Rio’s Michelin prices

Rio de Janeiro’s 2026 Michelin Guide puts a price on the city’s starred dining: tasting menus now run from R$440 to R$1,380 before drinks. (diariodorio.com) The guide’s new Rio selection was announced on April 13 at the Copacabana Palace, with eight starred restaurants in the city: two with two stars and six with one. Madame Olympe, in Leblon, was the only new Rio entrant to win a star this year. (guide.michelin.com) (vejario.abril.com.br) At the low end, Madame Olympe lists a four-course menu at R$440 and an eight-course menu at R$540. At the top, Lasai charges R$1,380 for its tasting menu, while Oro lists menus at R$780 and R$980, and Oteque charges R$1,100 for eight courses. (diariodorio.com) The middle of the market is crowded with one-star counters and chef’s tables: Casa 201 at R$660 for eight courses, Oseille at R$750 for seven, San Omakase at R$790 for 15 courses, and Mee at R$950 for its omakase. Drinks are extra across the board. (diariodorio.com) Those add-ons can rival the meal itself. Madame Olympe’s pairings cost R$280 or R$420, Casa 201 adds R$420 for wine, San Omakase adds R$400, Mee adds R$890 for sake or R$1,950 for Ruinart Champagne, and Oteque starts pairings at R$795. (diariodorio.com) Michelin’s stars and Bib Gourmand badges measure different things. The guide says one star marks “high-quality cooking,” two stars mark “excellent cooking” worth a detour, and Bib Gourmand is reserved for restaurants with strong value at more moderate prices. (guide.michelin.com) (vejario.abril.com.br) Rio’s starred lineup now spans Leblon, Ipanema, Botafogo, Jardim Botânico and Copacabana, tying the city’s fine-dining map to a handful of affluent neighborhoods and luxury hotels. Several of the smallest formats also limit seats: Casa 201 has 20 places, and San Omakase serves eight seats at the counter. (diariodorio.com) The 2026 ceremony also widened the gap between São Paulo and Rio at the top of the guide. São Paulo picked up Latin America’s first two three-star restaurants, Evvai and Tuju, while Rio kept its two two-star standard-bearers, Lasai and Oro. (uol.com.br) (vejario.abril.com.br) For diners in Rio, the new guide reads less like a list of splurges than a tariff sheet: a starred meal starts at R$440, and a full night with pairings can climb well past R$2,000 a person. (diariodorio.com)