Oteque Rio de Janeiro
No.81 World's 50 Best 2025 — elite chef
Veronica's Take
In Rio de Janeiro's trendy Botafogo neighborhood, Oteque has climbed to No.81 on the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list, a reflection of chef Alberto Landgraf's dedication to simplicity and sophistication. With a background in Japanese and German cuisine, Landgraf skillfully blends techniques learned under culinary icons like Tom Aikens and Gordon Ramsay with Brazil's top-tier produce, crafting a minimalist menu that highlights texture, acidity, and temperature. His approach is a study in restraint, where each ingredient is showcased with precision, positioning Oteque as a rising star in the global fine dining scene.
oteque_rj Located in Botafogo, one of the trendiest neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro, Oteque offers modern Brazilian cuisine where the ingredients are the star of the show. The restaurant is the brainchild of chef Alberto Landgraf, whose roots are Japanese and German. He combines cooking techniques learned in Japan and London with Tom Aikens and Gordon Ramsey with high-quality produce, to create a minimalist menu where simplicity and sophistication meet, focusing on texture, acidity and temperature.
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The people behind Oteque Rio de Janeiro
Alberto Landgraf
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Chef and brainchild of Oteque in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro (No.81, World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025). Of Japanese and German roots; trained in Japan and in London with Tom Aikens and Gordon Ramsay.
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