The sushi was not very good, but the hot dishes were better and the service was so friendly and…read moregood! The view is absolutely incredible here, but you can get an identical view from any of the other restaurants or even the food court within this mall (Shopping Botofogo).

If i could give this place more than 5 stars, I would! We stumbled upon this restaurant by accident…read morebut I am so happy that we did. THE BEST SUSHI BY FAR!!! I've had sushi in Japan but here in Rio, they excelled my expectations of Japanese food. Who ever knew that Brazil had so many Japanese! Many families migrated here to call Brazil home. This is most freshest sushi fish I've ever had. It comes down like butter! I don't think I can find a place to match the quality of service my group has received here. The people here had so much love and care. Not only was the service phenomenal, they new we were "gringos" so they had very limited english menu. Honestly, no restaurant I've been to here in Rio had a English translated menu. We decided to go with the All you can eat sushi and kitchen menu. We came around a good time because the buffet was $69R which is equivalent to $20US dollars. I know there is no way in America I can get a luxurious 5 star buffet for $20. Just one plate of sushi and sashimi of maybe twelve pieces would be more than the price we paid for the buffet! We hit the jackpot!!! My husband and I ordered 2 pieces of everything in the menu. They gave us big cuts of fish and not only did they do that.. because we came as a group of 6 (4 foreigners) they knew we wouldn't be able to know exactly how everything tasted on the menu, so they ordered for all of us fish galore. They made complimentary sushi to give us directly after we place our order for the kitchen. Sushi and fish of superior quality with out all that mayonnaise and fillers! The fish shines. They have no fishy flavors to hide. It pure butter!!! Everything came fast and we got the total hook up! The bartender and our server gave us some juice of green tea and peach lemon syrup! AMAZING! They gave us a free shot glass sample each of it and they reeled us in. Us Americans were sold!! All of us were so impressed! By how much love we received here! We chose to sit Japanese style on their formal tatami floors. You are suppose to traditionally sit on your knees and kneel but for those that didn't want to do that they made the tables suitable to sit on the wooden floor with an opening to have your feet planted on the floor. The price of the food is no where compared to the most amazing view we have from our restaurant. Our group took pictures and they had available open seating to catch the best view of the Sugarloaf mountains and the harbor view of the boats. The view is breathtaking from the restaurant and this restaurant is at the mall.. Botafogo Praia Mall, located on level four of the mall of seven floors! I tried almost everything on the menu. I enjoyed every bit of it. I have no negatives for this restaurant honestly. The restrooms were clean, the decor was modern, clean and fancy. Service and food was more than 5 stars!!!

This place (renamed Yapa Mak, formerly Lapamaki) offers different sushi options, including buffet…read morestyle, lunch special, and regular a la carte. We ordered takeout version of their executive lunch which was very reasonably priced at $15 for meals for 2 people (app, entree, dessert). The quality of the fish was not as high as higher end sushi restaurants in Brazil, but I really enjoyed their creative fusion offerings, such as a spring roll with shrimp and cheese (delicious), a dolce de leche dessert spring roll (tastes like a churro), and a mushroom cheese fried sushi roll (and this is coming from a girl who does not generally eat cheese or fried foods). The poke bowl was fresh and healthy.

Great sushi! I had…read moreno idea what to expect of sushi here but generally I was impressed. I'm not a sushi snob but everything I had I liked it a lot. You had a good choice of rolls, sashimi, and also sashimi that came out on a very wide plate with some sauce on it. Prices were pretty reasonable as well! I would definitely return. Service was good and I didn't wait a million years for everything like I usually did during the world cup.

Been here a LONG time waiting for our food. But I'm sure they'll be quick charging Us - I'm not…read morethat kind of traveler ... but when you know, you know. TERRIBLE SERVICE

Great place to relax after hiking up to the forte do Leme. There's two places along the Pedra; one…read morerestaurant that serves meals and has a full bar, the other like a barraca with simple drinks and snacks. We just had a coco gelada and watched the sunset over Copacabana beach. The guy started out saying it was R$5 but changed his mind to R$6, (haha for the tourist tax). You simply can't beat this awesome view though and one can easily sit on the beach or along the wall ledge to take it in if you don't feel like buying a drink from the stands. We're so used to seeing Dois Irmãos and Ipanema, so it was a nice change of scenery.

Not five stars because the place is tiny!…read more But I'm a huge fan! Love this place, the quality is outstanding! The menu is small, with few options, but all are pretty good (well, at least all that I've tried! :p). There are some dishes that are house-specialty.. I particularly like the Roast, which is a Salmon slightly...roasted. Pretty good. The sashimis are very good because the fish is very fresh! Japanese food is never cheap, so don't expect to spend less than 40-50 reais... but in comparison to other Japanese restaurants, Mitsuo has a fair price. Regarding the size of the place: since it is tiny (at maximum 12 people), it might happen that you don't get to enter because its full.

Well-deserved rating, a special place in Rio that should have many more like it…read more Melting freshness, ask for the Dourado river fish, unique to Brazil. Freshissimo oysters from the South. The ambience is perfect gotta know this place!

Wow. This place was incredible. Walk through the kitchen and sit in the back if you can and prepare…read moreto be amazed. Fresh and delicious food. Friendly and attentive service. I would eat here again if I could stay in rio another day. Must try the mango nori. Never had anything like it.

We loved it here so much. A charming little gem, we liked it better than Manekineko. The food was…read moresome of the best sushi we have ever had. The service was outstanding. Our waitress was so lovely. They even brought us a "chefs creation" for free to try out one of his new custom sushi rolls. The veggie soba noodles were one of my favorite things. Definite spot to eat if you are in Rio and want to have something other than Brazilian. Food.

My family and I had the best experience here tonight! We received free appetizers on the house, and…read morethe sushi was so delicious. Wasn't sure what to expect but we were very presently surprised. This was our first sushi experience in Ipanema and it was so great, can't wait to come here again. :)

Awful. White tuna…read more Soggy 'crispy' rice. Salmon nigiri with tons of rice and barely any salmon. I gave up after the appetizers and just left. A complete waste of calories and an awful waste of money and time. Then again, I should have known when it was empty and every other sushi place in Ipanema packed. Avoid this place.

This place serves garbage sushi. I would avoid sushi in general in Rio but especially this place…read more Not that there aren't worse because there are- I'm looking at you koni! My advice if you insist on having sushi in rio for some reason would be to go to sushi leblon. That will be on par with a mid level place in the US. But again, if I were you I would just avoid sushi in rio.