Guidebook for Rio

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Guidebook for Rio

Essentials

Ok choice
436 locals raden deze aan
Pão de Açúcar
493 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
436 locals raden deze aan
Ok choice
Ok choice for groceries.
429 locals raden deze aan
Supermercado Zona Sul - Copacabana, Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana
1369 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
429 locals raden deze aan
Ok choice for groceries.
Best choice for groceries within a mile or two
420 locals raden deze aan
Zona Sul Supermarket
49 R. Prudente de Morais
420 locals raden deze aan
Best choice for groceries within a mile or two
Excellent mall for surfers, also hangout with various small food stands.
105 locals raden deze aan
Galeria River
67 R. Francisco Otaviano
105 locals raden deze aan
Excellent mall for surfers, also hangout with various small food stands.

Food Scene

Great coffee, food and ice cream, outside seating to oversea street movement
155 locals raden deze aan
Felice Ipanema
30 Rua Gomes Carneiro
155 locals raden deze aan
Great coffee, food and ice cream, outside seating to oversea street movement
Great tapas, great and creative drinks
86 locals raden deze aan
El Born
17 R. Bolívar
86 locals raden deze aan
Great tapas, great and creative drinks
Good burritos, great margaritas
29 locals raden deze aan
Azteka
156 R. Visc. de Pirajá
29 locals raden deze aan
Good burritos, great margaritas
Best Japanese in town!
151 locals raden deze aan
Azumi Restaurante Japonês
127 R. Min. Viveiros de Castro
151 locals raden deze aan
Best Japanese in town!
Good coffee and pastry in the hood
69 locals raden deze aan
Apetite
37 Rua Sousa Lima
69 locals raden deze aan
Good coffee and pastry in the hood
Good Peruvian food and drinks
64 locals raden deze aan
La Carioca
173 Rua Garcia d'Avila
64 locals raden deze aan
Good Peruvian food and drinks
Nice Moroccan food
301 locals raden deze aan
Zazá Bistrô Tropical
40 R. Joana Angélica
301 locals raden deze aan
Nice Moroccan food
Best crepes in town! Has Michelin points!
169 locals raden deze aan
Le Blé Noir
19 - A R. Xavier da Silveira
169 locals raden deze aan
Best crepes in town! Has Michelin points!
Good coffee, good pastry, good to watch street life too
355 locals raden deze aan
Café Cardin
327 Rua Carlos Góis
355 locals raden deze aan
Good coffee, good pastry, good to watch street life too
Ok Arabic food, nice atmosphere.
35 locals raden deze aan
Boteco Stambul Ipanema
112 R. Gomes Carneiro
35 locals raden deze aan
Ok Arabic food, nice atmosphere.
Absolutely great place for good dinner and drinks!
Simon Boccanegra Vino e Gastronomia
98 B Rua Aires Saldanha
Absolutely great place for good dinner and drinks!
Nice Cuban restaurant with cigar smoking area
35 locals raden deze aan
Esch Café - La Casa del Habano
78 Rua Dias Ferreira
35 locals raden deze aan
Nice Cuban restaurant with cigar smoking area
Great international fusion food
60 locals raden deze aan
Quadrucci
60 locals raden deze aan
Great international fusion food
Almost the only address for good Thai food
51 locals raden deze aan
Sawasdee Bistrô
571 Rua Dias Ferreira
51 locals raden deze aan
Almost the only address for good Thai food
Excellent bakery and meeting spot, has a restaurant too.
67 locals raden deze aan
Le Dépanneur Delicatessen
86 R. Voluntários da Pátria
67 locals raden deze aan
Excellent bakery and meeting spot, has a restaurant too.
Good peruvian restobar with strong drinks!
29 locals raden deze aan
Lima Restobar
113 Rua Visconde de Caravelas
29 locals raden deze aan
Good peruvian restobar with strong drinks!
Slow wifi, but good air con and space to work.
378 locals raden deze aan
Starbucks
1058 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
378 locals raden deze aan
Slow wifi, but good air con and space to work.
Very chic restaurant, upper price segment, extended wine list.
66 locals raden deze aan
Le Viu Bistrô
270 Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva
66 locals raden deze aan
Very chic restaurant, upper price segment, extended wine list.
Very chique restaurant, upper price segment.
62 locals raden deze aan
Bazzar
118 R. Barão da Torre
62 locals raden deze aan
Very chique restaurant, upper price segment.
Good Sushi in the hood.
47 locals raden deze aan
Umê Sushi
121 Rua Sousa Lima
47 locals raden deze aan
Good Sushi in the hood.
Locals go there for drinks and petiscos (tapas).
367 locals raden deze aan
Pavão Azul Bar
71 Rua Hilário de Gouvêia
367 locals raden deze aan
Locals go there for drinks and petiscos (tapas).
Good restaurant with outside seating, very original in Leme.
196 locals raden deze aan
La Fiorentina
458 A Av. Atlântica
196 locals raden deze aan
Good restaurant with outside seating, very original in Leme.
Original and good vegetarian café with style.
35 locals raden deze aan
Gaia Art & Café
323 R. Gustavo Sampaio
35 locals raden deze aan
Original and good vegetarian café with style.
Almost the only arabic restaurant in town. Decent food and relaxed atmosphere.
220 locals raden deze aan
Amir
55 R. Ronald de Carvalho
220 locals raden deze aan
Almost the only arabic restaurant in town. Decent food and relaxed atmosphere.
Recently opened tapas bar. The point in Copa now.
84 locals raden deze aan
Venga Chiringuito
3880 Av. Atlântica
84 locals raden deze aan
Recently opened tapas bar. The point in Copa now.
Best Brooklyn style pizza in town, great drinks, quite hip.
57 locals raden deze aan
Ferro e Farinha
23 R. Andrade Pertence
57 locals raden deze aan
Best Brooklyn style pizza in town, great drinks, quite hip.
Hidden cool spot, some Peruvian cuisine, best pisco sour in town.
50 locals raden deze aan
Mercadinho São José
90 Rua das Laranjeiras
50 locals raden deze aan
Hidden cool spot, some Peruvian cuisine, best pisco sour in town.
Decent chinese.
Fat Choi Restaurante
127 R. do Catete
Decent chinese.
Best Italian restaurant in the Southern hemisphere, no kidding.
46 locals raden deze aan
Casa do Sardo
405 R. São Cristóvão
46 locals raden deze aan
Best Italian restaurant in the Southern hemisphere, no kidding.
Start your Lapa night here at this traditional Carioca restaurant!
100 locals raden deze aan
Nova Capela Restaurant & Bar
96 Av. Mem de Sá
100 locals raden deze aan
Start your Lapa night here at this traditional Carioca restaurant!
NOURISHMENT. CULTURE. DIGNITY. For a world with no waste. For a world with more inclusion. ...they say, check it out! refettoriogastromotiva.org
Refettorio Gastromotiva
108 Rua da Lapa
NOURISHMENT. CULTURE. DIGNITY. For a world with no waste. For a world with more inclusion. ...they say, check it out! refettoriogastromotiva.org
Old style German restaurant. Good place to start a night in Tijuca walking down rua Uruguai.
47 locals raden deze aan
Otto Bar e Restaurante
380 Rua Conde de Bonfim
47 locals raden deze aan
Old style German restaurant. Good place to start a night in Tijuca walking down rua Uruguai.
Best arabic food!
162 locals raden deze aan
Rotisseria Sírio Libaneza Ltda
29 Largo do Machado
162 locals raden deze aan
Best arabic food!
Great bread, french style.
113 locals raden deze aan
La Bicyclette
320 Rua Pacheco Leão
113 locals raden deze aan
Great bread, french style.
Sitting on the shore and drinking a beer, absolutely great place!
420 locals raden deze aan
Bar e Restaurante Urca
205 R. Cândido Gaffrée
420 locals raden deze aan
Sitting on the shore and drinking a beer, absolutely great place!
Absolutely best Peruvian restbar in town. Great pisco sour!
15 locals raden deze aan
Ceviche RJ
66 R. Arnaldo Quintela
15 locals raden deze aan
Absolutely best Peruvian restbar in town. Great pisco sour!

Drinks & Nightlife

Good beer, good vibe
101 locals raden deze aan
Beefbar Escondido, CA
98 R. Aires Saldanha
101 locals raden deze aan
Good beer, good vibe
Biggest beer & petisco bar where everybody meets
1062 locals raden deze aan
Boteco Belmonte
242 R. Domingos Ferreira
1062 locals raden deze aan
Biggest beer & petisco bar where everybody meets
Where Bossa Nova was born, music every night, nice atmosphere.
114 locals raden deze aan
Bip Bip
50 R. Alm. Gonçalves
114 locals raden deze aan
Where Bossa Nova was born, music every night, nice atmosphere.
Cool place where artsy people meet, good drinks
200 locals raden deze aan
Comuna
9 Rua Visconde de Maranguape
200 locals raden deze aan
Cool place where artsy people meet, good drinks
Cool place where artsy people meet, great drinks! Trendy rock music
58 locals raden deze aan
Caverna
26 R. Assis Bueno
58 locals raden deze aan
Cool place where artsy people meet, great drinks! Trendy rock music
Cool place where artsy people meet, good drinks
9 locals raden deze aan
Crazy Cats Bistrô
9 locals raden deze aan
Cool place where artsy people meet, good drinks
Good wine and tapas
14 locals raden deze aan
WineHouse - Botafogo
25 R. Paulo Barreto
14 locals raden deze aan
Good wine and tapas
Chique after beach meeting point to get the first drink...
262 locals raden deze aan
Bar Astor
110 Av. Vieira Souto
262 locals raden deze aan
Chique after beach meeting point to get the first drink...
Gringo meets Brazil, Brazil meets gringo ;-)
32 locals raden deze aan
Blue Agave
32 locals raden deze aan
Gringo meets Brazil, Brazil meets gringo ;-)
Cool meeting spot for young crowd, it's also a trendy fashion store.
17 locals raden deze aan
Void Lojas Gerais - Arpoador
67 R. Francisco Otaviano
17 locals raden deze aan
Cool meeting spot for young crowd, it's also a trendy fashion store.
Cool meeting spot for young crowd, it's also a trendy fashion store.
11 locals raden deze aan
Void
1166 Av. Ataulfo de Paiva
11 locals raden deze aan
Cool meeting spot for young crowd, it's also a trendy fashion store.
Ultimate meeting spot of the Leblon crowd.
1062 locals raden deze aan
Boteco Belmonte
242 R. Domingos Ferreira
1062 locals raden deze aan
Ultimate meeting spot of the Leblon crowd.
Place to go in the evening to hang out with locals. Very laid back, sometimes with live music.
357 locals raden deze aan
São Salvador-plein
Praça São Salvador
357 locals raden deze aan
Place to go in the evening to hang out with locals. Very laid back, sometimes with live music.
Cool hotel bar, romantic.
64 locals raden deze aan
Bar Dos Descasados
15 R. Felício dos Santos
64 locals raden deze aan
Cool hotel bar, romantic.
Iconic bar in St Teresa, place to go!
289 locals raden deze aan
Bar do Mineiro
99 Rua Paschoal Carlos Magno
289 locals raden deze aan
Iconic bar in St Teresa, place to go!
Great live music, Thursdays salsa and forró.
56 locals raden deze aan
Leviano Bar
47 Av. Mem de Sá
56 locals raden deze aan
Great live music, Thursdays salsa and forró.
Brazilian live music place.
261 locals raden deze aan
Bar Carioca da Gema
79 Av. Mem de Sá
261 locals raden deze aan
Brazilian live music place.
Huge concert hall for samba and MPB.
174 locals raden deze aan
Fundicao Progresso
24 R. dos Arcos
174 locals raden deze aan
Huge concert hall for samba and MPB.
This is a classic one! Simply best concerts in town.
341 locals raden deze aan
Circo Voador
s/n R. dos Arcos
341 locals raden deze aan
This is a classic one! Simply best concerts in town.
Most well known music hall, looks like a museum of antiques, a must!
694 locals raden deze aan
Rio Scenarium
20 R. do Lavradio
694 locals raden deze aan
Most well known music hall, looks like a museum of antiques, a must!
Great music hall, long nights!
308 locals raden deze aan
Lapa 40º
97 R. Riachuelo
308 locals raden deze aan
Great music hall, long nights!
Jeunesse dorée of Rio, still pretty hip. Nice outdoor club though.
52 locals raden deze aan
Palaphita Gavea
1314 Av. Bartolomeu Mitre
52 locals raden deze aan
Jeunesse dorée of Rio, still pretty hip. Nice outdoor club though.
Stylish meeting point for most hip crowds in Rio, Tuesdays is the day when literally everybody goes.
180 locals raden deze aan
Canastra Bar
42 R. Jangadeiros
180 locals raden deze aan
Stylish meeting point for most hip crowds in Rio, Tuesdays is the day when literally everybody goes.

Shopping

Great choose of books and a good restaurant from Bazzar too.
122 locals raden deze aan
Livraria da Travessa
572 R. Visc. de Pirajá
122 locals raden deze aan
Great choose of books and a good restaurant from Bazzar too.
Huge old style shopping mall from the 60ies with stunning antiques on the 2nd floor.
35 locals raden deze aan
Shopping Cidade Copacabana
143 Rua Siqueira Campos
35 locals raden deze aan
Huge old style shopping mall from the 60ies with stunning antiques on the 2nd floor.
Great book store.
89 locals raden deze aan
Livraria Argumento
417 Rua Dias Ferreira
89 locals raden deze aan
Great book store.
Impressing wholesale shopping, absolutely bread food! Only during the day, go by taxi.
35 locals raden deze aan
Gemeentelijke Markt RJ - CADEG
110 R. Cap. Félix
35 locals raden deze aan
Impressing wholesale shopping, absolutely bread food! Only during the day, go by taxi.

Entertainment & Activities

Great studio cinema with coffee bar and film book store.
175 locals raden deze aan
Cultuurcentrum Laura Alvim
176 Av. Vieira Souto
175 locals raden deze aan
Great studio cinema with coffee bar and film book store.
Very close theatre with movies for all tastes.
355 locals raden deze aan
Kinoplex Roxy
355 locals raden deze aan
Very close theatre with movies for all tastes.
Excellent studio movies
64 locals raden deze aan
Cinemark Botafogo
64 locals raden deze aan
Excellent studio movies
No comment! Fla or Flu?
1102 locals raden deze aan
Maracanã
Portão 3 Av. Pres. Castelo Branco
1102 locals raden deze aan
No comment! Fla or Flu?
Lots of bars and places to hang out
228 locals raden deze aan
Botafogo station
5 R. Nelson Mandela
228 locals raden deze aan
Lots of bars and places to hang out
Great studio films
35 locals raden deze aan
Estação NET Botafogo
88 R. Voluntários da Pátria
35 locals raden deze aan
Great studio films
Great studio films
56 locals raden deze aan
Estação NET Rio Cinema
35 R. Voluntários da Pátria
56 locals raden deze aan
Great studio films

Sightseeing

Best spot to surf in Rio, be there at 7am and ask for "Pretão". Best surf teacher in southern hemisphere, and hell, this is fun!
1009 locals raden deze aan
Praia d'Arpoador
1009 locals raden deze aan
Best spot to surf in Rio, be there at 7am and ask for "Pretão". Best surf teacher in southern hemisphere, and hell, this is fun!
Of course the Sugar Loaf... get a guid and climb up on the west side. Not too difficult if you're fit, but only with guide. Absolutely spectacular!!! Takes approx. 4-5 hours.
2563 locals raden deze aan
Suikerbroodberg
2563 locals raden deze aan
Of course the Sugar Loaf... get a guid and climb up on the west side. Not too difficult if you're fit, but only with guide. Absolutely spectacular!!! Takes approx. 4-5 hours.
Three in one at Praça Mauá: boulevard Olimpico, Museu Arte Rio MAR, Museu of Tomorrow.
67 locals raden deze aan
Plein Mauá
s/n Praça Mauá
67 locals raden deze aan
Three in one at Praça Mauá: boulevard Olimpico, Museu Arte Rio MAR, Museu of Tomorrow.

Arts & Culture

Good concerts, mainly Jazz. Excellent bar called bar Paris, by far the most divers signature drinks in Rio.
34 locals raden deze aan
Casa de Arte e Cultura Julieta de Serpa
340 Praia do Flamengo
34 locals raden deze aan
Good concerts, mainly Jazz. Excellent bar called bar Paris, by far the most divers signature drinks in Rio.
The worlds most iconic museum, by Oscar Niemeyer. A must! Good restaurant in the basement!
368 locals raden deze aan
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum
s/nº Mirante da Boa Viagem
368 locals raden deze aan
The worlds most iconic museum, by Oscar Niemeyer. A must! Good restaurant in the basement!
Square to hang out by Oscar Niemeyer. One of the best views of Rio.
34 locals raden deze aan
Caminho Niemayer
s/n R. Jorn. Rogério Coelho Neto
34 locals raden deze aan
Square to hang out by Oscar Niemeyer. One of the best views of Rio.
Iconic art museum with good exhibitions.
703 locals raden deze aan
Museum of Modern Art
85 Av. Infante Dom Henrique
703 locals raden deze aan
Iconic art museum with good exhibitions.
Great photography exhibitions, nice café.
216 locals raden deze aan
Instituto Moreira Salles - IMS Rio
476 R. Marquês de São Vicente
216 locals raden deze aan
Great photography exhibitions, nice café.
Great theatre!
738 locals raden deze aan
Theatro Municipal
S/N Praça Floriano
738 locals raden deze aan
Great theatre!