Located in a great spot in the middle of Copacabana beach, in front of the Copacabana palace hotel,…read morethis restaurant has a large menu to offer. Of course due to its location and cool vibe the prices are going to be much higher rather than going somewhere more inland. Nevertheless, this place is an amazing place to people watch and enjoy some food and drinks. I got the shrimp empanada and the beef one and it was delicious and came out super fast!

At the second floor of a very famous hotel in a glamorous neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, this…read morerestaurant is a compulsory stop for residents and visitors. Besides great food and drinks, you can get a seat in with a direct view to the sea, from Leblon beach. Arrive early to guarantee those tables. They have one with a nice comfortable sofa with a sea view as well. I have lost count of the amount of times I have been there. The main courses and desserts are always delicious, regardless of the choice. There is one starter though that I just dream about and cannot resist in all my Sunday nights (if you are a chefsclub member you get 50% discount in main courses and even starters). Scallops with cashew puree and cashew sauce. This is the most delicious starter, and a must have for all yelpers.

Good friends who are from Rio met us for dinner and drinks at this spot in Leblon overlooking the…read morebeach. We were a bit concerned about the price, since we had been trying to keep our dinners a bit more modest in price, but we figured we deserved a nice meal for a change. The cocktails menu is extremely interesting, with a large range of special drinks with evocative names (I opted for the "Public Enemy #1", which came in a small bottle (like for a 7oz soda) wrapped in a sort of newsprint with Al Capone's image on it. It was delicious, as were the cocktails my friends ordered. When we ordered dinner, there was a lot to tempt us, and while I might have wished to spare the budget by not ordering a starter, it had a dish that sounded so good to me, I could not pass it up--grilled octopus with açaí sauce. I had seen it on another table, and it looked great, so I had that, while one of my friends had a sort of salad with lentils and seafood (and the rest did without a starter). I have to say, my octopus was a bit lacking in flavour; even a bit more salt would have helped it out a bit, but it looked great and the texture of the octopus was excellent. For our mains, I had a dish of rice with duck (duck is one of those things I almost always order when I see it on a menu), while one friend had lamb ribs with polenta. Again, my dish was a bit lacking in flavour and it was actually a bit dry. When it came to desserts, our Carioca friends told us that they cannot go to this place without having dessert, and one in particular they order just about every time they visit. I took that as a good sign, so I ordered one of my favourites, a lime quindim with coconut ice cream. Happily for me, this was deserving of the praise our friends bestowed on it, and the one that they ordered, a sort of tres leites cake, was even better. All in all, given the pricing I cannot give it more than three stars, though if you went for just cocktails and dessert it might deserve four.

This restaurant is situated in a quiet street. It really has some great cocktails and the food is…read moreamazing! They claim to be a fish restaurant, what is true, but the meat is great as well. You got to love this place

Dare I say it?... The pulpo was better here than Madrid (my top for several years). We came by our…read morefirst night in rio because I love octopus and iberico ham. The service and food were on point!And the cocktails were out of this world. I had a tangerine cocktail with ginger foam and little red pepper balls. I don't know what magic happened during the creation of this drink, but it was amazing. We also had steak tartare, yum! Everything was great and we may even come back while we are still here.

We had a great time at this restaurant during my visit to Rio. Found it through doing some…read moresearches and was glad I did. It has a real local feel. Full bar with TVs, outside and inside seating. We ordered tapas to share as they didnt have the lamb I wanted. The sangrias were good as well as the tapas. Service was good as well.

The view is awesome but drinks were super expensive and not the best selection. We didn't try the…read morefood but nothing looked spectacular. I'm sure if we felt like spending a lot of money we would have had a better experience.

Segunda vez que venho ao Meza. Me tornando fã. Lugar muito estiloso! Sou mais de cerveja, mas eles…read morecapricham nos drinks bacanas por aqui. Vim num sábado à tarde e me ofereceram o cardápio de Brunch. Escolhi o pão de queijo com linguiça + arroz jamabalaya + pão com ovo, bacon, queijo e curry. Tudo muito gostoso. O mais sem graça era o pão com ovo, mas ainda assim gostoso. Curto muito o ambiente, o estilo, as comidinhas. É um ambiente pequeno, então não comporta bem grupos muito grandes. Mas pra grupinhos menores é simplesmente perfeito pra petisquetes e bebidinhas. À noite sempre tem uma espera, mas o staff é super educado e atencioso, e você pode esperar lá fora saboreando os drinks e comidinhas. Super recomendo.

I ABSOLUTELY loved Meza Bar. From the decor to the service to the cocktails, everything here was…read moretotally on point. We stopped at Meza Bar for a few cocktails, and we ended up trying almost the entire 'Caips' cocktail menu. Between the four of us, we had five out of the six cocktail offerings! The best part about all of this was that if you're not wanting alcohol in your beverage, you have the option of having coconut water or soda water instead! For the alcohol options, you can choose cachaça but also Ciroc/Ketel One/Smirnoff vodka or sake. I wish we could have stayed here longer. Our server spoke English and gave us some great recommendations for our drinks! I HIGHLY recommend coming here for drinks if you're around Botafogo!