Guidebook for Rio
Essentials
Best grocery store in Rio! Very convenient located, parking, breakfast and delicious pizzas! You can even grab you fave wine in the grocery area while the pizza is baking!
30 locals recommend
Supermercado Zona Sul - Jardim Botânico, Rua Pacheco Leão
16 Rua Pacheco LeãoBest grocery store in Rio! Very convenient located, parking, breakfast and delicious pizzas! You can even grab you fave wine in the grocery area while the pizza is baking!
Big supermarket with plenty of options of baked goods and variety of products.
436 locals recommend
Pão de Açúcar
493 Av. Nossa Sra. de CopacabanaBig supermarket with plenty of options of baked goods and variety of products.
Food Scene
File de Ouro is a restaurant which serves what cariocas like the most: beef steak with french fries. The traditional dish also comes with rice, beans and farofa (manioc powder).
38 locals recommend
Filé de Ouro
731 R. Jardim BotânicoFile de Ouro is a restaurant which serves what cariocas like the most: beef steak with french fries. The traditional dish also comes with rice, beans and farofa (manioc powder).
Located in a three-storey house,is one of the most charming restaurants in Rio de Janeiro. It offers classic recipes of Italian and French cuisine, plus a extensive wine list.
33 locals recommend
Lorenzo Bistrô
2 R. Visc. de CarandaíLocated in a three-storey house,is one of the most charming restaurants in Rio de Janeiro. It offers classic recipes of Italian and French cuisine, plus a extensive wine list.
Escola do pão has the best breakfast in Rio. The place has an excellent service and the food is superb. The best choices are the cheese bread, mini sandwiches, "rabanada" and the basket of bread.
10 locals recommend
Escola do Pão
10 Rua General GarzonEscola do pão has the best breakfast in Rio. The place has an excellent service and the food is superb. The best choices are the cheese bread, mini sandwiches, "rabanada" and the basket of bread.
Great bistro for a breakfast in Jardim Botanico. French style breakfast with delicious croissants, pain au chocolat, and others types of breads and cheese.
113 locals recommend
La Bicyclette
320 Rua Pacheco LeãoGreat bistro for a breakfast in Jardim Botanico. French style breakfast with delicious croissants, pain au chocolat, and others types of breads and cheese.
Quadrifoglio restaurant offers really good food and wines.If you wanna go to a a excellent restaurant in Rio with awesome dishes and excellent service,I must say that you should go to this one!
Quadrifoglio
19 Rua José Joaquim SeabraQuadrifoglio restaurant offers really good food and wines.If you wanna go to a a excellent restaurant in Rio with awesome dishes and excellent service,I must say that you should go to this one!
Couve Flor
724 Rua Pacheco LeãoVery good and cheap buffet restaurant for lunch.
One of the best japanese food restaurant in Rio. Very charming atmosphere, in which even Madonna has dined here.
42 locals recommend
Yumê
758 Rua Pacheco LeãoOne of the best japanese food restaurant in Rio. Very charming atmosphere, in which even Madonna has dined here.
This place is authentic, local, reasonably priced and absolutely delicious. The sausage was some of the best I ever had. And the steak/picanha is incredible tender.
Praça Santos Dumont, 116
This place is authentic, local, reasonably priced and absolutely delicious. The sausage was some of the best I ever had. And the steak/picanha is incredible tender.
Nice atmosphere, excellent food, a good list of non standard beers and wine selection. A nice option for fancy pizza, they have a lot of creative toppings.
68 locals recommend
Mamma Jamma
50 R. Saturnino de BritoNice atmosphere, excellent food, a good list of non standard beers and wine selection. A nice option for fancy pizza, they have a lot of creative toppings.
Sightseeing
A visit to the botanical gardens a must for visitors to Rio! It has sections which show off all the regions of Brazil. The Orchid house alone makes the trip worthwhile.
468 locals recommend
Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
1008 R. Jardim BotânicoA visit to the botanical gardens a must for visitors to Rio! It has sections which show off all the regions of Brazil. The Orchid house alone makes the trip worthwhile.
The vast lagoon is at the heart of Rio’s south side, hemmed in by scenic parklands and overlooked by the looming peak of Corcovado Mountain. It has a 7.2km track runs around the lake.
1379 locals recommend
Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon
The vast lagoon is at the heart of Rio’s south side, hemmed in by scenic parklands and overlooked by the looming peak of Corcovado Mountain. It has a 7.2km track runs around the lake.
Drinks & Nightlife
Belmonte is already a tradition in Rio de Janeiro and "cariocas" do enjoy sitting on its tables, sipping draft beers and eating of course its famous"empadas",sort of a baked pie,filled with shrimp,etc
Rua Jardim Botânico, 617
Belmonte is already a tradition in Rio de Janeiro and "cariocas" do enjoy sitting on its tables, sipping draft beers and eating of course its famous"empadas",sort of a baked pie,filled with shrimp,etc
Very charming bar with a great selection of different beers and appetizers.
14 locals recommend
Do Horto - Bar e Restaurante
780 Rua Pacheco LeãoVery charming bar with a great selection of different beers and appetizers.
Everything Else
DROGARIAS PACHECO
248 R. do CateteVery good and famous chain of drugstore in Rio.