Top 10:

Rio de Janeiro Off The Beaten Path Restaurants

    • Aprazível - Rio de Janeiro

      • 1. Aprazível

      • When owner and chef Ana Castilho opened her house for a community event in 1996, she thought it would...

        • Latin American
        • Brazilian
        • Santa Teresa
    • Miam Miam - Rio de Janeiro
      reserve

      • 2. Miam Miam

      • Style and substance
        • Latin American
        • International
        • Fusion
        • Moderately Priced
        • Zona Sul
      user rating
      expert pick 
    • Skunna - Rio de Janeiro

      • 3. Skunna

      • Superior Seafood at Skunna
        • Latin American
        • Moderately Priced
        • Zona Oeste
    • 476 - Rio de Janeiro

      • 4. 476

      • Superior Seafood and Stunning Views
        • Seafood
        • Very Expensive
        • Zona Oeste
    • Restaurante Quinta da Boa Vista - Rio de Janeiro
    • Beco das Sardinhas - Rio de Janeiro

      • 6. Beco das Sardinhas

      • Happy Hour at Sardine Alley
        • Latin American
        • Brazilian
        • Cheap
        • Centro
    • Goyabeira - Rio de Janeiro

      • 7. Goyabeira

      • Santa Teresa's Tasty Secret
        • Cheap
        • Santa Teresa
    • Intihuasi - Rio de Janeiro

      • 8. Intihuasi

      • Flavors of Peru
        • Latin American
        • Moderately Priced
    • Hansl - Rio de Janeiro

      • 9. Hansl

      • Deliciously Decadent Fondues
        • Expensive
        • Zona Oeste
    • Raajmahal - Rio de Janeiro

      • 10. Raajmahal

      • Traditional Indian fare
        • Indian
        • Expensive
        • Zona Sul
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  • The Best of NileGuide

  • In Rio de Janeiro, off-the-beaten-path restaurants are often well worth seeking out. While there are some excellent restaurants in Rio that are firmly established on the tourist trail, at these harder-to-find spots you'll really get something special.

    Our number one pick, Aprazivel, sits high on a hillside in Santa Teresa, well off the main bar and restaurant strip. Expect the taxi driver to have to ask for directions several times, but the views, and the top-notch food, are well worth the effort.

    In Botafogo, it would be all too easy to pass Miam Miam without even registering that it's a restaurant, but this dinky little spot is one of the best places to eat in the city, and it won't blow the budget sky high either. Do make reservations if you want to avoid disappointment.

    Getting even further off the beaten track, the wildlife-rich neighborhood of Vargem Grande is increasingly renowned for its classy culinary options, and Skunna is one of the best of the bunch.

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