An extraordinary view of Copacabana Beach from the 37th floor of Le Meridien hotel accompanies fine French-Brazilian fusion cuisine at Le Saint Honoré, which has prix-fixe and à la carte options. Typical French dishes are combined with Brazilian specialties in popular dishes like smoked surubim (an Amazonian fish) served in a shrimp sauce and marinated in three different types of local olive oils, and lamb fillet with farofa (fried yucca flour) and a corn beignet. The esteemed magazine Veja Rio rated this the number-one French restaurant in Rio for 2005.
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