Enjoyed a lovely dinner at Mee located in the Copacabana Palace. This Michelin restaurant serves Japanese cuisine à la carte or off a tasting menu. We opted for the tasting menu. I was grateful they gave me alternatives to the red meat courses. Our favorites were the sashimi, Wagyu, and dessert. Everything was delicious, and we left full. Definitely make a reservation. Seems like a location locals enjoy as well. read more

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Michelin Star deserved! Located in the famous Copacabana Palace- Mee is the epitome of fine dining. Elegant decore, impeccable service, food presentation phenomenal - with and explosion tastes and textures. I did the à la cart option, next time I will do tasting menu. read more

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This is the Asian fusion restaurant located in the Copacabana Palace Hotel. Reservations were easy to obtain. Ambiance- Asian decor, elegant. Food - dumplings, scallops and some vegetable stir fry/ excellent. read more

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MEE in Rio offers a sensory delight, blending contemporary Pan-Asian cuisine with an elegant ambiance. The bar provides a unique vantage point to witness skilled sushi chefs at work, adding to the immersive experience so make sure you ask to have a drink at the bar before dinner. Nestled in the iconic Copacabana Palace, this Michelin-starred gem, led by Chef Alberto Morisawa, impresses with its exotic and intimate charm as well as an extensive menu, making it a standout among Rio's best restaurants. read more

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girl what a waste of time this restaurant... children should be seen and not heard. being seated by a family with children running and screaming was so frustrating. how were they allowed in? to add insult to injury for "fine dining" our server was not knowledgeable of the menu and was very clumsy spilling things. the food was NOT worth a michelin star either. I would not recommend. read more

V high-quality drinks, food and service. Japanese-influenced. We tried five dishes, three of the chefs specials. Fabulous, especially the foie gras/tuna, the tartare and fish roe, and truffled salmon. Cocktails were also great. We had a truly lovely evening. read more

Amazing experience. We did the tasting menu of 9 courses, and could not recommend it enough. Will be back for a la carte. Service was great, loved our waiter- knowledgeable, great English, and was a pleasure. read more

Our waiter Vitor was exceptional in every possible way. He was charming, polite and very attentive, which enhanced our overall experience. My friends and I will definitely be back when we visit Rio again and, of course, we will recommend Mee to our friends. read more

We had a wonderful meal here. We ordered ala carte and we loved every dish! Especially enjoyed the duck and the kimche fried rice. The dim sum sampler was fantastic as was the shrimp with walnuts. We loved the Bao and tried some sushi dishes. The presentation was beautiful and the service great although they were packed. Our server Thai was fantastic. This was one of our best meals in Rio! read more

Nice décor, attentive staff, an interesting menu, low noise level with loungy music. Had the best seaweed salad, artfully presented, with no high fructose corn syrup, and as a main I had the vegetable rice, which is finished at your table as the server pours and mixes in a sauce. A cassoulet keeps the dish warm as you enjoy it. It had the perfect spice level but a bit salty and oily for me (fine for most people). Some tofu would have been nice. They have an extensive wine, sake and cocktail list. I had the zero gin and tonic and it was delicious, with a rosemary spring and peppercorns and the volume was generous. Beware the dishes are rather small and the place is pricey. I do recommend it for special occasions or if you want to splurge. Reserving through the web may be challenging, but if you stop by reception they will try to accommodate you. read more

Absolutely the best Sushi in Rio!!!! Wow!!!! Everything was outstanding....the service, the food quality and the ambiance!!! But the sushi quality was outstanding the yellowtail and fatty tuna nigiri were amazing!!! read more

In beautiful Copacabana , this restaurant has both extraordinary location and the service . Great taste of Asian food with Brazilian twist . People must try the tasting menu , is very extraordinary and very inexpensive considering the quality , location and rank the restaurant has . read more

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We celebrated my birthday dinner at Mee and we were blown away by the service and tasting menu! The staff were so attentive and helpful. Marco was so pleasant and wonderful! We ahead a taste of everything and the chefs did an amazing job with the presentation. My favorite was the wagyu, scallops w truffle, and all of my desserts! Check out my photos. We were seated for 2.5 hours and spent less than $250 USD. The staff also sang happy birthday in Portuguese so it was a magical evening! I would highly recommend this place if you're looking to experience a 2-star Michelin restaurant. Happy Eats read more

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Awesome experience with attentive staff. If it hadn't been for a loud, obnoxious Englishman, it would've been a perfect meal.

We really wanted to love it but something was just missing. While the presentation was very good, flavors were just a little to bland and uninteresting. For example they had a dish with A5 Kobe beef which they used a hot coal to sear at the table. Should have been amazing but was flat and didn't stand out. It was a good meal but not worthy of a michelin star. read more

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Michelin star restaurant, the food was very nice though great. The service was a little bit slow, I really like the Japanese style decoration! Restaurante estrella Michelin, la comida estuvo muy bien pero no excelente. El servicio fue un poco lento, me encanta la decoración Japonesa! read more

What a magnificent wonderful dining experience! All the food from the fatty blue fin tuna to the Hong Kong Shrimp was delicious! Our waiter Marcost was fun and professional. Stay for the dessert as well! read more

This is 1-star Michelin restaurant 2018. But this is below my expectation for 1-star level for Omakase set. Overall sushi quality is good and fresh but the taste is under expectation. Overall atmosphere is OK. It is located on Belmond Copacabana Palace Hotel, 5 star hotel, that make the restaurant look better. The price of Omakase at 390+. read more

We stayed at the Belmond for the week and decided to eat at Mee for our first night in Rio. It was such an incredible disappointment. Sushi was just ok and the wagu beef had teriyaki sauce that tasted grocery store bought. Our waiter was kind but honestly service was meh. We ate at Lasai and Oro, which have one and two michelin stars and FAR surpassed Mee - we couldn't believe they were in the same category. Save your money and dine elsewhere! read more

Wagyu beef was awesome, duck was pretty good a tad dry, The dim sum wasn't that great. The drinks were excellent. Service was kinda meh. They need English-speaking waiters (at least one, if you're gonna be at the Copacabana hotel!). Also all the sushi courses were excellent. I was slightly underwhelmed but I would definitely come back here. I also have to say that their capirina and capivodkas were one of the best I have ever had!!! read more

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Excellent food and very helpful chef. I had the okamase degustation menu at the bar at 240R$. The price is really faire considering the quantity and the quality of the food! Everything is sophisticated and delicious. I did not put a 5 stars because the service is still to improve. I asked them to prepare for me a gin tonic with cucumber and rosemary and they priced it twice the price of a regular cocktail :( I strongly recommend you to try this restaurant! read more

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Delicious meal until it got to the sea bass. I am used to a nice firm fish and it was entirely mushy and the "crispy" skin was as well. The shrimp were chewy which also surprised me. Most of the time the service was great but I kept having to pour my own water and my own cocktail which caught me off guard. read more

If you want to visit a Michelin star restaurant for dinner being in Rio - that might be one of the place. Only if you like Pan-Asian cuisine. Situated in the best hotel of Rio - Belmond Copacabana Palace. Nice ambience reflecting a Japanese place. Dimmed light, pretty cozy and can be private - they have tables in separate rooms and divided by white curtains. There is offered a ready tasting menu set. But we decided to choose a la cart. Tuna foie gras tartar to start. I'd say that the combination of tuna with foie gras, red caviar and wasabi and all this in a special Japanese sauce - that's a real waste of all the mentioned products, because it's completely doesn't go and taste together. You can enjoy separately the tuna, foie gras and caviar - but all these combined and with wasabi and their sauce - just killed the whole flavor. That's the same if you mix together shrimps with truffles in a honey sauce with milk and mint sorbet. Not good. But separately all tastes fine. We took Dim Sums of Cantonese steamed pork and Japanese pork gyoza. In each portion were tiny microscopic three dumplings. They also have with shrimps, lobster etc. For the main we took Wagyu beef ribs and classic crispy duck confit with pancakes. The dishes were really tiny. And Wagyu ribs tasted like a simple broiled meet, nothing special and not that rich as we expected it to be. Duck confit was not bad. It was more of duckling than of a duck. Eggplants were chosen as a side dish. Very oily and fatty. They used too much oil cooking them. They have simple things like sushi, sashimi and other Japanese delights. But ordering them you won't have the full possibility to evaluate and taste the whole cuisine and Chef's mastery. The wine list presents wines from all over the world and except for South America, of course, also very well is represented the Old World, there are wines from Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and USA. A good selection to accompany pan-Asian cuisine: a few Rieslings, Gewürztraminer, Condrieu. Quite impressive, on a whole page, the choice of sake. A good selection of dessert wines by the glass. We took a bottle of a very decent Brazilian Tannat Rastros do Pampa and were pleasantly surprised by its quality. I didn't feel like eating Tofu Cheesecake for dessert, and since they didn't have anything regular - we skipped that part at all. The service was really slow and not as perfect as it's supposed to be in such kind of place. I ordered lemonade - they didn't have any. And just squeezed me lime juice in a glass. Impossible to drink. Had to dilute it with a lot of water and sugar myself. And also, our bottle of water after they opened it and poured us two glasses they put it in a mutual stand- they poured from it to somebody else sitting at the next table and when I asked for more water the answer was - "it's all gone"... Not acceptable in a Michelin star establishment. read more

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I am writing this review meanwhile We still have 4 more courses to go. It's a must go to spot in RIO DE JANEIRO. Food is great portions are just right. Service is excellent. hostess is very welcoming and beautiful read more

Mee - Wagyu ribs with Japanese pumpkin purée - Sushi Bars Near Me - Rio de Janeiro, RJ

We were here three nights ago. We ordered gyoza, pad Thai, and udon noodles. The food was excellent! The presentation of the dishes was very pretty, I should have taken pictures. As for the service, they were very attentive throughout the meal. At one point my husband drop his napkin and within two seconds flat a new napkin was handed to him. We will definitely be going back before we leave Rio. read more

Staying at Belmond and ate here recently .....This restaurant is Michilien rated but wasn't all that great. I don't recommend - overpriced and not good. read more