We were able to get a table for two without reservations, but it's probably safer to get a reservation. Pretty awesome tasting menu. The plates are all creative and interesting. Many of the plates are custom made for Manu, and it really helped elevate the dishes. They brought out all the finger foods, one after the other. It was a little distracting to get a few plates, hear the explanation, and then get a few more plates while in the middle of taking a bite. They should bring a few plates of finger foods and wait until they're done before bringing the next round. Few dishes were mind-blowing, so I think they would benefit greatly by reducing the size of the tasting menu, and increasing the complexity of the dishes. They let us take the Tasting Menu home which is always a plus. read more

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Great Food. Pricey. Some dishes definitely at Michelin star level. 3 menu choices made for the table. Unique ingredients and variety of cooking techniques. Separately few dishes were quite spectacular, such as tucupi soup, excellent skirt stake or dessert frozen yoghurt with tomato and grape. All together however it felt like the meal didn't have a flow. It was quite a ride, but it got bumpy now and there. Some dishes just didn't fit their place exactly. One big mistake was serving coffee (after meal that included amazing dessert) with whole lot of candy. As much as I love sweets and also the cute way they were served, each in its own drawer, it was just too much of sweet that killed sensations of the dinner very quickly. Also, some serving plates were not very well matched with their dishes. For example it was very hard to eat the long beef tongue slices from the 'volcano' plate. Steak tartar would be easier there. Very nice touch was to receive a little gift with pastries for the next mornings breakfast- super sweet! You can see chefs working on your dishes, but only their hands are visible- I don't know why, but I liked it. Made the wait more exciting. Few minuses that the owner might want to look into preparing for Michelin commission: Decor and music could be chosen with better taste- less is more. Girls toilet had ugly leak on the wall. Friendly stuff, but only one out of 3 waiters spoke english. Would be really hard without having at least one person speaking portuguese. It's a shame, as I suppose this place has many international guests. Extra pay for valet parking- we would have leave a tip, but the guy smelling very strongly of cologne made it clear that fee was not voluntary... read more

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In my opinion, the best restaurants in Curitiba are Manu and Poco Tapas. They are 1a and 1b. The difference is that Manu is a lot more elegant inside. Also, a lot more expensive. Manu only seats 30 people so make sure you do a reservation. You can do this online. They only serve tasting menu and you get the option of 3 tasting menus to choose form. The tasting menus are season so they change every 4 months. You can also do a wine pairing here as well. The total price for one person was R$432 including the wine pairing. Manu says that they do a molecular deconstruction but it's not really that. It's more fine dining. It is very similar to DOM in Sao Paulo. Service is immaculate and on point. The wine pairing with the food is fantastic. What I really like is that they will email you the menu before you arrive so you know which options you can choose. All of the staff speak english. There are about 4 plates that are served before your tasting menu. One of these consisted of an ant on top of a spoon of mashed potato. This ant is the same ant that I ate at DOM. You can read my review at DOM for more info on that. At DOM, the ant was on top of a slice of pineapple while at Manu, it was on top of a spoon of mashed potato. I prefer the taste of the ant on top of the pineapple but it was still very good. One of my favorite dishes was a wedge of a mushroom that was called Delicious. This mushroom was actually delicious!! No pun intended. The dessert was something else. While at DOM and Mani, the desserts didn't compare to the food. The last dessert that was served to me and Manu was fantastic and consisted of a raspberry sorbet with cream, shaved ice with the flavor of orange, and fresh blackberries and raspberries. What's also cool is that they lock the door on the inside so the valet needs to buzz you in from the outside. He'll ring a buzzer and the greeter inside will unlock and open the door. This way, they won't have random stranglers try to come in and get a table without a reservation. This is a high end restaurant so dress up. I will definitely be coming back. Not every week nor every month. But at least once every 2-3 months due to how expensive it is. read more