it is no wonder why rio de janeiro is called the 'marvelous city', offering the best of both worlds with an incredibly vast and diverse natural environment that stretches around, over, within its massive urban metropolis - needless to say, rio is the breathtaking backdrop of chic settings and venues that surround its rich and diverse gastronomy.

here are some chic establishments offering delicious dishes in a trendy environment - the majority of these restaurants are found in the chic and trendy neighborhoods of zona sul.

mr. lam is a sophisticated chinese restaurant located in the neighborhood of lagoa rodirgo de freitas, often reffered to as the best chinese restaurant in brazil - the restaurant is part owned by the famous new york chef sik chung lam, who handpicked the staff at this restaurant himself in hong kong - it is also frequented by many of rio's elite, including celebrities and vips.  ● more ●