The Best Steakhouses in Brazil
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The best steakhouses in Brazil, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and The 50 have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Le Bife comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in São Paulo and Belo Horizonte.
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Pacato and A Figueira Rubaiyat hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.
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Rank 1. Le Bife
Steakhouse
A glass-fronted wine cellar anchors the room at this meat-focused bistro in Itaim Bibi, where the model is simple: pick a cut, pick a sauce, and let rodízio-style sides keep arriving at the table. The Bib Gourmand fits, given that the kitchen is cooking at a level that usually costs considerably more. Book ahead; the two rooms fill up fast and stay that way.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 2. Pacato
Steakhouse
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
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Rank 3. A Figueira Rubaiyat
Steakhouse
A century-old Bengal fig tree grows through the center of the dining room, and a glass roof lets you stare straight up into its canopy while you eat. This is a polished steakhouse where the beef and pork come from the group's own farms, so the farm-to-table line is more than a menu footnote. Picanha, Denver steak, filet mignon, the cuts are classic and the wood-fire approach is serious. The wine list runs long and the room fills with people who dress for both.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 A Figueira Rubaiyat (this place) 68.544
- #3 Dinho's 68.544
- #3 Giuseppe Grill Leblon 68.544
- #3 Osso 68.544
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Rank 3. Dinho's
Brazilian Steakhouse
A steakhouse that's been around forever on the São Paulo scene, Dinho's claims the strip steak as its own invention and still cuts beef like it has something to prove. The dining room sits behind a full glass facade with a vertical garden pressing in from outside and an open kitchen adding color from within. Feijoada lands on Thursdays and Saturdays, a seafood spread on Fridays. Old-school in the best, least ironic sense of the word.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 A Figueira Rubaiyat 68.544
- #3 Dinho's (this place) 68.544
- #3 Giuseppe Grill Leblon 68.544
- #3 Osso 68.544
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Rank 3. Giuseppe Grill Leblon
Steakhouse
Everything on the menu, fish and meat alike, goes over charcoal, which keeps the focus admirably narrow for a steakhouse with this much real estate. The dry-aged cuts and the house rump cap are the main event, though a slow-cooked Uruguayan lamb shoulder with its own jus makes a reasonable argument for itself. Exposed stone, leather sofas, and a basement wine cellar holding over 400 labels round out the rustic-elegant affect.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 A Figueira Rubaiyat 68.544
- #3 Dinho's 68.544
- #3 Giuseppe Grill Leblon (this place) 68.544
- #3 Osso 68.544
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Rank 3. Osso
Peruvian Steakhouse
The calling card is dry-aged Wagyu and Vaca Velha rested to the chef's specification, which tells you where this meat-forward restaurant's priorities lie. Renzo Garibaldi built his name in Peru as a butcher's butcher before opening this São Paulo outpost, and the sourcing from sustainable producers is the whole argument. Ribeye, picanha, short ribs, and aged Angus share the menu with ceviche and Josper-grilled fish, so non-carnivores won't suffer. The wine list is long and the room is polished.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 A Figueira Rubaiyat 68.544
- #3 Dinho's 68.544
- #3 Giuseppe Grill Leblon 68.544
- #3 Osso (this place) 68.544