This Italo-French restaurant with a partially enclosed garden isn't just a place to be seen; many believe it also has the best food in town. Among chef André Fernandes's recommended dishes are the linguini with fresh mussels and prawn sauce and the filet mignon rosini (served with foie gras and risotto with saffron) Contact: +55 11 3079 6276

Since opening in 1999, D.O.M. has become hot news in Brazil, being the first restaurant in South America to be included in the top 50 restaurants of the world. Starring Brazil’s top chef Alex Atala, the cuisine consists of “elegant French-inflected dishes with traditional Brazilian ingredients. Located in the elite Jardins district, the chic restaurant is airy wi...

  This versatile bar/restaurant works just as well for a romantic dinner as it does for drinks with friends.   Depending on where you sit, Alucci Alucci provides the atmosphere to suit your purpose. If it’s cocktails on the terrace on a hot summer’s night, then why not sample an Alucci 1 (sake, litchi and basil). Or stop by the Crystal room, where ...

The place is enormous with a series of dining rooms, containing comfortable seating, wall murals of gauchos in southern Brazil and bright chandeliers that cast an orange "fireside" glow over the premises. Congenial waiters, dressed as gauchos and who work as a team, explain the all-you-can-eat concept and how you can pace your meal with table discs... Co...

If you are looking for a nice restaurant in a good area to have a relaxing enjoyable dinner this might be the place you should visit. The food and service is excellent. Fish, Beef, Pasta, Veal... a menu with aa good selection.   Contact: +55 11 3063 3888 www.rubaiyat.com.br/