One of Rio's best restaurants, Giuseppe Grill aims for perfection and it rarely disappoints. Chargrilled meat and fish plates are outstanding, as are Brazilian classics like . The setting is all class, with black-garbed waitstaff, dark-wood tables and artful touches (an open kitchen, a soaring bar that reaches to the ceiling and a Zen-like wall of water near the entrance). Wine lovers should ask to take a peak at the magnificent (cellar) below, with its 500 different varieties of wine (bottles cost from R$98 to upward of R$40,000).