap bars). This one is famous for good "salgadinhos" (Brazilian fried snacks that can be made with shrimps/codfish/ chicken etc). Really $.
Good juices, crepe/pancake and sandwiches. Try the Açaí. $.
199 locals recommend
Bibi Sucos
31 R. Miguel Lemos
199 locals recommend
Good juices, crepe/pancake and sandwiches. Try the Açaí. $.
Good pizza (people say, never tried...) $$$
28 locals recommend
Stravaganze Pizzaria (Fechada)
132 Rua Maria Quitéria
28 locals recommend
Good pizza (people say, never tried...) $$$
Traditional and popular place to eat very big Brazilian sandwiches (cheese and pineapple slices are optional) and drink a beer. Also Brazilian food, french fires, etc. $ to $$.
348 locals recommend
Restaurante Cervantes
335 Av. Prado Júnior
348 locals recommend
Traditional and popular place to eat very big Brazilian sandwiches (cheese and pineapple slices are optional) and drink a beer. Also Brazilian food, french fires, etc. $ to $$.
Portuguese and Brazilian food, drinks. $ to $$
22 locals recommend
Restaurante Manoel & Juaquim
12 Rua Siqueira Campos
22 locals recommend
Portuguese and Brazilian food, drinks. $ to $$
German food and beer in front of the sea, at the end of Copacabana beach. $ to $$.
13 locals recommend
Bar Luiz
39 Rua da Carioca
13 locals recommend
German food and beer in front of the sea, at the end of Copacabana beach. $ to $$.
Good sea food. $$
46 locals recommend
O Peixe Vivo
76 R. Tonelero
46 locals recommend
Good sea food. $$
Italian food in front of Copacabana Beach. $$
103 locals recommend
Don Camillo Restaurante e Pizzaria
3056 Av. Atlântica
103 locals recommend
Italian food in front of Copacabana Beach. $$
Hotel food - good sea food. $$$ Please note that I do not usually go to $$$ restaurants and never go to $$$$ ones - these are recommended by other people! ;-)
Fennel
Hotel food - good sea food. $$$ Please note that I do not usually go to $$$ restaurants and never go to $$$$ ones - these are recommended by other people! ;-)
Good thai food and ambience. $$ to $$$.
8 locals recommend
Sawasdee
446 R. Barão da Torre
8 locals recommend
Good thai food and ambience. $$ to $$$.
Good thai, indian, vegetarian food. $$
9 locals recommend
Mekong
188 R. Gen. Urquiza
9 locals recommend
Good thai, indian, vegetarian food. $$
24h good pizzas and snacks from the same owner of Eclipse, in a smaller place and with fewer food options. $
164 locals recommend
Café e Bar Stalos
986 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
164 locals recommend
24h good pizzas and snacks from the same owner of Eclipse, in a smaller place and with fewer food options. $
Popular - good juices, standard sandwiches. Really $.
66 locals recommend
Big Nectar
15 B R. Jangadeiros
66 locals recommend
Popular - good juices, standard sandwiches. Really $.
Popular - 24h beer and junkie food. Really $.
12 locals recommend
BAR BICO
1253 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
12 locals recommend
Popular - 24h beer and junkie food. Really $.
There is also one downstairs, sided by Zona Sul grocery! :-) Good Arab and Brazilian food for a very good price, good beer (chopp). Try the Arab pastries, kibe and esfiha. Till 10 pm, closes at Mondays. $
34 locals recommend
Restaurante Faraj
131 R. Gomes Carneiro
34 locals recommend
There is also one downstairs, sided by Zona Sul grocery! :-) Good Arab and Brazilian food for a very good price, good beer (chopp). Try the Arab pastries, kibe and esfiha. Till 10 pm, closes at Mondays. $
Small traditional "boteco", sometimes with samba. $
114 locals recommend
Bip Bip
50 R. Alm. Gonçalves
114 locals recommend
Small traditional "boteco", sometimes with samba. $
Arab food in front of Copacabana Beach. $$ to $$$.
61 locals recommend
Restaurante Arab
1060 Av. Atlântica
61 locals recommend
Arab food in front of Copacabana Beach. $$ to $$$.
"Vegetarian gourmet" restaurant. $$
19 locals recommend
Vegetariano Social Clube
336 Rua das Laranjeiras
19 locals recommend
"Vegetarian gourmet" restaurant. $$
Great vegan food with self-service buffet option, vegan sushi, etc. $
53 locals recommend
Refeitório Orgânico
120 R. Dezenove de Fevereiro
53 locals recommend
Great vegan food with self-service buffet option, vegan sushi, etc. $
A typical little "boteco carioca" with good "salgadinhos" and beer. Really $.
Rua Sousa Lima, 16
A typical little "boteco carioca" with good "salgadinhos" and beer. Really $.
Great crepe french style, cosy atmosphere. $$ to $$$
169 locals recommend
Le Blé Noir
19 - A R. Xavier da Silveira
169 locals recommend
Great crepe french style, cosy atmosphere. $$ to $$$
Great contemporary food, drinks, cosy-artsy-bistro atmosphere. $$$
54 locals recommend
Miam Miam
34 Rua General Góis Monteiro
54 locals recommend
Great contemporary food, drinks, cosy-artsy-bistro atmosphere. $$$
One of the bests (and most expensive) "all you can eat" barbecue places in Rio, also with sea food, japanese food, etc. "Fancy-exotic-tropical" atmosphere. $$$ to $$$$
156 locals recommend
Restaurante Marius Degustare
290 Av. Atlântica
156 locals recommend
One of the bests (and most expensive) "all you can eat" barbecue places in Rio, also with sea food, japanese food, etc. "Fancy-exotic-tropical" atmosphere. $$$ to $$$$
One of the hundreds self-services in the city int the "weight your food and eat" style with varied options, from salads to barbecue. $
88 locals recommend
Restaurante Aipo & Aipim
920 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
88 locals recommend
One of the hundreds self-services in the city int the "weight your food and eat" style with varied options, from salads to barbecue. $
Beterraba Restaurant: Salads, vegetarian food, fish... Self service. $. Please note that $ is for cheap, $$ for regular, $$$ to expensive and $$$$ for very expensive. :-)
Rua Sousa Lima, 37
37 Rua Souza Lima
Beterraba Restaurant: Salads, vegetarian food, fish... Self service. $. Please note that $ is for cheap, $$ for regular, $$$ to expensive and $$$$ for very expensive. :-)
Turn in Travessa Cristiano Lacorte (between Djalma Ulrich and Miguel Lemos) for Naturalev, a good self-service vegetarian restaurant. $
R. Miguel Lemos, 51
51 Rua Miguel Lemos
Turn in Travessa Cristiano Lacorte (between Djalma Ulrich and Miguel Lemos) for Naturalev, a good self-service vegetarian restaurant. $
Good Arab food, traditional place inside Galeria Menescal. They only accept money. It looks almost like a "boteco", but the food is great. Arab food is popular in Rio, due to immigration. Small place, not very comfortable, only for fast meals or to order your food to eat at home. Really $.
20 locals recommend
Baalbeck Delícias Árabes
664 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
20 locals recommend
Good Arab food, traditional place inside Galeria Menescal. They only accept money. It looks almost like a "boteco", but the food is great. Arab food is popular in Rio, due to immigration. Small place, not very comfortable, only for fast meals or to order your food to eat at home. Really $.

Arts & Culture

Beautiful house in front of Ipanema Beach, cultural center.
175 locals recommend
Laura Alvim Cultural Center
176 Av. Vieira Souto
175 locals recommend
Beautiful house in front of Ipanema Beach, cultural center.

Sightseeing

Beautiful walk, great views to take pictures.
1284 locals recommend
Copacabana Fort
1, Posto 6 Praça Cel. Eugênio Franco
1284 locals recommend
Beautiful walk, great views to take pictures.
Amazing walk with some of the best views in Rio, a hidden treasure.
309 locals recommend
Duke of Caxias Fort
s/n Praça Alm. Júlio de Noronha
309 locals recommend
Amazing walk with some of the best views in Rio, a hidden treasure.
Sugar Loaf. Take a bus to Urca and... well, you can't miss it! :-)
544 locals recommend
Sugar Loaf cable car station
520 Av. Pasteur
544 locals recommend
Sugar Loaf. Take a bus to Urca and... well, you can't miss it! :-)
At Rua Cosme Velho, in a square in front of a church, take the tram to Corcovado/Cristo Redentor.
489 locals recommend
Trem do Corcovado
513 Rua Cosme Velho
489 locals recommend
At Rua Cosme Velho, in a square in front of a church, take the tram to Corcovado/Cristo Redentor.

Essentials

24h big grocery store with options of imported beers and wines. Closes for some hours, usually at Mondays. It is similar to the Zona Sul that is just downstairs, next door, and you can buy everything for breakfast and meals in it - but this one is 24h, bigger and with more options.
420 locals recommend
Zona Sul Supermarket
49 R. Prudente de Morais
420 locals recommend
24h big grocery store with options of imported beers and wines. Closes for some hours, usually at Mondays. It is similar to the Zona Sul that is just downstairs, next door, and you can buy everything for breakfast and meals in it - but this one is 24h, bigger and with more options.

Drinks & Nightlife

Totally gay nightclub, popular.
21 locals recommend
Le Boy
102 Rua Raul Pompéia
21 locals recommend
Totally gay nightclub, popular.
Nightclub, mostly for teens and youth in their 20s. Check the program online.
ON11 Club
20 R. Francisco Otaviano
Nightclub, mostly for teens and youth in their 20s. Check the program online.
Nightclub, check the program online.
78 locals recommend
Fosfobox Bar Club
143 Rua Siqueira Campos
78 locals recommend
Nightclub, check the program online.
Experimental music in Rio. From avant garde Brazilian jazz to (im)pure, dark and loud noise. Check the program online.
10 locals recommend
Audio Rebel
55 R. Visc. de Silva
10 locals recommend
Experimental music in Rio. From avant garde Brazilian jazz to (im)pure, dark and loud noise. Check the program online.

Everything Else

Bookstore.
16 locals recommend
Livraria Saraiva
766 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
16 locals recommend
Bookstore.
Movie theater.
355 locals recommend
Kinoplex Roxy
355 locals recommend
Movie theater.
Live acts and parties, usually from Thursday to Sunday. Check program online.
Studio RJ
110 Avenida Vieira Souto
Live acts and parties, usually from Thursday to Sunday. Check program online.
Your metro station in Rio!
436 locals recommend
General Osório
010 R. Jangadeiros
436 locals recommend
Your metro station in Rio!

Shopping

Bookstore, second hand books.
Copabooks
152 Avenida Rainha Elisabeth
Bookstore, second hand books.
Bookstore.
Sea Stories Bookstore
51 R. Francisco Sá
Bookstore.
Bookstore.
122 locals recommend
Livraria da Travessa
572 R. Visc. de Pirajá
122 locals recommend
Bookstore.
Interesting place mixing a few galleries of art (in the second floor) lots of antique shops, bazars, popular shops, botecos, a nightclub (Fosfobox) and even a church (at the highest floor)
35 locals recommend
Shopping Cidade Copacabana
143 Rua Siqueira Campos
35 locals recommend
Interesting place mixing a few galleries of art (in the second floor) lots of antique shops, bazars, popular shops, botecos, a nightclub (Fosfobox) and even a church (at the highest floor)
Art galleries, antiques. (it is a posh place, but there are some interesting things to see, at a 3 blocks distance - 7 minute walk from the apartment).
63 locals recommend
Shopping Cassino Atlantico
4240 Av. Atlântica
63 locals recommend
Art galleries, antiques. (it is a posh place, but there are some interesting things to see, at a 3 blocks distance - 7 minute walk from the apartment).
At Sundays: a handicraft fair with all kinds of stuff, but you should eat the "acarajé" (spicy Brazilian fried food with shrimps, Afro origin, delicious) made by a "baiana" dressed in white. $
517 locals recommend
Hippie Fair Crafts Market
517 locals recommend
At Sundays: a handicraft fair with all kinds of stuff, but you should eat the "acarajé" (spicy Brazilian fried food with shrimps, Afro origin, delicious) made by a "baiana" dressed in white. $