Best Tasting Menus in Rio de Janeiro

Casa 201

1 Michelin star

Casa 201 earned a Michelin star in 2025, placing it among Rio's most decorated French kitchens. Located on Rua Lopes Quintas in Jardim Botânico, the address signals something important: this is fine dining shaped by a residential, tree-lined neighbourhood rather than the hotel corridors or beachfront spectacle that anchor much of the city's upper-end scene. Chef João Paulo Frankenfeld leads the kitchen at the $$$$ price point.

Emiliano Rio

Deep wine list

On Copacabana's Avenida Atlântica, Emiliano Rio occupies a position where the Atlantic breeze and the seriousness of Rio's contemporary dining scene meet. Sitting within the Emiliano hotel group's Brazilian footprint, the restaurant draws from a city where beachfront address and culinary ambition are no longer in tension. It belongs to the upper tier of Rio's dining options, alongside peers such as Oteque and Lasai.

Gurumê

Gurumê sits on Rua Aníbal de Mendonça in Ipanema, one of Rio's most address-conscious dining streets, positioning it against the neighbourhood's higher-end casual tier rather than the tasting-menu circuit. Where Lasai and Oteque operate in the city's formal bracket, Gurumê occupies a sharper, more social register, the kind of spot that draws locals and visitors alike for a serious meal without the ceremony.

Hachiko

Hachiko occupies a historic address in Rio de Janeiro's Centro district, where the city's older commercial fabric meets a growing wave of serious dining. The address on Travessa do Paço places it steps from some of Rio's most significant civic architecture, making it a reference point for the neighbourhood's evolving restaurant scene rather than an isolated destination.

Haru Sushi Bar

A Michelin Plate-recognised Japanese counter on Rua Raimundo Corrêa in Copacabana, Haru Sushi Bar sits at the accessible end of Rio's growing Japanese dining scene without sacrificing kitchen credibility. Two consecutive Michelin Plate awards (2024 and 2025).

L'Etoile

Under Chef Tim Allen, the international menu positions the restaurant as a considered choice for milestone occasions where setting and culinary ambition carry equal weight.

Lasai

2 Michelin stars

Lasai holds two Michelin stars, a place on The World's 50 Best Restaurants list, and the title of Best Restaurant in Brazil 2024. Chef Rafa Costa e Silva's 15-course tasting menu, fed by two private gardens, runs just 10 guests around a single L-shaped counter in Humaitá. This is Rio's most decorated modern restaurant, and among the more precisely considered dining formats in South America.

Lilia

Lilia brings an Italian-Brazilian kitchen to Centro, Rio de Janeiro, earning consecutive Michelin Plates in 2024 and 2025 and holding. Operating under the name of chef Missy Robbins, the mid-price restaurant runs evenings daily from Rua do Senado and fits neatly into Rio's growing tier of accessible, award-acknowledged dining.

Madame Olympe

1 Michelin star

Madame Olympe brings Rio’s high-end dining conversation back to ingredient discipline: Brazilian produce, French technique, an eight-course format, and a 24-seat room in Leblon. The draw is not formality for its own sake, but the way Troisgros’s lineage and Jessica Trindade’s long kitchen tenure are used to frame local sourcing with restraint.

Mee

1 Michelin star

Mee holds consecutive Michelin stars (2024 and 2025) for its Asian-influenced menu along Copacabana's Avenida Atlântica. Under chef Jean-François Rouquette, the kitchen operates in a register distinct from Rio's Brazilian-focused fine dining tier, drawing from pan-Asian culinary traditions at a $$$$ price point.

Miam Miam

A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient since 2025, Miam Miam has anchored Botafogo's neighbourhood dining scene since 2005 from a family property on Rua General Góis Monteiro. Chef Roberta Ciasca applies French technique to traditional Brazilian comfort food across a menu that balances long-standing classics with a rotating seasonal section and a midweek executive format.

Mr. Lam

A Michelin Plate holder on the edge of the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, Mr. Lam has anchored Lagoa's dining scene for nearly two decades with a menu that prioritises consistency over reinvention. The three-floor space, with its glass roof and lagoon-facing windows, frames one of Rio's more considered Asian-influenced dining rooms.

Nino Cucina - Ipanema

A strong Ipanema pick for modern Italian dining when the brief is date night, celebration, or a polished group dinner. The renovated townhouse setting, open kitchen, wine list, and craft cocktails justify the booking more than chef-driven rarity; at about $40 per person, it is strongest for atmosphere-led Italian comfort rather than a budget meal.

Olympe

Olympe occupies a quietly serious position in Rio de Janeiro's fine dining tier, drawing on French classical structure and Brazilian ingredient depth in equal measure. Located in Lagoa, the restaurant operates at a pace and formality that separates it from the city's more casual contemporary wave. For those tracking Rio's upper bracket of tasting-menu restaurants, it is a consistent reference point.

Oro

2 Michelin stars

Oro brings two Michelin stars to Leblon's dining strip, where Felipe Bronze works a contemporary register that draws on Italian technique and Brazilian ingredients in equal measure. Consistently ranked among South America's top restaurants by Opinionated About Dining and La Liste, it operates Tuesday through Saturday on Av. Gen. San Martin, a short walk from the beach, a longer commitment at the table.

Oseille

1 Michelin star

Oseille holds a Michelin star (2025) and operates from a 16-seat counter in Ipanema, where Thomas Troisgros runs a tasting menu that draws on French classical training and Brazilian ingredient intelligence. Reservations require advance planning.

Oteque

1 Michelin star · Deep wine list

Oteque places Rio’s contemporary dining conversation in a sharper register: tasting-menu discipline, seafood-led Modern Brazilian cooking, and international recognition without turning Botafogo into a stage set. Alberto Landgraf’s restaurant carries a Michelin star for 2025, La Liste points, and repeat appearances on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants extended list, making it a serious reference point for a high-budget Rio dinner.

San Omakase

1 Michelin star

Rio de Janeiro's only Michelin-starred Japanese counter, San Omakase holds back-to-back stars for 2024 and 2025 and sits at the sharp end of Leblon's fine-dining corridor.

Shiso

Shiso occupies a Barra da Tijuca address on Avenida Lúcio Costa, positioning it outside Rio's traditional fine-dining corridor yet within reach of the city's growing west-zone restaurant conversation. The name signals Japanese influence in a city that hosts one of the largest Japanese diaspora communities outside Japan, placing it inside a specific and underexplored niche in Rio's broader dining scene.

Sushi Vaz

Wdson Vaz brings his acclaimed São Paulo sushi program south to Rio de Janeiro, opening a compact counter in Leblon. The kitchen centers on warm-rice nigiri, day-boat fish sourced through a network built over two decades, and minimal seasoning designed to foreground the catch. It's a quieter alternative to Rio's more theatrical omakase rooms.

Térèze

A Michelin Plate-recognised address in the hilltop neighbourhood of Santa Teresa, Térèze occupies a position at the intersection of Rio's modern cuisine scene and one of its most atmospheric quarters.