Zee champanheria is a great place in Leblon to drink a good champagne or a good cocktail. Zee has a…read morewide variety of champagnes from different origins of a wide price range. You will absolutely enjoy going there with a group of friends to enjoy fruity bubbles made of the Brazilian Miolo, which has an accessible yet classy taste. Also, at Zee you are at the right place to celebrate a special, or even romantic, occasion and treat yourselves with, for example, exclusive French or Italian champagnes. It looks like the wine list is compiled with great care so you can easily find a wine or champagne of your liking. Zee offers tasty and exclusive appetizers to accompany your drinks. I can definitely recommend the italian bruschetta, the crusted cheese with pepper jelly or the mini hamburgers. If you have any trouble choosing the right champagne or appetizers, just ask one of the waiters for professional advise on their products!

We have been there with few friends on a Friday night and we love it. Food and drinks are delicious…read morefor sure we will go there again!

We enjoyed terrific sushi dinners. The service was great and the atmosphere pleasant. I had their…read moreall-you-can-eat, choose-whatever-you-want, plus dessert, deal. The sushi was fresh, varied, and delicious. It helps if one in your party speaks Portuguese. We will return!

I discovered Ovelha Negra (Black Sheep) on my most recent trip to Rio (Nov 2015, yep, I'm writing…read morethis while waiting in the airport to, sadly, depart). I've rarely drank champagne while in Brasil; when traveling, I usually stick to the local stuff, and sparkling stuff isn't something Brasil is known for. We ended up going there twice. Bottles of bubbles are available starting at R$35 for the domestic stuff and upwards from there for products of Spain, Italy, France, etc. There are glasses available for R$15, but the emphasis is on the bottles that come in an ice bucket. That domestic stuff isn't all that bad. All this in a cool old building in an old neighborhood. Monday night there was slow, maybe about 12 people including us. The owner said to come back on Thursday, so I did. Around 7:30p the place was packed beyond capacity, replete with heavy consumption and the types of people who don't like bumping into everyone else's champagne buckets. Yep, while the DJ cranked old-school hip-hop videos, some squabbles erupted. I'm not sure of the Portuguese word for "shit-show," but you get the idea. The consumption-card system, which requires payment at the end opposite the exit, exacerbated the melee. Ovelha Negra is definitely worth a stop on your Rio trip, but if it looks packed inside, there are a bunch of other cool bars in the area worth checking out too.

This place is a champanharia. So don't be surprised when you go there and all they have is…read morechampagne and food. I went with a group of friends, and we had a great time. Basically you order a bottle of champagne and they bring it out to you in a bucket of ice. Pretty straight forward, and it was pretty good. There's food too, but I didn't eat anything. The big downside to this place is that it's very small. And they have a long table running down the middle of the room with stools all around it. So it gets very very crowded, which makes it hard to move and harder to order more champagne. This place seems to be frequented only by Brazilians (probably because it's in kind of an out-of-the-way [ie not near the beach] building in Botafogo). If you're looking to mix with some locals - here's your place.

It was my third time trying out Charleston Lounge. The space and decor is very nice. The tables…read moreallow for bigger groups (5-8) to sit and enjoy a bit of bubbly or different drinks as well as some food. The food is on the pricier end, and what was ordered for the event, it wasnt that amazing. They have an oyster plate, which i've heard was decent. Yesterday's event, we had their bruschetta, calamari, shrimp and beef with onion and mushroom dish. I cant say that they were the best ive had...but its possibly cause i do feel the food is slightly on the pricier side for the serving sizes. Overall, i do feel the location is ok. The ambience is good. they offer a variety of menu items. they even have live music on some days (a cover charge of R$18 will be added to your bill). I think if you want some bubbly and somewhere different, sure go for it...but its not a place that is always on the top of my list....

Very nice deco, nice atmosphere. But very bad food and too expensive !…read moreEmployee not very friendly. Ok for a drink.

We had the BEST meals ever at Zot Gastrobar. We loved it so much the first time we tried it that we…read morereturned two nights later. We wanted to go on a food adventure, so we used Trip Advisor to find us a good restaurant in the Rio area. We found Zot and then proceeded to order about seven different dishes to share between four people. (Hey, we wanted to try as much as we can; that's what a true food adventure is!) Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, was cooked and seasoned to perfection. The chef here really knows how to cook meat, whether it's beef, duck, chicken, or fish. You're guaranteed to have a tender melt-in-your-mouth bite every time. And speaking of the chef, he is amazing and super friendly and will make the effort to come out and greet his diners. (He speaks pretty good English, too -- bonus!) Their menu changes every so often, so you may not have the same food if you end up returning. The lesson here is that, no matter what you order, you can't really go wrong. My favorites of the night, though, were the ceviche, tapioca cubes, duck, and Argentinian dessert.

Last time I went to this place it was during Carnival and everywhere else was packed. Was there a…read morefew times prior to that and have always like their desserts. Its a small little place that people go mainly for wine and they do have a variety both in choices as well as price range. Food wise, I love their ceviche and since its appetiser size, this has been somewhat of a standard order. However, its inconsistent. The first time I had it, it was absolute fabulous! The second time, not so much. Ordered it again after that and it was OK... I need to manage my expectations :p Had their food/sampler platters before but there were nothing to shout about. Their gnocchi was OK. Their bolinho with duck was recommended but I did not find it interesting at all. No offence, but I do not think people here do duck very well (except for that one that I had in Ipanema... forgot the name of the restaurant, MUST go back!). Like I said, I have not been back there in a while, but from my previous visits, I do remember that I love their desserts! :-) ice cream/ chocolate cake with pepper :) There were not that many dessert items on their menu, but I remember loving them all... Oh, and there was once that I went and there was a lady signing back up by keyboards :) Wonder if they still do that.....

Come here for the wonderful view, the quality drinks, and sexy ambiance. Come at sunset, when the…read moreview is unbeatable, overlooking Guanabara Bay. The restaurant is so well-designed, the perfect balance of classy and sexy. Lots of black, mirrors, and dim lighting, combined with floor-to-ceiling windows and greenery. The entrance has a fish pond with carp.The open kitchen allows you to see the chefs at work. We enjoyed first sitting on the open-air deck and taking photos. I had the caipichamp (a champagne cocktail with pineapple and lemon grass) and LOVED it. We also had the passion fruit caipirinha and lychee caipisake (like a capirinha but made with sake). The food was better than I expected given descriptions of this place as an "Asian lounge" (which tends to make me think of overpriced and uncreative Asian fusion). We had the octopus sashimi, salmon tataki (both were very fresh), scallop sushi, and crab dumplings (enjoyed these - very creative, with a coconut-based filling).

Abysmal service; insipid food. Tough duck, sushi not fresh, overcooked seafood, indifferent…read moremanagement, 30 minute wait for a coke; dirty dishes uncleared; half of the mains arrived but the others' arrived only after the first two were finished, expressed issues with manager half way through meal but she lied that waiter would change and service would improve. My total dissatisfaction at the end of the three hour torture was met with another manager lie: manager claimed to adjust R$1000 bill but instead pulled a Marie Antoinette and offered cake to diabetic me. Obnoxious management and thoroughly disappointing food served with incompetence.

It was good just because I was surrounded of good friends. Otherwise, this place would suck! The…read moredrinks are expensive, on the website they say they have more than 3 THOUSANDS songs(Brazilian songs and International ones). On the playlist they had around 200 songs. I'd guess 190 songs were Brazilian ones. I was expecting more from the bar, especially because it's charged for you to get in there. Unfortunately that wasn't one of the best birthday celebrations I had. Wish I had a better and really good time there.

Good place for lunch. The grilled meat along with rice and beans is really good. Also got the…read morepaella which was good, bit dry. Ceviche was also quite good. Drinks were very good, got a passion fruit caipirinha and another watermelon ginger basil drink which was refreshing. Overall good experience, would recommend coming here. Also good spot to watch local sports.

One of the stops in Ipanema for the young and trendy. The service was pretty quick, fresh fruit…read moredrinks are flowing, and food is always delicious! This area has a few bars and clubs so it's a great spot to stop at during your night crawl.