Ristorante Hotel Cipriani

The story

Crafted with passion, served with love

Italian Elegance on Avenida Atlântica

Ristorante Hotel Cipriani sits within the Belmond Copacabana Palace on Rio de Janeiro's iconic Avenida Atlântica, carrying one of the most storied names in hospitality. The Cipriani name traces its roots to Venice — Belmond's very first acquisition, Hotel Cipriani in Venice, was purchased in 1976 and became the cornerstone of what is now a global collection spanning 43 properties across 24 countries. That Venetian heritage travels with the brand to Rio, lending the restaurant a pedigree that few Italian tables in Brazil can match.

A Kitchen Shaped by the Sea

The restaurant's identity is firmly Italian and Mediterranean, with seafood at its heart. Belmond's own editorial highlights Vania Ghedini, Head Chef at Hotel Cipriani's ORO Restaurant in Venice, as someone whose "constant connection with the wonders of the sea" shapes her work in the kitchen — a philosophy that informs the wider Cipriani culinary approach. In Rio, that same sensibility meets the Atlantic, placing the restaurant at an interesting crossroads between Italian tradition and the coastal abundance of Brazil.

Recognition and Setting

Gambero Rosso, Italy's most authoritative Italian food and wine guide, awarded the restaurant 2 Forks in its 2025 edition — a meaningful mark of quality for an Italian restaurant operating outside Italy's borders. The distinction speaks to a kitchen that holds itself to a standard more commonly associated with the trattorias and ristoranti of the peninsula than with hotel dining rooms in South America.

The Copacabana Palace itself is one of Rio's great urban landmarks, and the restaurant benefits from that address: a formal yet warm dining room, outdoor seating with access to the hotel's celebrated surroundings, and the full infrastructure of a Belmond property — private rooms, a chef's table, culinary classes, and a bar program to match. Whether for a set lunch, a leisurely dinner, or a private event, the Italian cuisine here is delivered with the unhurried attentiveness that Belmond describes as its defining pace of travel.