World Travel https://www.youtube.com/user/World1Tube Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Travel guide http://bit.ly/17cBAov Restaurants in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil You can eat your way around the world in Rio, with hundreds of restaurants offering the best gastronomic cuisine that befits this multi-cultural city. Award-winning innovative chefs have created dazzling fusion dishes from all over Brazil; but sometimes it's hard to beat a simple pão de queijo (cheesy cassava doughball), washed down with a beer "bem gelada" - well chilled. Copacabana and Ipanema have the greatest number of places to eat, but it's worth exploring beyond the Zona Sul, to Santa Teresa and Lagoa, for example, where there are many excellent restaurants, often providing better value for money and with fewer crowds in high season. The Rio restaurants below have been grouped into three pricing categories: Expensive (over R$200) Moderate (R$ 50 to R$200) Cheap (up to R$50) These Rio restaurant prices are based on the average price of a three-course meal and half a bottle of house wine or equivalent, including tax. Sales tax of 5% and a service charge of 10-15% are added to most restaurant bills in Rio. Most credit cards are now widely accepted in the city's restaurants, although some of the cheaper or older establishments only accept cash. If you have American Express, or a lesser-known credit card, it's advisable to phone the restaurant in advance to check whether or not they'll accept it. Roberta Sudbrack Price: Expensive The first chef in Rio to be awarded three Michelin stars for her modern and airy restaurant in Jardim Botanico, Roberta Sudbrack has cooked for world leaders, including Fidel Castro, Bill Clinton and former Brazilian president Fernando Cardoso. Sudbrack's taste-bud tantalisers include such imaginative wonders as gema caipiri - polenta caviar with egg yolk; the chef's signature style focussing on fresh, unadulterated ingredients served with panache. Not cheap, but superb for that special treat. Open evenings only, except Saturdays, for good value four-course set lunch. Address: Avenida Lineu de Paula Machado, 916, Jardim Botânico,, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Le Pré Catelan Price: Expensive The flagship restaurant of the Sofitel hotel on Copacabana beach, Le Pré Catelan serves up some of the most adventurous dishes in Rio. French gourmet cuisine goes up the Amazon, in a gastronomic exploration of the wonders of Brazilian tropical specialities. Four-Michelin-star French chef Roland Villard loves to pamper his clients so he often stops at tables to chat and help you choose your order. Try the fish consommé, served with a giant pirarucu fish scale as a spoon. Address: Avenida Atlântica 4240, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Aprazível Price: Moderate Excellent Brazilian food is served in this magical tropical garden restaurant in Santa Teresa overlooking the city centre. Led by chef Ana Castilho from Minas Gerais, dishes are rich in exotic flavours, though there's also a strong European influence. The Aprazivel Salad is a sweet and tangy blend of grilled aubergine and sweet potato with parmesan shavings and sun-dried tomatoes, while the moquequinha is a succulently light fish cooked in coconut cream sauce. Desserts such as banana Santa Teresa, served with warm chocolate sauce and sliced almonds are as sweet and delightful as the setting. Open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sunday evenings only. Address: Rua Aprazîvel 62, Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Casa da Feijoada Price: Moderate Feijoada is generally accepted as Brazil's national dish, so you'd be remiss not to sample this rich stew at least once during your stay in Rio. And the Casa da Feijoada, on a quiet corner of Ipanema, is one of the best places to try feijoada, complete with its side dishes of black beans, shredded greens, rice, crackling, and slices of orange. They also offer a novel appetiser: cold bean soup, which is tastier than it might sound. And the whole lot is finished off with a knock-out batida -- fruit cocktail with aguardente rum. Come here for Saturday lunch, as is the custom, and give yourself the rest of the afternoon off. Address: Rua Prudente de Morais, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ================================= Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Restaurants, Rio de Janeiro Hotels, Rio de Janeiro Attractions, Rio de Janeiro Tours, Rio de Janeiro Introduction, Rio de Janeiro tourism, Rio de Janeiro travel guide, Rio de Janeiro vacation, South America, Brazil, Brazil tourism, Brazil vacation, Brazil travel guide, Rio de Janeiro Nightlife, travel guide, tourism, vacation === Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Travel guide, Tourism, Vacation

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