Oteque, Michelin star restaurant in Botafogo, Brazil
Oteque is a restaurant in a renovated 1938 house with six round wooden tables arranged around an open kitchen. The space focuses on seafood preparations and features bare brick walls with high ceilings and a tank for storing fresh ingredients.
Chef Alberto Landgraf opened Oteque after closing his previous restaurant Epice in 2016 and taking a two-year break to develop the concept. The reopening marked a fresh start with a focused approach to cooking and restaurant design.
The menu shows Chef Landgraf's Japanese background through dishes like bluefin tuna with seaweed vinegar and oysters with palm heart. These preparations follow the seasons and represent cooking that mixes local ingredients with traditional techniques.
The restaurant requires advance reservations to secure a table. The open kitchen design means you can watch the chefs work closely and see dishes being prepared throughout your meal.
The dining room includes a fish tank where fresh seafood is stored before being prepared in the kitchen. This approach emphasizes the importance of freshness and lets diners see the ingredients that will become their meal.
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