copacabana offers the greatest variety of al fresco restaurants - the modern kiosks along the promenade are fully functional restaurants offering menus ranging from typical brazilian food to asian dishes and even pizza.

these restaurants are easily accessible and the only open air options in rio de janeiro with a close proximity to the sand and the sea water - to select a kiosk offering your menu of choiceclick here.

in ipanema, the al fresco options are all concentrated on praça general osório, where both fazendola and banana jack set up beautiful outdoor spaces next to each other, complete with mood lighting and candles. 

fazendola's open air extension offers rich menu of typical brazilian food as well as sushi, pizza and fondue rodizios - banana jack's outdoor space is known as aloha jack, featuring a variety of cool drinks, hawaiian décor, and visits from gorilla jack, the restaurant's mascot - both are prime options.