Chez Claude

"Run by the famous French chef Claude Troisgros, this dining space has plenty of detail to pique your interest. Firstly, the completely open kitchen in the centre of the room, enabling diners to watch dishes being prepared at close quarters that are based around French cuisine with the addition of some Brazilian-inspired elements and ingredients. And secondly, the fact that dishes on the classic menu are served in bowls for sharing, to add to the sense of family-style cooking. On the à la carte, which changes in line with the seasons of the year, we can recommend dishes such as the stuffed quail with herb farofa, chard confit and grape sauce. The impressively textured melted chocolate gâteau, served with crème fraîche, is the perfect way to round off your dining experience." - Michelin Inspector

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"Chef Claude Troisgros opened what is perhaps the most personal restaurant of his career in the same building that housed his first place in Rio after arriving from France in the 1970s. Chez Claude is like an edible scrapbook of his cooking career throughout the last half century, serving all the classics, such as scallops with heart of palm, eggs with caviar, and quail with chard, chives, and bacon in grape sauce." - Rafael Tonon

Chez Claude

"Another offering from the Troisgros group, this simply arranged restaurant has a retro touch and one particular highlight - the open kitchen in the centre of the room enabling guests to view the cooking process. The modern-style, French-based menu recommends four dishes between two people, including delicious options such as langoustine with palm heart fettuccine and, for dessert, deconstructed millefeuille. Tables are assigned as guests arrive and they don't take reservations." - Michelin Inspector

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"Claude Troisgros is one of the most beloved chefs in Brazil, and he has just debuted what is perhaps his most homey, comforting restaurant — in the same space where he opened his first business when he arrived in Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s. A member of France’s renowned Troisgros family, he chose Rio to live and create his food empire. Now, with Chez Claude, he serves a greatest hits of his signature dishes from the last four decades: the scallop with palm heart, the haddock mousse in tucupi sauce, and the quail with grape sauce, chard, chives, and bacon." - Rafael Tonon