Rio de Janeiro Restaurants

  1. Armazém do Café

    Dark-wood furnishings and the fresh-ground coffee aroma lend an authenticity to this Leblon coffeehouse. Connoisseurs rate the aromatic roasts much higher here than neighboring Cafeína. It also serves waffles, snacks and desserts.

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  2. Ateliê Culinário

    Offering a tempting assortment of desserts, this small outdoor café is a good place to linger over dense cheesecake with guava sauce and/or moist chocolate cake.

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  3. Carême

    This French bistro serves excellent plates of marinated snapper, braised rabbit, and apple-and-nut risotto (among other vegetarian offerings). The desserts are legendary.

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  4. Casa Cavé

    Set with attractive tile floors and marble tabletops, this simple, historic coffeehouse (c 1860), lures in passersby with its glass shop windows full of tempting desserts. Inside, diners gather at the long, narrow counter, sipping hot coffee served by bustling waitstaff.

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  5. Colher de Pau

    Cakes and pies are displayed in such a way that their magnetic powers exert a force that would be foolish to resist. The branch at Ipanema (2523 3018; Rua Farme de Amoedo 39) also serves quiches, salads and sandwiches and is worth investigating.

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  6. Enviada

    Step into this elegant café for heavenly chocolates, ice cream, cakes, teas and coffees. The setting is a cozy escape from the city with its old-fashioned tile floors, dainty chairs and tables, and broad pieces of artwork decorating the walls.

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