4 Best Restaurants in Inland Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro

Casa Camolese

$$$ | Jardim Botânico Fodor's choice
Owned by artist Vik Muniz and hospitality guru Cello Camolese, this trendy, split-level industrial-chic converted warehouse combines Italian-fusion dishes with a vibrant cocktail bar, in-house deli, microbrewery, and underground jazz club. Alfresco tables are set overlooking the racetrack, making it an idyllic spot to watch Sunday afternoon races fly by.
Italian Lunch Dinner Brunch $$$ Fodor's Choice
Rua Jardim Botânico 983, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 22470-051, Brazil
21-99239--4969
casacamolese.com.br
Known For
  • artisanal microbrewery on the mezzanine level
  • vibrant, bohemian-chic atmosphere
  • killer cocktails served round a curved art-deco bar

Olympe

$$$$ | Jardim Botânico Fodor's choice

Claude Troisgros, of the celebrated Michelin-starred Troisgros family of France, runs something of an empire of upscale restaurants in Rio, and this is his original and most celebrated venture. Troisgros creates the menu together with his equally talented son Thomas, applying nouvelle-cooking techniques to meals with all-Brazilian ingredients; three course or five- or seven-course tasting menus with and without wine pairings are available.

French Prix-Fixe Lunch Dinner $$$$ Fodor's Choice
Rua Custódio Serrão 62, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 22470–230, Brazil
21-2539–4542
olympe.com.br
Known For
  • exceptional, inventive cooking like foie gras with rhubarb
  • the sommelier's skill at matching wine pairings with the tasting menu
  • one of the city's leading gastronomical experiences
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. No lunch Sat.--Thurs., Credit cards accepted, Reservations essential

La Bicyclette

$$ | Jardim Botânico
Located a stone’s throw from Rio’s Botanical Gardens, this cozy bakery is a great pit stop for lazy brunches, light lunches, or afternoon snacks pre- or post-stroll through the gardens. French owners are behind the buttery croissants, homemade breads, fresh juices, delicious cakes, organic coffee, and sophisticated sandwiches.

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Oro

$$$$ | Leblon

While rising star Felipe Bronze has long been known for his avant-garde Brazilian tasting menus, his approach has found a welcomed simplicity since he moved fine-dining restaurant Oro from its Jardim Botanico location to Leblon in 2016. The menu, which changes every 45 days at this light-filled open-floor-plan restaurant, features a series of small, elaborately prepared dishes, including a tiny burger made of duck confit and foie-gras powder and served with guava "ketchup."

Contemporary Prix-Fixe Dinner $$$$
Av. Gen. San Martin 889, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 22441-015, Brazil
21-2540--8768
ororestaurante.com.br/en
Known For
  • 48-hour braised ox rib
  • four- and nine-course tasting menus
  • palm heart toasted with bottarga caviar
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon. No lunch Tues.--Fri., Reservations essential