olympe is considered one of the best french restaurants in rio if not in brazil, and the prices certainly match the quality of service and food - the restaurant is extremely sophisticated, frequented by rio's elite and maintains an inviting atmosphere.

the head chef, claude troisgras, comes from a family of chefs, and his son is even a head chef at another of rio's french restaurants which claude troisgras happens to own - his creative menu is exciting and inventive, fusing brazilian cuisine with classic french dishes.

an example of this would be the roast quail stuffed with farofa mixed with raisins, and served with a sweet-and-sour jabuticaba sauce - there are also interesting french dishes available including oven-roasted rabbit in red wine and chocolate sauce, as well as an impressive list of wine, which mostly come from france - a special night out to olympe is worth the food, wine, and experience.

located on rua custódio serrão, 62 lagoa, and can be reached via telephone at 21 2539.4542 - here is the website, contact email, and map.