Don Camillo

My friend and I came here three times during our week in Rio! Everything was delicious, particularly the gnocchi with tomato sauce, and the linguini with shrimp and mushrooms. If you are craving a comforting and satisfying meal, this is the place to go. The atmosphere is also great: nice seating outside with beach views, or inside with lovely décor and AC. The service was impeccable, complete with your own personal vat of parmesan cheese!

Es sin duda un trozo de Italia en Río, pero sin italianos. La comida es correcta, pero carente de ese cariño que los italianos ponen en sus comidas, y la atención a medida que avanza la tarde decae como el sol.

Great Italian restaurant in the heart of the famous avenue of Copacabana. Outstanding service and great view if you sit on the outdoor patio. Food looks and tastes homemade and of excellent quality. Great place to go if you miss/​crave Italian food while in Rio.

Really good, worth a visit, tasty and fresh red snapper and an unbelievable hot chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream for dessert.

Já fui algumas vezes no Dom Camillo. A comida é boa, o ambiente é legal também, a parte interna inclusive tem um grupo de músicos que tocam musicas italianas que torna a experiência ainda melhor. Mas acho que a quantidade (acho que exagerada) de vezes que fui ao DC deve ser mais pela proximidade desse restaurante da minha casa e não por outro motivo. Analisando esse restaurante friamente eu concordo que a massa é boa, bem feita, cozimento no ponto certo, mas um pouco cara se comparado a outros italianos nesses nível. Mas na verdade o que acho mais caro é a bebida. 1 lata de refrigerante 6.50 R$!!! Garrafa de água de 300 ml por 4.00 R$!! Os. Vinhos mais baratos não são tão baratos pelo que são. Um casal comendo 2 pratos de massa baratos do cardápio e bebendo 2 refrigerante cada, a conta fica mais de 100 R$ com os 10%. Então resumo que o Dom Camillo é um bom lugar para comer, mas encarece a conta as bebidas, mesmo não alcoólicas.

I came here for their restaurant week menu and the food was surprisingly better than expected here. I sampled the beef scallopini with mushroom sauce and risotto and it was pretty good. Sister in law had ravioli stuffed with fish in a tomato sauce and that was kind of a letdown. I got the diavola pizza and it was good but nothing special and spicy salami had no spice whatsoever. Restaurant week prices were great but normal menu prices are kind of steep, the reason I only give 3 stars. Location is very nice and service is fine.

Been here twice.
First time, I ordered their mussels for starters and pizza for main. I was not very impressed with either of it and for the price, I was rather reluctant to go back.
Went back for the second time as it was recommended to me that pasta there is really good (but I got distracted…). Since there were 6 of us, we ordered their bread basket. The breads there are heavy, which I love. For main, I ordered their lamb chop (yay! lamb!). It came with a side (a good amount too) of saffron rice… which tasted and looked very much like a rice version of mac & cheese (a friend told me there is actually such a thing as rice and cheese in the box — like how you would get Kraft’s mac & cheese…). Lamb was tender and very properly cooked. Absolutely delicious! Price was at about R$ 89 though (for the main only), but I would recommend it.
Would go back again if I feel like lamb chops — I am always always glad to find places that serves lamb in Rio :-)

Live Italian music, great italian food. Kind of pricey but hey you are right on copacabana beach, what can you do?
I ended up ordering plain spaghetti and tomato sauce (by accident). It was simple, but still really excellent. Friends had shrimp with alfredo sauce and liked it a lot and generally we were all happy with our food.
The atmosphere was quite lovely with music being played by older gentleman and singing and all the waiters were dressed quite nicely. If I was back in Rio with someone special I’d definitely pick this as a great date place.

Comer no Don Camillo é uma experiência única, você se sente na própria Itália!
Além das massas, eles servem excelentes pratos de peixes — com destaque para o Pesce Don Camillo (ao forno com tomates e azeitonas).
O nome do restaurante vem do personagem principal do escritor italiano Giovannino Guareschi, exibindo em sua decoração cartazes originais de filmes adaptados do livro.