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OlympevsOro Restaurante
Both restaurants are recommended by professional travelers. On balance, Olympe is preferred by most reviewers compared to Oro Restaurante. Olympe comes in at #1 in Rio de Janeiro with accolades from 8 reviewers such as Rough Guide, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.
Olympe
Fodor's
Frommer's
Insight Guides
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
Rua Custodio Serrao 62, Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro
From $60/night
Fodor's "Claude Troisgros, of the celebrated Michelin-starred Troisgros family of France, runs this top-notch venue." Full review
Frommer's "His recipes combine a French approach with ingredients drawn from Brazil. Thus for appetizers there's Burgundy escargots with oven-roasted palm hearts." Full review
Insight Guides "According to many, this is the best food in Rio, if not Brazil."
Travel + Leisure "Using Brazilian ingredients like cassava and açaí, chef Claude Troisgros... produces French cuisine that’s considered some of the best in Rio." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Claude Troisgros – one of the inventors of nouvelle cuisine in France – founded this intimate dining room on a quiet street near Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas."
Rough Guide Star
"Celebrity chef Claude Trosgros makes regular expeditions to the Amazon and other remote regions in search of new ingredients and ideas."
Michelin Guide2 Stars
"Try the ravioli filled with baroa potato purée, pine nuts and sea salt, followed by the Crêpe Passion, a house speciality since 1982." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"Using the best Brazilian produce in innovative French cuisine. He offers a variety of menus, from which guests can choose single dishes in an à la carte fashion. " Full review
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Make sure you finish with a great classic: the Crêpe Passion, which has been a fixture here since 1982!
Oro Restaurante Fodor's
Lonely Planet Michelin Guide
Avenida General San Martin 889, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22441-015, Brazil
From $0/night
Fodor's "Food as theater is the theme of the restaurant of celebrity chef Felipe Bronze, who has created an avant-garde dining experience like no other in the city." Full review
Lonely Planet "Felipe Bronze heads this acclaimed restaurant, which celebrates Brazilian produce and its cooking traditions while serving up some of the most imaginative plates in the city." Full review
Michelin Guide2 Stars
"The setting is modern and intimate and enhanced with a few designer details such as the suspended kokedama-shaped jabuticabeira tree. "
