Vieira Souto, 110, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22420-000, BrazilAv. [$$]In the heat of Rio, sometimes all one wants for a meal is a big glass of cold juice. [$$]Mil Frutas means “a thousand fruits,” and while the selection of tropical sorbets offered at this this popular ice cream shop is closer to 100, the bounty is no less impressive. At the large counter, lead bartender Tai Barbin creates signature versions of rum-based cocktails like mojitos and daiquiris, as well as creations with alternate spirits to please all tastes. Landgraf is a very meticulous cook, and his tasting menus reflect that, with creative dishes, precise techniques, layers of flavors, and purposeful textures. [$$$]From the outside, this 50-year-old Flamengo institution looks like a speakeasy, but inside, it serves some of the city’s best cuts of beef, which are grilled over an open flame — the heart of This chicken-focused bar is one of Rio’s most illustrious bohemian institutions, where people flock throughout the night over plates of crisp-roasted You’d never guess some of Rio’s best coffee is served on the second floor of its otherwise uninspiring downtown bus terminal. Atlântica, 001 - Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro - RJR. Gavin McOwan. Barão da Torre, 538 - Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22411-002, BrazilR. Barão da Torre, 538 - Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro - RJR. To complete the Carmen Sandiego vibe, hop next door to the dim lights of the Barreto-Londra bar in the stylish Fasano hotel. São João Batista, 93 - Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro - RJR. His dishes lean vegetable-heavy, but there are options for carnivores as well, like pork belly with greens and tuna CoLAB is a collaborative restaurant and bar space dedicated to serving locally made products like kombuchas, teas, and beers. [$$$]Chef Pedro Siqueira is famous for his fresh pasta, prepared in his cheerful restaurant in the Leblon neighborhood. Vde. The impressive beer and caipirinha selection also deserve a whirl. [$$]You can now find dishes from some of the best botecos in the city — Botero, Cachambeer, Front Bar, and Momo — all served at the same address in the hip Botafogo neighborhood. Hilário de Gouveia, 71, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22040-020, BrazilR. Its weekend specials are more decadent: oxtail with polenta and pork-and-black-bean stew. [$$]This fancy open-air kiosk has reinvented beach food. His dishes lean vegetable-heavy, but there are options for carnivores as well, like pork belly with greens and tuna CoLAB is a collaborative restaurant and bar space dedicated to serving locally made products like kombuchas, teas, and beers. In a prime location at the tail end of Ipanema, Astor has developed citywide acclaim for its cocktails, oysters, and mussels. Since the arrival of Neapolitan chef Nello Cassese, the menu has skewed modern and fresh, with dishes like a version of the classic Caprese salad with scallops, a daily risotto (one recent version featured eel, pear, and foie gras), and plenty of handmade pastas. [$$]Chef Claude Troisgros opened what is perhaps the most personal restaurant of his career in the same building that housed his first place in Rio after arriving from France in the 1970s. It’s a tasty way to stay hydrated. The move is to grab a liter of beer, which is kept “stupidly cold,” as the Avenida das Américas, 8585 - quiosques 3-4 - Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro - RJR. To complete the Carmen Sandiego vibe, hop next door to the dim lights of the Barreto-Londra bar in the stylish Fasano hotel. Once a month, a charcoal grill puts out top-notch yakitori. [$$$]This health-focused vegetarian bistro is the passion project of chef Nathalie Passos, who studied at Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts. [$$$]Plot the revolution here. Sudbrack also gave up on her usual tasting-menu formula, instead embracing the kind of uncomplicated dishes she’d serve in her own home, but with fine dining-quality technique, service, and ingredients. Inside, it’s a gritty little bar with live samba music from 8pm, while outside, it’s essentially a party on the pavement. Start dinner with a rooftop welcome of snacks and a stunning view of the illuminated Christ the Redeemer, then continue down in the cozy dining room with a daily-changing tasting menu that’s always focused on the produce grown on the chef’s own farm about 100 kilometers from Lasai. Vieira Souto, 80 - Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro - RJRua Conde de Irajá, 191 - Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22271-020, BrazilRua Conde de Irajá, 191 - Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro - RJRua Conde de Irajá, 581 - Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22271-020, BrazilRua Conde de Irajá, 581 - Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro - RJR.

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