Atelier Du Cusinier

The restaurant serves only one meal a day.
Located on a non-​descript street in the downtown this bistro is a small restaurant with amazing food. Because of its size I would recommend that anyone makes a reservation before heading there.
Once the hard part is done with, you are seated promptly in a small dining room fronting an open. They have a menu a la carte but I recommend the 3 course lunch special l
From the lovely amuse bouche soup, to the three appetizers, through the entrée, followed by three desserts there was not a misstep; all amazing dishes accompanied by the excellent service, and a chef (Master Chef David Jobert) who enjjoys himself and his clientele.
This is not 3 hour extravaganza but an hour and a quarter of fine dining at an incredibly reasonable price.

Great place for lunch in centro. French chef offers executive menu (68reais in Aug14) and few a la carte options using Brazilian fresh ingredients cooked in a perfect french fashion. So, expect savory sauces and classics (escargots, chevre and so on)
Small dining room (reservation recommended).
In my opinion, this was the best french cuisine behind only to the olympe of Claude Troisgros, which however requires a different budget. All the others stay behind…