Consult restaurant recommendations with various options that satisfy all palates, from classic spaghetti to more elaborate versions.
This Friday, the 25th, is Macarron Day, one of the most versatile dishes in the world, which can be prepared and served with a variety of sauces, pasta shapes and ingredients. Rio de Janeiro offers great options of Italian restaurants serving tasty pasta, from classic spaghetti to more elaborate versions.
The date was created in 1995 during the first World Pasta Congress, held in Rome, Italy. The choice of the date was not random, as it coincides with the day of San Crispin, patron saint of bakers in the Catholic tradition.
Taste selected seven restaurants in Rio that deserve to be visited by lovers of good pasta! Check!
Nido Restaurant
At Nido, a classic Italian restaurant located in Leblon, there is no shortage of options to celebrate National Pasta Day. One of these is spaghetti alla gricia (R$97), prepared by Venetian chef Rudy Bovo. The recipe uses pecorino romano, black pepper and bacon (a type of unsmoked Italian bacon made from pork cheek). Other options include: Tagliatelle with guinea fowl ragu (R$ 102), Italian pasta with guinea fowl sauce and Tagliolini, Pistachio, Guanciale and Orange (R$ 108).
Nido Restaurant
Avenida General San Martin 1011, Leblon
Cipriani
Located inside the iconic Copacabana Palace, the restaurant is led by chef Nello Cassese, has a Michelin star since 2019 and serves dishes focused on Italian culture, with selected ingredients.
The venue is open Monday to Saturday from 7pm and serves traditional and vegan options on the menu (R$495). The Complete Experience tasting menu costs R$695 and the one served in 11 stages costs R$575.
Cipriani
Avenida Atlântica 1702, Copacabana
Artisan
Artigiano is the most legitimate representative of classic Emilia-Romagna cuisine in Rio de Janeiro and handcrafts more than 30 varieties of traditional pasta from the region. Fresh pasta, artisanal bread and desserts and wood-fired pizzas are the house specialities.
On site you can enjoy a green lasagna with baked Bolognese ragù (R$ 59.50), farfalle with extra virgin olive oil with prawns, fennel and fresh asparagus (R$ 63.50), escalope fillet mignon with ham parma and herbed sage garnished with green and white tagliatelle (R$ 78.50) and much more.
Avenida Epitácio Pessoa 204 – Ipanema
Pici Trattoria
The kitchen led by chef Rodrigo Guimarães offers delicacies such as Fettuccine with Mushrooms and Truffle with truffled mushroom sauce and country yolk, the chef’s Spaghetti with pecorino romano sauce, finished with the scent of black pepper and the traditional Italian recipe with escalope with wine, sage and Parma ham sauce served with homemade pappardelle, sautéed in sage butter and crunchy Grana Padano.
Pici Trattoria
Rua Barão da Torre 348
Canasta Trattoria Leme
At Trattoria Canastra, on Leme beach, in addition to long-rising pizzas and excellent drinks, you can also enjoy the good pasta on the menu. Offers such as the Rigatoni di lamb al ragù (R$ 72), which features an incredibly soft ragù that melts in the mouth, and the Spaghetti alla Carbonara (R$ 55), prepared with bacon, egg yolk, Grana Padano and pepper . do-reindo, a classic.
Canasta Trattoria Leme
Av. Atlantica, 994, Leme
Santa Tavern
At chef Elia Schramm’s Italian cuisine paradise, Babbo Osteria in Ipanema, there is no shortage of good fresh pasta options to enjoy the holiday season. Starting from the Beef Ragú (R$78), with meat ragù cooked in red wine for 12 hours with fresh pappardelle; and the classic Pomodoro e Burrata (R$61), spaghetti with tomato sauce and basil and burrata. Another highlight of the menu is the refined Scallops & Caviar (R$159), which features seared scallops, straw and hay in a saffron sauce, Sicilian lemon, cabolete and mujol caviar.
Santa Tavern
Rua Baṛo da Torre, 632 РIpanema
Golden boys
The stronghold of Portuguese cuisine in Ipanema, Gajos D´ouro, offers a menu that goes beyond the classic dishes of the land. It also offers a pasta section with options for all tastes. Among the highlights are the Spaghetti with seafood (R$ 225), the Fettuccine with pieces of lamb, mushrooms and mint leaves (R$ 168) and the Penne with salmon, asparagus and Serra cheese au gratin (R$ 150 ).
Golden boys
R. AnÃbal de Mendonça, 31 – Ipanema
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