with literally hundreds of restaurants in rio and dozens of culinary styles, limiting ourselves to only ten, is a nearly impossible proposition. here we listed a few that we thought would be safe bet for anyone visiting the city. listed in no particular order, any of the establishments we picked have either a strong historical connection to the city, wonderful food, or both.

Rio de Janeiro is famous for its all you can eat grilled meat houses called churrascarias, where the finest, most succulent cuts are brought out to customers and sliced on their plate in a continuous rolling service, until diners are perfectly full and delightfully satisfied.